Lick And A Promise

Intro: E   B   A   F#m

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Johnny come late on a Saturday night
Singin' how de go
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Backstage boogie in the house of delight
Where they steal the show
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money comes sour but the ladies are sweet
it's a love affair
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Whole place rockin', people stheir feet
When the gang's all there
( C#m )                                            D#5
He gets his woman every night for free
( C#m )                                                      D#5
He's out there rockin' like you wouldn't believe
( C#m   D#5    G#5 )
Singin' na, na, na... (2x)
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Johnny like to gamble with his lady Louise
She was a black jack deuces are wild
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He got to thinking 'bout his nose in the breeze
And there Johnny looked and he smiled
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He started thinking 'bout the fortune and fame
with the young girls down at his knees
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He dug the money but forgot all the names
So he knew just how to appease
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Lick And A Promise
Lick And A Promise
Lick And A Promise
(He gave the ladies a) Lick And A Promise
( D#   E    C# )
Lick and a promise                                    ( D#5   E   B5 )
(he gave the ladies a) Lick and a promise

( E   B    A   F#m )
Loose change clover in his early, early years
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Had his poor mama pacin' the floors
He grabbed a guitar and a couple of beers
Now the crowd keeps screamin' for more
( C#m )                                                    D#5
He gets his woman every night for free
( C#m )                                                      D#5
He's out there rockin' like you wouldn't believe
( C#m   D#5    G#5)
Singin' na, na, na... (2x)

( E   B   A   F#m ) ( B7/9 )

• A
• B
• B7/9
• C#

  4
• C#m

  4
• D#

  3
• D#5

  6
• E
• F#m
• G#5

  4