Key: Eb major
Verse 1
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Intro- conversa tion
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in a crowded room
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???? at the club tonight. Ole Richard went home
early- he's got the key to the
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house. I'm gonna knock on the door,
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see if I kin get in.
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Open the door, Richard!! Ya see, Richard
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sleeps in the back room. It's kinda hard
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to hear.
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a little louder.
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Open the door, Richard!! I don't think Richard
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heard me yet. Knock one more
time- let's see
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what's gonna happen.
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Richard, open the door, please.
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SUNG: Open the door, Richard
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Open the door and let me in
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Open the door, Richard
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Richard, why don't you
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open that door?
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Richard, open the door, man- it's *co- hold* out
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old woman 'cross the street lookin'
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(Who's that, Widow Sweet?)
That must be her sister,
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I guess. She wants to make SURE this is me. She's tryin'
to find out
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what's happenin'. Yes,
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(??,did you hear what
the lady's sayin'?)
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COMMON? Man, I got class I ain't never used
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yet. I'm gonna knock again-
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Richard's got to get up.
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Open the door, Richard!! Man, you got
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a key to the house?
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I DON'T have a key.)
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Somebody's got to get in the house.
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We can't climb in the transit.
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(Oh, I know he's in there.)
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Ooooh, let's try it one
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more time!
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Richard, open that door,
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man. Maybe Richard's gone.
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Open the door and let me in
that door?
I know he's in there.
I know I got on the only suit. Ain't got but
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one suit between us. That's the
reason why I don't like to
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roooooom with nobody.
FADE
Richard, why don'tcha open the door, man?
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