swingin on a string chords by Otis Redding

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Intro 1

You got my knees

Verse 1
C 
 (C major) 
G 
 (G major) a'shakin'
C 
G 
You got my  (C major) head  (G major) a'ragin'
C 
You got me  (C major) doin that thing
G 
C 
That  (G major) I  don't wanna  (C major) do now
G 
 (G major) You got me

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Verse 2

reelin', lockin'

You got my fingers poppin'

You got my mind messed up

I don't know what to do now

You've got me in

Verse 3
D 
 (D major) a world
G 
C 
 (G major) that I'm not  (C major) used to honey
G 
D 
 (G major) It's such a  (D major) crazy world
G 
C 
 (G major) You got me  (C major) lovin' you babe
G 
C 
 (G major) You got me  (C major) hesitatin'
G 
C 
 (G major) You got me startin',  (C major) waitin'
G 
C 
 (G major) You got my  (C major) mind messed up
G 
C 
I  (G major) don't know what to  (C major) do now
D 
 (D major) Swingin' on a

Verse 4
D 
 (D major) string,
that's where I don't want to be
But I can't help it
Babe you gotta stop me
G 
C 
from  (G major)  (C major) a'swingin'
G 
C 
Help me, all  (G major) right, yes you  (C major) do
G 
Ha,  (G major) you got my

Verse 5
C 
G 
 (C major) head  (G major) a'achin'
C 
G 
You got my  (C major) legs  (G major) a'shakin'
C 
You got me  (C major) doin' the thing
G 
C 
that  (G major) I  don't wanna  (C major) do now
G 
C 
 (G major) You got my  (C major) note wide open
G 
C 
 (G major) You got in (C major) dexes talkin'
G 
 (G major) You got me

Verse 6
C 
G 
 (C major) swingin' on a string,  (G major) 
C 
yes you  (C major) have now
D 
 (D major) Swingin' on a string, I don't wanna be
But I can't help it,
G 
babe you got to stop me from  (G major) a'swingin'
C 
G 
Yes you  (C major) have, all  (G major) right,
C 
G 
yes you  (C major) do now  (G major) 
C 
G 
C 
G 
C 
G 
 (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (G major) 

Verse 7
D 
C 
You  (D major) got me  (C major) desperate, talkin'
G 
C 
 (G major) You got me startin'  (C major) smokin'
G 
C 
 (G major) You got me  (C major) doin' the thing
G 
C 
that  (G major) I  don't wanna  (C major) do now
G 
C 
 (G major) You got me  (C major) hesitatin'
G 
C 
G 
 (G major) You got me  (C major) just  (G major) a'waitin'

Verse 8
C 
You got my  (C major) mind messed up,
G 
C 
I  (G major) don't know what to  (C major) do now
G 
D 
G 
You  (G major) got me  (D major) in a world  (G major) that
C 
I'm not  (C major) used to huh
G 
D 
 (G major) It's such a  (D major) crazy world,
G 
C 
 (G major) you got me  (C major) wantin' you babe
G 
C 
G 
 (G major) You got my  (C major) heart a'  (G major) yearin'
C 
You got my  (C major) nose burnin'
G 
 (G major) You got me swingin'

Verse 9
C 
G 
 (C major) on a  (G major) swing,
C 
yes you  (C major) have
D 
 (D major) Swingin' on a swing, I don't wanna be
But I can't help it,
G 
babe you got to stop me from  (G major) a'swingin'
C 
G 
Yes  (C major) you have, swingin'  (G major) baby,
C 
G 
 (C major) I'm swingin'  (G major) too hard

Verse 10
C 
G 
 (C major) You got me rock (G major) in' babe,
C 
G 
I  (C major) don't know which  (G major) way to go
C 
G 
 (C major) Don't know where to  (G major) turn,
C 
G 
I  (C major) don't know what to say  (G major) babe
C 
G 
I  (C major) don't know, know,  (G major) no, no
C 
G 
 (C major) You got me rock (G major) in' honey,
C 
 (C major) you got me beggin' babe
C 
I'm smokin'  (C major) twenty packs of cigarettes...