A mer i can wo man,

stay a way from (Eb5)me.

A mer i can wo man,

ma ma, let me (Eb5)be.

(CN.C.)Don’t come hang ing ’round my door; I don’t wan na see your face no more.

I’ve got ored im lights tant can things to no do than spend spar kle some one go else on ’s with eyes.

Now (C5)wo man,

stay a (Eb5)way.

A mer i can wo man,

lis ten what I (Eb5)say.

(Down dat down dat (Bb5)down (C5)dat dat down down.

Down dat down dat (Bb5)down (C5)dat dat down down.

(C5)Down dat down dat (Bb5)down (C5)dat dat down down.

Down dat down dat (Bb5)down dat dat down A mer i can wo man,

get a way from (Eb5)me.

A mer i can wo man,

ma ma, let me (Eb5)be.

(CN.C.)Don’t come knock ing ’round my door; I don’t wan na see your shad ow no I’ve Col ored im lights tant can things to no tize; than spend spar kle some one go else on ’s with eyes.

Now (C5)wo man,

get a (Eb5)way.

A mer i can wo man,

lis ten what I (Eb5)say.

(Down dat down dat (Bb5)down (C5)dat dat down down.

Down dat down dat (Bb5)down (C5)dat dat down down.

(C5)Down dat down dat (Bb5)down (C5)dat dat down down.

Down dat down dat (Bb5)down dat dat down A mer i can wo

A mer i can wo man,

I said get a (Eb5)way.

A mer i can wo man,

lis ten what I (Eb5)say.

(CN.C.)Don’t come hang ing ’round my door; don’t wan na see your (C5)face no more.

I don’t need your war ma chines.

I don’t need your (C5)ghet to scenes.

Col ored lights can hyp no tize;

spar kle some one (C5)else ’s eyes.

Now (C5)wo man,

stay a get a way.

A mer i can wo man,

lis ten what I (Eb5)say.

A mer i can wo (C5)wo man,

stay a way from me.

A mer i can wo man,

ma ma let me (Eb5)be.

A mer i can wo

I got ta go;

I got ta get a way.

Babe, I got ta go;

I wan na fly a way.

I’m (Eb5)gon na (C5)leave you, wo man.

I’m gon na leave you, wo man.

I’m bye na (C5)leave you, wo man.

I’m gon na leave you, wo man.

A bye na (Bb5)bye,

a bye bye.

Mm (Eb5)bye (Bb5)bye,

a bye bye.

Mm (Eb5)bye (A mer i can wo (Bb5)You’re man.) no good for me

and I’m no good (Bb5)for you.

(A mer i can wo look man.) you right straight (C5)in the eye and tell you what I’m gon na (Bb5)do: (A mer i can wo man.) you, ma ma; you know I got ta go.

(A mer i can wo man.) you, ma ma;

I got ta go.

(A mer i (Eb5)can wo man.) I

got ta go.