------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POISON IVY - The Coasters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Lieber and Stoller Tabbed by: John Garrison Email: jeg at visi.net Tuning:EADGBE These are the actual riffs to the song for those of you who want more than the chords. note that this is in the original A flat, not in G like most of the chords posted on the are, so keep that in mind when your bandmates play along. Verse Riff E|-----------------|-----------------|| B|-----------0-2-0-|-----------------|| G|-------0---------|-----------------|| repeat D|-2-------4-------|-2---2-0---0-2---|| x 10 A|-----------------|-----------------|| E|-----------------|-----------------|| E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-2---------------|-----2-----------| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| Chorus Riff E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|-------------1---|-----------1-1---|-----------------|-----------------| D|------2----------|-------2---------|-------------1---|-----------1-1-1-| A|-4---------------|-4---------------|-------2---------|-------2---------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-4---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-------------2---|-----------------|-----------------| G|-------------1---|------3----------|-------------1---|-----------------| D|------2----------|-4---------------|------2----------|-------1-----4---| A|-4---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-2---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Bridge Riff E|-----------0-2-0-|-----------0-2-0-|-----------------|-----------------| B|-------2---------|-------2---------|-----------0-2-0-|-----------0-2-0-| G|-2---------------|-2---------------|-------1---------|------1----------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-2---------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------0-2-0-|-----------0-2-0-|-----------------|-----------------| B|-------2---------|-------2---------|-0---------------|-----------------| G|-2---------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Verse Riff She comes on like a rose but everybody knows she'll get you in Dutch you can look but you'd better not touch Chorus Riff Poison Ivy Poison Ivy Late at night while you're sleeping Poison Ivy comes creeping around Verse Riff She's pretty as a daisy but look out man she's crazy she'll really do you in if you let her get under your skin Bridge Riff Measles make you mumpy and mumps will make you lumpy and chicken pox will make you jump and switch A common cold will fool you and whooping cough can cool ya But Poison Ivy lord will make you itch Verse Riff Your gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion You'll be scratching like a hound the minute you start to mess around Chorus Riff Poison Ivy Poison Ivy Late at night while you're sleeping Poison Ivy comes creeping around Bridge Riff Measles make you mumpy and mumps will make you lumpy and chicken pox will make you jump and switch A common cold will fool you and whooping cough can cool ya But Poison Ivy lord will make you itch Verse Riff Your gonna need an ocean of calamine lotion You'll be scratching like a hound the minute you start to mess around Chorus Riff Poison Ivy Poison Ivy Late at night while you're sleeping Poison Ivy comes creeping around Verse Riff La la la la la la la la la la la la