Right String But The Wrong Yo Yo chords by
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed
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Key: C major
Intro 1
F
F

Verse 1
D
D

You've got the right string, baby,
but the wrong yo -yo
G
G

Don't need it hangin' round my door
C
C

I went this mornin' by
the hardware store
F
F

Got a brand new string for my yo -yo
D
D

Went to the doctor, got the string put on
G
G

He made a mistake,
put the string on wrong
C
C

I said, hey doc,
it don't work right no more
F
F

He said, well son,
there's something bad wrong with yo -yo -yo
D
D

My papa told me and my mama did too
G
G

Son, these women gonna
be the death of you
C
C

Better make your mind up
which one you crave
F
F

Son, some of these women
D
D

G
G

C
C

F
F

gonna send you to your grave
D
D

I took my yo -yo and I went downtown
G
G

I yo -yo'd up and I yo -yo'd down
C
C

Looked in the window of a
ten cent store
F
F

Everybody stood there
looking at my yo -yo
E
E

D
D

Thought it's good looking,
red head, cute as cookie
G
G

I said, hey honey,
you look just right for me
C
C

But some dude walked up behind me
and said, kinda low
F
F

You got the right strength, sonny,
but that's my yo -yo
D
D

G
G

C
C

F
F

Uh -oh
D
D

You've got the right string, baby,
but the wrong yo -yo
G
G

No need hangin' round my door,
C
C

F
F

hey, hey
You've -yo
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