You Better Not Do That
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Intro: Eb Cm Ab Bb Eb Cm Ab Bb
#1.
Eb Ab Eb
I'm just a country boy and I like to do what's right.
Eb F Bb
And just like any other boy I like to hold 'em tight.
Eb Ab Eb
Sometimes I got resistence, but no matter how I try..
Eb Bb
when a cute little gal just looks at me with that gleam
Eb
in her eye and I say, 'You better not do that, and she
say "Why?'
Bb Eb
And I say, 'Because you just better not do that.'
#2.
Eb Ab Eb
When I went in the country school I always had a girl.
Eb F Bb
They'd laugh and giggle awful cute and put me in a whirl.
Eb Ab Eb
And everyday at recess time they followed me outside.
Eb Ab Eb
I'd scratch my head and wonder why, are they ever satified.
Eb
I'd say 'Baby, you better not do that, and she'd say Why?
Bb Eb
And I'd say, 'Because you just better not do that.'
INTERLUDE: Eb Ab Eb F Bb..Eb Ab Eb Bb Eb Ab Eb
#3.
Eb Ab Eb
I got a little older, I went to a country dance.
Eb F Bb
I went to have a little fun, not thinkin' about romance.
Eb Ab
But the dim lights just lured 'em on and they come snugglin'
Eb
up to me.
Eb Bb Eb
I knew I couldn't last too long, cause I'm human, you see.
Eb
I'd say 'Baby, you better not do that, and she'd say Why?
Bb Eb
And I'd say, 'Because you just better not do that.'
And she say, why?
Eb Bb
And I say, 'Oh...well...oh...aah...oh..it's alright if you
Eb
do that.'
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
How to play You Better Not Do That
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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