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THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN'
Nancy Sinatra
Album Boots (1966)
Written by Lee Hazlewood
Hazlewood originally wrote the song for himself. But Nancy Sinatra told him: "It would be better for me
to sing it, because when you sing it, it sounds mean. When I sing it, it will be sexy and cute"
INTRO
E
VERSE 1
E
You keep sayin', you've got somethin' for me
Somethin' you call love, but confess
A
You've been messin' where you shouldn't've been a-messin'
E
And now someone else is gettin' all your best
CHORUS
G E
These boots are made for walkin'
G E
And that's just what they'll do
G E
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
VERSE 2
E
You keep lyin' when you ought to be truthin'
And you keep losin' when you ought to not bet
A
You keep sameing when you should've been a-changin'
E
Now what's right's right but you ain't been right yet
CHORUS
G E
These boots are made for walkin'
G E
And that's just what they'll do
G E
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
VERSE 3
E
You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin'
And you keep thinkin' that you'll never get burnt
A
Ah, I've just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah
E
And what he knows you ain't had time to learn
CHORUS
G E
These boots are made for walkin'
G E
And that's just what they'll do
G E
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
E
Are you ready, boots? Start walkin'...