Somebody's On Your Case — Ann Peebles
Chords and lyrics for Somebody's On Your Case by Ann Peebles (key of C).
Verse 1
The Verse and Chorus use a funk flourish pattern between Dm and F at the
5th fret by removing your pinkie
from the Dm chord to make the F.
Verse 1
[Dm]If [F]your man [Dm]always leave [F][Dm]home[F]
[Dm]Say [F]he's [Dm]going down to the corner [F][Dm]store[F]
[Dm]All [F]decked [Dm]out in his best [F][Dm]shoes[F]
[Dm]And [F]his [Dm]fancy knit [F][Dm]suit[F]
[Dm][F]Looking good[Dm] from head to [F][Dm]toe[F]
Bridge 1
[Bm]Spend two whole hours
[A]Buying a little bread and meat
[G]Yet come home empty handed
[A]Looking tired and beat
[F]If this has happened to you
[G]Tell you what you better do
[G7]Get out your 'rithmetic
[A]And put together two and two
Chorus
[Dm][F]Somebody's [Dm]on your [F][Dm]case[F]
[Dm]You [F]gotta [Dm]get on your [F][Dm]job[F]
[Dm](Get [F]on [Dm]it)[F][Dm][F]
[Dm][F]Somebody's [Dm]on your [F][Dm]case[F]
[Dm]You [F]gotta [Dm]get on your [F][Dm]job[F]
[Dm](Get [F]on [Dm]it)[F][Dm][F]
Verse 2
[Dm]Listen[F] [Dm]girl...[F][Dm][F]
[Dm]If [F]your man [Dm]call home one [F][Dm]day[F]
[Dm]Say he[F] won't[Dm] be home for [F][Dm]supper[F]
[Dm]Cos [F]he'll be[Dm] working [F][Dm]late[F]
[Dm]His [F]boss calls to [Dm]say get well [F][Dm]John[F]
[Dm]Lord [F]knows [Dm]he ain't [F][Dm]sick[F]
[Dm]He's [F]been taking [Dm]secret sick [F][Dm]leave[F]
[Dm][F]Another one [Dm]of his [F][Dm]tricks[F]
Bridge 2
[Bm]If he come home
[A]With that same old line
[G]Telling you he's tired
[A]From working overtime
[F]Don't get uptight
[G]Don't put him out tonight
[G7]What you better do, girl
[A]Is get your own thing right
Chorus
[Dm][F]Somebody's [Dm]on your [F][Dm]case[F]
[Dm]You [F]gotta [Dm]get on your [F][Dm]job[F]
[Dm][F](Get [Dm]on [F][Dm][F][Dm]it)[F][Dm][F]
[Dm][F]Somebody's [Dm]on your [F][Dm]case[F]
[Dm]You [F]gotta [Dm]get on your [F][Dm]job[F]
[Dm](Get [F]on [Dm]it)[F][Dm][F]
Bridge 3
[Bm]It might be Mary
[A]And it might be Sue
[G]Somebody's surely
[D]Moving in on you
Chorus
[Dm][F]Somebody's [Dm]on your [F][Dm]case[F]
[Dm]You [F]gotta [Dm]get on your [F][Dm]job[F]
[Dm](Get [F]on [Dm]it)[F][Dm][F]
[Dm][F]Somebody's [Dm]on your [F][Dm]case[F]
[Dm]You [F]gotta [Dm]get on your [F][Dm]job[F]
[Dm](Get [F]on [Dm]it)[F][Dm][F]
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