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Creedence Clearwater Revival : Creedence Clearwater Revival
1968

  1. I Put A Spell On You
  2. The Working Man
  3. Suzie Q

  4. Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)
  5. Get Down Woman
  6. Porterville
  7. Gloomy
  8. Walk On The Water

I Put A Spell On You

<Screamin' Jay Hawkins>
Em
I put a spell on you
Am
Em
Because you're mine
Am
You better stop the thing that you do
B7
I said watch out! I ain't lying, yeah!
Em
I ain't gonna take none of your fooling around
Am
B7
I ain't gonna take none of your putting me down
Em
I put a spell on you
Am
Em
Am
B7
Because you're mine, all right!
B7
C
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D
G
A
Em

The Working Man

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D
A
Well, I was born on a Sunday, on Thursday I had me a job
D
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I was born on a Sunday, by Thursday I was workin' out on the job
E
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A
I ain't never had no day off, since I learned right from wrong
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D
A
Said I was bad, I did something to her head
D
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Mama said I was bad, I did something to her head
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And poppa threw me out, ooh, said, I gotta earn my own way |
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I ain't never been in trouble, I ain't got the time
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I don't mess around with magic, child, what I got is mine
A
D
A
Whatever you say, lord, well that's what I'm gonna do
D
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Whatever you say, well that's what I'm gonna do
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'Cause I'm the working man, lord and I do the job for you |
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I ain't never been in trouble, I ain't got the time
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I don't mess around with magic, child, what I got is mine
A
D
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Every Friday, well that's when I get paid
D
F
A
Don't take me on Friday, lord, 'cause that's when I get paid
F
D
A
Let me die on Saturday night, ooh, before Sunday gets my head

Suzie Q

<Dale Hawkins>
Oh Suzie Q, oh Suzie Q
A
C7
Oh Suzie Q, baby I love you
B7
E
Suzie Q I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk I like the way you walk, I like the way you talk Suzie Q Say that you'll be true, say that you'll be true Say that you'll be true and never leave me blue Suzie Q Say that you'll be mine, say that you'll be mine Say that you'll be mine, baby, all the time Suzie Q

Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)

<Wilson Pickett>
E
A
E7
A7
I got to have all your love, night and day
E
A
E7
A7
Not just a little part, but all of your heart
G
A7
E7
Ninety-nine and a half just won't do
A7
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A7
Oh, no, no, just won't get it Don't be led in the wrong direction To start this thing off right, a man need a little love and affection Yes he do, now Ninety-nine and a half just won't do Oh, no, no, just won't get it, all right We got to bring it all down, start gettin' it right We got to stop this messin' around, and keep the thing up tight Yes we do, now Ninety-nine and a half just won't do Oh, no, no, just won't get it, all right
A7
E7
Got to have a hundred
A7
E7
Got to have a hundred

Get Down Woman

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D7
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D7
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E7
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D7
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E7
A7
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D7
A7
Well, get down woman, before I have to go
D7
A7
Well, get down woman, before I have to go
E7
You know, ya hurt me with your bad mouth
D7
A7
E7
An' I just don't wanna know
A7
D7
A7
D7
A7
Well, slow down, baby, and gimme a little time
D7
A7
Well, slow down, baby, and gimme a little time
E7
If you want me hanging 'round
D7
A7
E7
Gotta give me some peace of mind
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D7
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D7
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D7
A7
Well, get back, woman, before you bring it down
D7
A7
D7
Well, now, get back, baby, before you bring it down
E7
Or you can tell it to the wall
D7
A7
E7
Without me hanging around
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Porterville

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E
A
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It's been an awful long time since I been home
E
A
E
But you won't catch me going back down there alone
D
A
Things they said when I was young, are quite enough to get me hung
E
I don't care! I don't care!
E
A
E
They came and took my Dad away to serve some time
E
A
E
But it was me that paid the debt he left behind
D
A
Folks said I was full of sin, because I was the next of kin
E
I don't care! I don't care!
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Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo! I don't care! I don't care!
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Folks were out one night to put me up a fence
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A
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And you can guess that I've been running ever since
D
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Ain't no one that's 'bout to help, and I'll keep on, I tell myself
E
I don't care! I don't care!
G
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C
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I don't care! I don't care! I don't care! I don't care!
D
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Ain't no one that's 'bout to help, and I'll keep on, I tell myself
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I don't care! I don't care! I don't care! I don't care! I don't care! I don't care! I don't care! I don't care! I don't care! I don't care!

Gloomy

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C
Dm
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Am
Dm
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A
Dm
Fm
C
Some people laugh in the dark
Dm
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C
Some people cry alone
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Gm
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Some people talk without saying a thing
Am
Dm
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Am
And everything turns out gloomy Some people count your money Someone is counting your days And somebody got to keep track of your mind When everything turns out gloomy
Dm
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Fm
C
Brothers 'll make you look sideways
Ab
F
C
Fathers 'll make you look back
F
And when you're done talking, you still got to shoot
Am
Dm
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Am
'Cause everything turns out gloomy
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Walk On The Water

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D
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Late last night I went for a walk
Em
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Am
Down by the river near my home
Em
D
C
Em
Couldn't believe with my own eyes
Em
A
Am
And I swear I'll never leave my home again
D
Em
I saw a man walking on the water
D
Em
Coming right at me from the other side
D
Bm7
C
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Am
Calling out my name, "Do not be afraid"
G
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Em
Feet begin to run, pounding in my brain
D
I don't want to go
Em
I don't want to go
D
No, no, no, no, no
Em
I don't want to go, mmm...