Ain't Gonna Wash For A Week:Eddie Hodges.
Flip side of " I'm Gonna Knock On Your
Door" which hit #12 on BB Hot 100
on CADENCE Records in 1961.
INTRO:
Gbm D Gbm D
He ain't a-gonna wash..he ain't a-gonna wash..
Gbm D
He ain't a-gonna wash for a week.
#1.
Dm Bm
Oh, my goodness gracious and golly gee!
Dm Bm
I never thought you'd get around to kissin' me.
D G A
But your sweet red lips just kissed my cheek.
D Gb Bm
Now, I ain't a-gonna wash for a week, no, no.
E A D
I ain't a-gonna wash for a week.
#2.
Dm D Bm
I got a kiss from you and it's my lucky day.
D Bm
Soap and water ain't a-gonna wash it away.
G A
I'm gonna keep your lipstick on my cheek and I
D Gb Bm
ain't a-gonna wash for a week, no, no.
E D
I ain't a-gonna wash for a week.
CHORUS:
Em Bm G D
Oh, I don't know when you'll do it again, so
A D
I'm gonna savour what I got.
G D E
Oh, I promise you till then, I'm gonna protect
A
that beautiful spot.
#3.
D Bm Dm
You can call me kookie, but nevertheless, I ain't
Bm
a-gonna wash away a single caress.
G A
You can tell me what's a little old kiss on the
cheek.
D Gb Bm
But I ain't a-gonna wash for a week, no, no.
D A D
I ain't a-gonna wash for a week.
BRIDGE:
Gbm D Gbm D
(He ain't a-gonna wash..he ain't a-gonna wash..
Gbm D
He ain't a-gonna wash for a week.)
CHORUS:
Em Bm G D
Oh, I don't know when you'll do it again, so
A D
I'm gonna savour what I got.
G D E
Oh, I promise you till then, I'm gonna protect
A
that beautiful spot.
#4.
D Bm Dm
You can call me kookie, but nevertheless, I ain't
Bm
a-gonna wash away a single caress.
G A
You can tell me what's a little old kiss on the
cheek.
D Gb Bm
But I ain't a-gonna wash for a week, no, no.
D A D
I ain't a-gonna wash for a week.
OUTRO:
Gbm D Gbm D
(No, he ain't a-gonna wash..no, he ain't a-gonna wash..
Gbm A D
No, I ain't a-gonna wash for a week.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.