Poyson chords by Gwen McCrae

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Intro 1

I went to see a doctor today,

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and he gave me a checkup and an x- ray, but  (A major)  (E minor) as soon as
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He looked at me,  (A major)  (E minor) he said, it's nothing wrong with you,
but one thing, and this is what he said
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You got to  (G major) get the poison,
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 (A major)  (E minor) this brand  (G major) new disease
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 (A major) It's serious,  (E minor) and  (G major) like no other,
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yeah,  (A major) uh- uh
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You  (E minor) don't live,  (G major) call for wheeze  (A major)  (E minor) 
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 (G major) It's the poison no  (A major) doctor
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 (E minor) can diagnose  (G major)  (A major) 
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 (E minor) And you're hooked, babe,
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 (G major)  (E minor) with  (A major) just one  (E minor) dose  (G major)  (A major) 
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Now the poison,  (E minor) hey,
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 (G major) is sometimes,  (A major) ugh, like  (E minor) funk
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 (D major) Yeah,  (G major) you know,
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 (A major) what's in the pois (E minor) on, baby?
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 (G major) It's mainly,
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 (A major) it mainly moves your rump  (E minor)  (G major) 
Uh- huh
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The pois (A major) on?  (E minor) 
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What's in  (G major)  (A major) 
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Oo (E minor) h
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Uh- huh  (G major)  (E minor)  (A major) 
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 (E minor) Don't ignore it, the pois (G major) on  (A major) 
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In (E minor) ject it, baby
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 (G major) Defected  (A major) by pois (E minor) on  (G major)  (E minor) 
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Ain't  (G major) no antidote
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 (A major) Ain't no hope  (E minor) from the poison
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Listen  (G major) 
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 (A major) Prove  (E minor) to me  (G major) 
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 (E minor) Come on,  (G major) move me
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Come on,  (E minor) move  (G major)  (A major)  (E minor) me
Ooh- hoo
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Uh- huh  (G major)  (E minor) 
Prove me
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Move  (G major) me, baby  (A major)  (E minor) 
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 (G major) Now the poison,  (A major) I  (E minor) just gave it birth  (G major)  (A major) 
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From the air (E minor) ,
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 (G major) I  (A major) brought it down to earth,  (E minor) baby
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 (G major) Feel it  (A major) poison, when you hear  (E minor) the  (G major) poison
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 (A major) Please don't  (E minor) hold back (G major) ,
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you can't help me  (E minor)  (A major) 
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Thought the venom  (E minor)  (G major) would give you,
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 (E minor) would give  (A major) you a heart at (E minor) tack
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Yes it will, yes  (G major) it will  (A major) 
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The poison,  (E minor)  (A major) it's a critic (E minor) al juice
In
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 (G major) Syria, keep on  (A major) tryin' poison
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And  (E minor) the rhythm,  (G major) and the rhythm
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Oh,  (A major) you won't  (E minor) turn it  (G major)  (E minor) loose  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major) 
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 (A major) I know  (E minor) you're enjoy (G major) ing it,  (E minor)  (G major) enjoy (A major) ing it baby,
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 (E minor) no ignor (G major) ing, uh- uh,  (E minor) the pois (G major) on,  (E minor)  (G major) injected
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De (A major) fected poison  (E minor) 
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 (G major) No antidote  (A major) 
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No hope  (E minor) for the  (G major) poison
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 (E minor) When it get (G major) s  you
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 (A major) Oh, it can groove  (E minor) you
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It can  (G major) move you  (A major) 
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 (E minor) So  you, so you move  (G major) you
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Groove  (A major) you
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 (E minor) The poison
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Oh, you got (G major) ta,
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you gotta  (A major) feel the poison
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 (E minor) It's killing me
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 (G major) Injec (E minor) ted, infected by the poison
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 (G major) Oh, oh, oh, oh,  (E minor) oh, oh
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 (G major) It's good,  (E minor) it's good, babe
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I like the poison,  (G major) I like the pois (E minor) on
Poison, poison, poison
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Oh,  (G major) it's killin' me
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 (E minor) Can't feel it, can't feel it
No bad vibes
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I've  (G major)  (E minor) got the poison in my system
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Can't get it out,  (G major) don't want it out
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It's  (E minor) groovin' me, it's soothin' me,
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it's movin'  (G major) me  (E minor) 
Yes, it is
Injected, infected by poison,
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 (G major)  (E minor) ah, ah, rally
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Yeah, there ain't no anti (G major) dote
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 (E minor) When you get hold of this poison
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 (G major) In your soul,  (E minor) there is no hope,
there is no hope
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No  (G major) ignoring  (E minor) the poison,  (E minor) no ignoring the poison,
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the poison  (A major)  (E minor) got in my bloodstream, got in  (G major) my soul  (E minor) 
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Injec (E minor) ted, infected by poison,
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contaminated, baby  (E minor) 
Feel it, feel it
Poison, feel it