Intro -repeat-: G C D Verse: G Eb E I just got back from the doctor F C He told me that I had a problem Eb G But I realized it’s you G Eb E I try to scratch away the issue F C All I ever get is tissues Eb G So I can wipe away my tears G Yeah Chorus: G C D Everyone’s allergic to poison ivy G C D Everyone’s allergic to poison ivy G Everybody gets the itch C D Everybody hates that G C Eb D G Everyone’s allergic to poison ivy Verse: G Eb E And now I found out you were lying F C When you told me you were trying Eb G Just to medicate the rash G Eb E Tangled vines they are deceiving F C From the lines that now are leading Eb G To the truth I need to hear Chorus: G C D Everyone’s allergic to poison ivy G C D Everyone’s allergic to poison ivy G Everybody gets the itch C D Everybody hates that G C Eb D G Everyone’s allergic to poison ivy G Yow G Yeah Bridge: G I breakout and I start to shake When I hear your name F I can’t walk away Interlude: G F G I can’t stop, even if I try I lay down my pride F I can’t walk away Interlude: G F G I get burned and I have to learn That the court’s adjourned F C I can’t walk away G Yeah Interlude: G F C G Tried lines and tangled vines and Where the trying times F C I can’t walk away Interlude: G F C -KEY CHANGE- Bb C Poison Eb F Poison G Poison ivy G C D Everyone’s allergic to poison ivy Chorus: Eb Ab Bb Everybody needs a little poison ivy Eb Ab Bb Everybody wants a little poison ivy Eb Everybody gets the itch Ab Bb Everybody hates that Eb Ab Bb Everybody needs a little poison ivy Eb Everybody gets the itch Ab Bb Everybody hates that Eb Ab Bb Everybody needs a little poison ivy Outro: Ab Bb Poison ivy Ab B Bb Ab Bb Poison ivy Eb Poison ivy Eb Gimme some poison, baby!
I find it easy to play +1 and swapping the E with an E7, and for the bulk of the song, I pluck the G string then the E and A string together.
So it would go like:
Am(G-AE-AE) G(G-AE-AE) F(G-AE-AE-AE-AE)
C(G-AE-AE-AE-AE) E7(G-AE-AE-AE-AE)
And repeat
I cant stand the e chord. By far the hardest
+1 is super easy and sounds great! I play E minor instead of just E.
transpose it to +1, use E7 instead of E, and the strumming pattern i use is D-DU-UDU but only use a D-DU on some quicker parts. for example
Am(D-DU) G(D-DU) F(D-DU-UDU)
I want you by my side
C(D-DU-UDU) E(D-DU-UDU)
so that i never feel alone again
Am(D-DU) G(D-DU) F(D-DU-UDU)
They’ve always been so kind
C(D-DU-UDU) E(D-DU-UDU)
But now they’ve brought you away from here
(and so on)
and then for the chorus i use the full strumming pattern for every chord besides Am and use D-DU for Am only
hope i helped!
Great song – I find -4 is much easier to play.
Transpose it down to -4 fit an easier version
+1 is much easier
I just transposed it -1. its knda hard but not as hardx
I think this sounds perfect +4
Oops, I meant +3 lol