Knock on wood (1974)     (video)

 

    D - F - G - A     - F - A - G - F

 

                            G

1. I don’t wanna lose the good thing that I’ve got,

           D

     if I do, I will surely, I will lose a lot,

                  G

    for your love is better than any other love I’ve known,

                   D          G          - D                                         G

    it’s like thunder, lightning,       the way you love me is frightening,

                    G             D       FG   - A - F - A - G - F

    I better knock on wood, baby.

 

                            G

2. I’m not superstitious about you, but I can’t take a chance,

                    D

    got me spinning, baby, spinning in trance.

                    G

    But your love is better than any other love I’ve known.

                   D          G          - D                                        G

    it’s like thunder, lightning,     the way you love me is frightening,

                          G             D      

    You better knock on wood !

 

+  F - G - A    - F - A - G - F          +  Bm - C# - D - Bb - A

 

                  G  

3. It’s  no secret that that woman fills my loving cup,

              D

    she sees to it that I get enough,

                  G  

    and her love is better than any other love I’ve known,

                   D               G            - D                                        G

    it’s like thunder, like lightning,      the way you love me is frightening,

                    G             D      F G   - A - F - A - G - F           D        - G

    I better knock on wood, baby.                                Oh yeah !

 

                          D                                   G

+  You better knock, knock, knock on wood ! (8x)

 

+  A - F - A - G - F

 

D    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    Knock on wood, whoo !

 

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (David Bowie)