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Knock On Wood

by Otis Redding

Written by: Floyd & Cropper

KNOCK ON WOOD Floyd & Cropper Otis Redding E G A B D B A G | / / / ~ ~ | / / / / | / / / ~ ~ | ~ ~ ~ ~ I^dont^wan^na | A ||: lose ee ee This^good | d^thi=n gg ~ ^ba by | / / ^That Ive g=ot | ||: sti tious ss a^bout | t^y=o uu / / | ~ ^But I^cant ^take no cha=nce | ||: se cret tt that^a | wo^man can / / | / feel^my ^love come u=p | E7 | tt tt ^if I ^do | o^now ww ~ ^I will^sure | e^ly yy ~ ^I got^to | | ee ee You^got^me^spin | n^ning gg / ~ ^spin | n^ning gg / ba^by | | pp pp You^got^me^see | e^ing gg / ~ ^she | e^real ly / sees^that | A | ~ ^I got^to ^lose a ^lot | tt tt ~ ^Cause your^love | ee ee / is^bet | t^ter rr / / | | / ba^by Im^in^a^trance | ee ee ~ ^Cause your^love | ee ee / is^bet | t^ter rr / / | | / that I^get^e^nough | hh hh ~ ^just one^touch | hh hh / from^you | ba^by yy / / | E | ~ ^Than an^y love^I..I^kn=ow | ww ww ~ ^Its like^thun | n^der rr / ~ ^light | | ~ ^Than an^y love^I..I^kn=ow | ww ww ~ ^Its like^thun | n^der rr / ~ ^light | | ~ ^You know it^means so^much | hh hh ~ ^Its like^thun | n^der rr / ~ ^light | A | t^ning gg / / | ~ ^The way^you love^me^is^fright | t ning ^I think^I^bet^ter | E G A B D | knock^knock^knock^knock knock^on wood | / / / / | ~ ~ / / / | / / / / | B A G 1. | ~ ~ ~ ~ I'm^not^su^per :|| B A G F# G# A C B 2. | ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / Aint^no :|| B A G E A7 3. | ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ / ||: / / / / | / / / / :|| Vocal ad lib, repeat and fade

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Knock On Wood is performed by Otis Redding and written by Floyd & Cropper. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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