Get A Leg Up Chords by John Mellencamp

Get A Leg Up chords by John Mellencamp

Guitar chords with lyrics

Get A Leg Up

JOHN MELLENCAMP

ALBUM: WHENEVER WE WANTED



(This one is tough. The “open strings*” is you play the A,D,G strings open. JUST THOSE THREE.) Listen to the record for this and you should get it. J You could replace the G5 with the open string also.

Intro: A5 Open Strings* 4 times

A5 G5

Don't … touch me
D5 A5 G5 D5

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Keep your mind straight ahead
A5 G5 D5

Don't… ideas about we
A5 G5

Or you'll wish… dead
D5 C/D

That's… she must be thinking
D5 C/D

… spent 53… night
A5 G5

She gives… corner…


A5 G5

"Boy, … right."
B(7th fret)

How surprised was I…
E

whispered in my ear


CHORUS
A5 G5

Get a leg up Ah Ha
A5 G5

… over boy yeah yeah
D5 A5 G5

Get a… Ah ha


What's the matter
A5 G5 D5

Are you shy, shy, shy?









Same pattern for verse 2

Repeat chorus

Break

Same pattern for Verse 3

Repeat chorus

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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