Intro: E D E (x2)
Verso 1:
E D E
She comes on like a rose
D E
And everybody knows
D E
She'll get you in dutch
N.C.
You can look but you'd better not touch
N.C. C#m G#m
Poison ivy, poison ivy
C#m
Well late at night when you're sleeping
F#m C#m
Poison ivy comes a creeping all around
Verso 2:
E D E
She's pretty as a daisy
D E
But look out man she's crazy
D E
She'll really do you in
N.C.
If you let her get under your skin
N.C. C#m G#m
Poison ivy, poison ivy
C#m
Well late at night when you're sleeping
F#m C#m B
Poison ivy comes a creeping all around
Ponte:
A
Measles make you bumpy and mumps'll make you lumpy
E
And chicken pox'll make you jump and twitch
A
A common cold'll cool you but whooping cough'll fool you
B
But poison ivy's gonna make you itch
Verso 3:
E D E
You're gonna need an ocean
D E
Of calamine lotion
D E
You'll be scratching like a hound
N.C.
The minute you start to mess around
N.C. C#m G#m
Poison ivy, poison ivy
C#m
Well late at night when you're sleeping
F#m C#m B
Poison ivy comes a creeping all around
Ponte:
A
Measles make you bumpy and mumps'll make you lumpy
E
And chicken pox'll make you jump and twitch
A
A common cold'll cool you but whooping cough'll fool you
B
But poison ivy's gonna make you itch
Verso 4:
E D E
You're gonna need an ocean
D E
Of calamine lotion
D E
You'll be scratching like a hound
N.C.
The minute you start to mess around
N.C. C#m G#m
Poison ivy, poison ivy
C#m
Well late at night when you're sleeping
F#m C#m B
Poison ivy comes a creeping all around
Outro
E D E
La la la la
D E
La la la la