Coasters - Poison Ivy guitar tab

Here's the lyrics and chords to Poison Ivy.

This is taken from the Coaster's 45 rpm reissue

with "Idol with the Golden Head" on the flip side.

I've changed the key from Ab to G.

The chord transpositions are at the end.

Poison Ivy

by Lieber and Stoller

G GFG G GFG

G GFG

She comes on like a rose - verse

G GFG

but everybody knows

G GFG

she'll get you in Dutch

G

you can look but you'd better not touch

Em Bm

Poison Ivy Poison Ivy - chorus

Em

Late at night while you're sleeping

Bb Em D

Poison Ivy comes creeping around

She's pretty as a daisy - verse

but look out man she's crazy

she'll really do you in

if you let her get under your skin

C

Measles make you mumpy - bridge

and mumps will make you lumpy

G

and chicken pox will make you

jump and switch

C

A common cold will fool you

and whooping cough can cool ya

D

But Poison Ivy lord will make you itch

Your gonna need an ocean - verse

of calamine lotion

You'll be scratching like a hound

the minute you start to mess around

CHORUS - BRIDGE - REPEAT LAST VERSE - CHORUS

La la la la - verse

la la la la

la la la la

CHORD TRANSPOSITIONS

key G Ab

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G Ab

F F#

Em Fm

Bm Cm

Bb B

C C#

D Eb