Chords for The Coasters - Poison Ivy (Original)

Tempo:
137.5 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Gb

Fm

Eb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Coasters - Poison Ivy (Original) chords
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[Ab] [Gb]
[Ab] [Gb]
[Ab] She comes on like a rose, [Gb]
[Ab] but everybody knows, [Gb]
[Ab] she'll get you in touch.
You can [Abm] look, but you better not [A] touch.
[Fm] Poison Ivy, Poison [C] Ivy, [G]
[Fm] late at night while you're sleeping, [Bb] Poison Ivy [D] comes a [F]-creeping [Ab] around.
[Eb] [Gm]
[Ab] She's pretty as a daisy, [Gb] [Ab]
but look how mad she's crazy.
[Gb] [Ab]
She'll really do you in, if you let her get under your skin.
[Fm] Poison Ivy, [Ab]
[C] Poison Ivy, late [Fm] at night while you're sleeping, [Bb] Poison Ivy comes [F] a-creeping [Ab] around.
[Eb]
[Db] These'll make you love it, and mumps'll make [Ab] you love it, and chickenpox'll make you jump and [G] twitch.
[Db] I'll come and close for ya, and whoop and pop and cool [Ab] ya, but Poison Ivy's [Gm] gonna make you [Ebm] itch.
[Ab] You're gonna need an ocean [B] of [Ab] chamomile lotion.
[Gb]
[Ab] You'll be scratching like a hound the minute you start to mess around.
[Fm] Poison Ivy,
[C] Poison Ivy, [Em]
[Fm] late at night while you're sleeping, [Bbm] Poison [F] Ivy comes a-creeping [Fm] [Ab] around.
[Eb]
[Db] These'll make you love it, and [Ab] mumps'll make you love it, and chickenpox'll make you jump and [G] twitch.
[Ab]
[Db] I'll come and close for ya, and whoop and pop and [Eb] cool ya, but [Ab] Poison [Gb] Ivy's gonna make you itch.
[Ab] You're gonna need an ocean of chamomile lotion.
[Gb]
[Ab] You'll be scratching like a hound [Gb]
[Ab] the minute you start to mess around.
Poison [F] [Fm] Ivy, [C] Poison Ivy, [Fm] late at night while you're sleeping, [Bb] Poison Ivy comes a [Fm]-creeping [Ab] around.
[Eb]
[Ab] la la la la
[Gb] [Ab] la la la la
[Gb] [Ab] la la la la
Key:  
Ab
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Gb
134211112
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
Fm
123111111
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To start learning The Coasters - Poison Ivy chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Ab, Gb and Ab. A strategic approach would be to train at 68 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 138. Considering the song's key of Ab Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Ab] She comes on like a rose, [Gb] _ _
[Ab] but everybody _ knows, [Gb] _ _
[Ab] she'll get you in touch. _ _
You can [Abm] look, but you better not [A] touch.
[Fm] Poison _ Ivy, _ _ _ Poison [C] _ Ivy, _ _ _ [G]
[Fm] late at night while you're sleeping, [Bb] Poison Ivy [D] comes a [F]-creeping [Ab] around.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] _ _
[Ab] She's pretty as a daisy, _ [Gb] _ [Ab]
but look how mad she's crazy.
_ [Gb] _ [Ab] _
She'll really do you in, _ _ if you let her get under your skin.
[Fm] Poison _ Ivy, _ _ [Ab] _
[C] Poison _ Ivy, _ _ _ late [Fm] at night while you're sleeping, [Bb] Poison Ivy comes [F] a-creeping [Ab] around.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ These'll make you love it, and mumps'll make [Ab] you love it, and chickenpox'll make you jump and [G] twitch. _
[Db] I'll come and close for ya, and whoop and pop and cool [Ab] ya, but Poison Ivy's [Gm] gonna make you [Ebm] itch.
[Ab] You're gonna need an ocean _ [B] of [Ab] _ _ chamomile lotion.
_ [Gb] _
[Ab] You'll be scratching like a hound _ the minute you start to mess around. _
_ [Fm] _ _ Poison Ivy, _ _ _
[C] Poison _ Ivy, _ _ [Em] _
[Fm] late at night while you're sleeping, [Bbm] Poison [F] Ivy comes a-creeping [Fm] _ [Ab] around.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Db] These'll make you love it, and [Ab] mumps'll make you love it, and chickenpox'll make you jump and [G] twitch.
[Ab] _
[Db] I'll come and close for ya, and whoop and pop and [Eb] cool ya, but [Ab] Poison [Gb] Ivy's gonna make you itch.
[Ab] _ You're gonna need an ocean _ of _ chamomile lotion.
_ [Gb] _
[Ab] You'll be scratching like a hound _ [Gb]
[Ab] the _ minute you start to mess _ around.
Poison [F] _ [Fm] Ivy, _ _ _ [C] Poison _ Ivy, _ _ _ _ [Fm] late at night while you're sleeping, [Bb] Poison Ivy comes a [Fm]-creeping _ [Ab] around.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] la la la la _ _ _
[Gb] _ [Ab] la la la la _
[Gb] _ [Ab] _ la la la la _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber, is among the lineup of tracks on the The Unforgettable Voices: 30 Best Of The Platters, The Pointer Sisters & album.

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