Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: F#F#
Difficulty: Novice
Shock Treatment
Written by Richard O'Brien and Richard Hartley
Shock Treatment (1981)
https://youtu.be/Z91TpCyZERU
Verse 1:
BB F#F# E MajorE F#F#
I'm not a locum with motive to suture myself
BB F#F# E MajorE F#F#
I've been a cynic for too many years
BB F#F# E MajorE F#F#
Playing doctor and nurse, it can be good for your health
E MajorE C#7C#7 F#F#
I've seen clinics with those gimmicks in Tangiers
BB F#F# E MajorE F#F#
But if you open your heart to a smooth operator
BB F#F# E MajorE F#F#
He'll take you for all that you've got
BB F#F# E MajorE F#F#
He'll hand you a curse that'll be with you later
E MajorE C#7C#7 F#F#
It'll shake you the way he takes off like a shot
Chorus:
F#F#
You need a bit of
E MajorE F#F#
Ooooh... Shock Treatment
BB G# minorG#m
Gets you jumping like a real live wire
G# minorG#m
Need a bit of
E MajorE F#F#
Ooooh... Shock Treatment
E MajorE
So look out Mister, don't you blow your last resistor
F#F#
For a vista that'll mystify ya
Verse 2:
BB F#F# E MajorE F#F#
You're blinded by romance, you're blinded by science
BB F#F# E MajorE F#F#
Your condition is critically grave
BB F#F# E MajorE F#F#
But don't expect mercy from such an alliance
E MajorE C#7C#7 F#F#
Suspicion of traditions so new wave
Chorus:
F#F#
You need a bit of
E MajorE F#F#
Ooooh... Shock Treatment
BB G# minorG#m
Gets you jumping like a real live wire
G# minorG#m
Need a bit of
E MajorE F#F#
Ooooh... Shock Treatment
E MajorE
So look out Mister, don't you blow your last resistor
F#F#
For a sister that'll certify ya (fy ya, fy ya)
Chorus:
F#F#
You need a bit of
E MajorE F#F#
Ooooh... Shock Treatment
BB G# minorG#m
Gets you jumping like a real live wire
G# minorG#m
Need a bit of
E MajorE F#F#
Ooooh... Shock Treatment
E MajorE
So look out Mister, don't you blow your last resistor
F#F#
For a sister that'll certify ya (fy ya, fy ya)