Barking Up The Wrong Tree

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Well I went to my baby on bended knees
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Baby, baby, baby, will you marry me?
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She said: "sorry daddy but what can I say,
N.C.
I found a new love just the other day"

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And you're barking up the wrong tree
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Well, you're barking up the wrong tree
B7
Yes, you're barking up the wrong tree
E
That's what she said to me

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Well I pleaded and begged nearly out of my mind
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I said: "baby, baby, baby, girls are hard to find"
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She said: "sorry daddy but try to understand,
N.C.
I'm goin' with the cutest guy in the land"

A
And you're barking up the wrong tree
E
Well, you're barking up the wrong tree
B7
Yes, you're barking up the wrong tree
E
That's what she said to me

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Now, my heart was broken and it felt so blue
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I said: "baby, baby, baby, does it mean we're through?"
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She said: "sorry daddy but can't you take a hint?
N.C.
My guy's got money, more than the mint"

A
And you're barking up the wrong tree
E
Well, you're barking up the wrong tree
B7
Yes, you're barking up the wrong tree
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That's what she said to me

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Now my friend told me the other day
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That my baby, baby, baby, had gone away
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She took all his money and she left him flat
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And let me tell you people I'm so glad that

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