My Defenses Are Down chords by Betty Hutton, Howard Keel

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Em
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D
C
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Ebdim
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F#dim
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C#m
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D#
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Verse 1
Am 
G 
My defenses are down,
Am 
she's broken my resistance
G 
Em 
A 
D 
and I don't know where I am.
Em 
C 
I went into the fight like a lion,
Bm 
Bb 
Am 
but I came out like a lamb.
D 
Am 
G 
My defenses are down,
Am 
C 
G 
she's got me where she wants me
Em 
A 
D 
and I can't escape, no how.
Ebdim 
Em 
C 
I could    speak to my heart when it weakened
Am 
D 
But my heart won't listen now
G 
Bb 
Eb 
Like a toothless, flawless tiger
Bb 
Eb 
Like an organ grinder's bear
G 
Like a knight without his armor
Em 
A 
D 
Like Sam son without his hair
Bm 
Am 
Where my defenses are down,
G 
Am 
G 
I might as well surrender
C 
F#dim 
for the battle can't
F 
Fdim 
E 
be won.
A 
B 
D 
But I must confess that I  like it,
G 
A 
D 
C 
D 
G 
so there's nothing to be done.
Fdim 
A 
B 
D 
Yes, I must confess that I like it
G 
A 
D 
C#dim 
D 
G 
Be ing miserable is gonna be       fun
F# 
C#m 
B 
Your defenses are down,
F# 
C#m 
B 
she's got you where she wants you,
G#m 
C# 
F# 
and you can't escape, no how!
D# 
G#m 
E 
I can speak to my heart when it be gins,
F# 
B 
but your heart won't listen now!
D 
G 
Like a toothless, flawless tiger,
D 
G 
like an organ grinder's bell,
B 
G 
C#dim 
B 
Like a knight without his armor
G#m 
C# 
F# 
C#m 
F# 
C# 
Like Samson without his hair
F# 
D#m 
C#m 
B 
My  defenses are down
C#m 
B 
You might as well surrender
E 
D# 
G#aug 
for the battle can't be won
C# 
B 
I must confess that I like it,
C# 
F# 
so there's nothing to be done
B 
G# 
G#aug 
G# 
C# 
Yes, you must
B 
confess that you like it
F# 
F# 
B 
The unmerciful is gonna be found.