Praying Mantis chords by Don Dixon

Chords with lyrics

Don Dixon - Praying Mantis
Album: Most Of The Girls Like To Dance But Only Some Of The Boys Like To (1985)
CAPO: none
CHORDS: C majorC Bb majorBb FF A augmentedA D#D#

Changes: Original rec chords, fixed phrases, fixed lyrics, timing, improved intro/base
tab etc.

   C majorC   Bb majorBb  FF   A augmentedA   D#D#
e||--0-----1-----1-----0-----3--||
BB||--1-----3-----1-----2-----4--||
G+G||--0-----3-----2-----2-----3--||
D MajorD||--3-----3-----3-----2-----5--||
A augmentedA||--4-----x-----x-----x-----x--||
E MajorE||--x-----x-----x-----x-----x--||

Intro (bass line)

E[---------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------|
D[---------------------------------|
A[-7-7----5-5----------------------|
E[-----5-5-----567-----------------|

Verse 1

C majorC    FF     Bb majorBb      FF    C majorC - FF - Bb majorBb - FF
I saw a girl, she reminded me of you

C majorC      FF      Bb majorBb      FF     C majorC - FF - Bb majorBb - FF
She did the things that a girl like you might do

C majorC       FF       Bb majorBb       FF    C majorC - FF - Bb majorBb - FF
Her body was green and she had two vicious jaws

C majorC         FF     Bb majorBb         FF   C majorC - FF - Bb majorBb - FF
She polished her mate as she kissed him with her claws


Bridge

     C majorC  FF        Bb majorBb FF
Yeah but I'll survive, it was on tv

     C majorC     FF     Bb majorBb     FF
She had six strong legs and it frightened me

     C majorC   FF  Bb majorBb         FF
She had insect eyes but I could still see

     C majorC       FF  Bb majorBb     FF
That the look she gave him you give to me

Chorus

       C majorC    FF
I feel like a praying mantis

 Bb majorBb     FF
I sense your antics

       C majorC    FF
I feel like a praying mantis

 Bb majorBb     FF
I sense your antics

  C majorC    FF
but I can't help it

Bb majorBb          FF
I've been too frantic too long


Verse 2

   C majorC      FF     Bb majorBb         FF    C majorC - FF - Bb majorBb - FF
She bit off his head so he would not feel the pain

  C majorC      FF        Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC - FF - Bb majorBb - FF
She wanted his body so much she ate his brain


Bridge

     C majorC  FF        Bb majorBb  FF
Yeah but I'll survive, no you won't catch me

   C majorC     FF      Bb majorBb    FF
I'll resist the urge that is tempting me

   C majorC    FF   Bb majorBb      FF
I'll avert my eyes, keep you off my knee

    C majorC    FF       Bb majorBb   FF
But it feels so good when you talk to me


Chorus

       C majorC    FF
I feel like a praying mantis

 Bb majorBb     FF
I sense your antics

       C majorC    FF
I feel like a praying mantis

 Bb majorBb     FF
I sense your antics

  C majorC    FF
but I can't help it

Bb majorBb          FF
I've been too frantic too long

       C majorC    FF
I feel like a praying mantis

 Bb majorBb     FF
I sense your antics

       C majorC    FF
I feel like a praying mantis

 Bb majorBb     FF
I sense your antics

  C majorC    FF
but I can't help it

Bb majorBb          FF
I've been too frantic too long

(instrumental - there is a base line that could be played here - Dixon played bass)
  C majorC  FF  Bb majorBb  FF


Bridge

     C majorC   FF       Bb majorBb FF
Yeah but I'll survive, it was on TV

    C majorC      FF     Bb majorBb     FF
She had six strong legs and it frightened me

    C majorC   FF     Bb majorBb     FF
She had insect eyes but I could still see

     C majorC       FF    Bb majorBb   FF
that the look she gave him you give to me

Chorus

I feel like a praying mantis (I feel like a praying mantis)

I sense your antics but I can't help it (I sense your antics but I can't help it)

I've been too frantic too long (I've been too frantic too long)

I feel like a praying mantis (I feel like a praying mantis)

I sense your antics but I can't help it (I sense your antics but I can't help it)

I've been too frantic too long (I've been too frantic too long)

I feel like a praying mantis (I feel like a praying mantis)

I sense your antics but I can't help it (I sense your antics but I can't help it)

I've been too frantic too long (I've been too frantic too long)

I feel like a praying mantis (I feel like a prey)

I sense your antics but I can't help it

I've been too frantic too long

I feel like a praying mantis (I feel like a prey)

I sense your antics but I can't help it

I've been too frantic too long