Poison Ivy — The Coasters
Chords and lyrics for Poison Ivy by The Coasters (key of C).
Verse 1
Play: G
Poison Ivy
Intro
| G | G F G | G | G F G |
Verse 1
She [G]comes on like a [G]rose[G][F]
But [G]everybody [G]knows[G][F]
[G]She'll get you in [G]Dutch[G][F]
You can [G]look but you better not touch
Chorus
Poison [Em]Ivy, Poison [B]Ivy
Late at [Em]night while you're sleeping
Poison [Am]Ivy comes a-creeping [Em]around[D]
Verse 2
She's [G]pretty as a [G]daisy[G][F]
But [G]look out man, she's [G]crazy[G][F]
She'll [G]really do you [G]in[G][F]
If you [G]let her get under your skin
Chorus
Poison [Em]Ivy, Poison [B]Ivy
Late at [Em]night while you're sleeping
Poison [Am]Ivy comes a-creeping [Em]around[D]
Bridge
[C]Measles make you mumpy and mumps will make you lumpy
And [G]chicken pox will make you jump and twitch
A [C]common cold will fool you and whooping cough can cool ya
But [D]Poison Ivy, Lord, will make you itch
Verse 3
You're [G]gonna need an [G]ocean[G][F]
Of [G]calamine [G]lotion[G][F]
You'll be [G]scratching like a [G]hound[G][F]
The [G]minute you start to mess around
Chorus
Poison [Em]Ivy, Poison [B]Ivy
Late at [Em]night while you're sleeping
Poison [Am]Ivy comes a-creeping [Em]around[D]
Bridge
[C]Measles make you mumpy and mumps will make you lumpy
And [G]chicken pox will make you jump and twitch
A [C]common cold will fool you and whooping cough can cool ya
But [D]Poison Ivy, Lord, will make you itch
Verse 4
You're [G]gonna need an [G]ocean[G][F]
Of [G]calamine [G]lotion[G][F]
You'll be [G]scratching like a [G]hound[G][F]
The [G]minute you start to mess around
Chorus
Poison [Em]Ivy, Poison [B]Ivy
Late at [Em]night while you're sleeping
Poison [Am]Ivy comes a-creeping [Em]around[D]
Outro
[G]La la la [G]la[G][F]
[G]La la la [G]la[G][F]
[G]La la la [G]la[G][F]
(repeat and fade)
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