The Sickness

Em                     D 
I got the sickness. Oh baby I got it bad 
          Am                   B7 
I got the sickness. The worst case that I ever had 
          Em            D 
I got the sickness. Oh baby I got it bad 
          Am                   B7 
I got the sickness. The worst case that I ever had 



                         Em 
I'm comin' down with the sickness, yo can I get a witness 
D 
Cardio tempo movin' with a quickness 
Am 
It's automatic that my heart will be erratically 
B7 
I feel the static coming over me sporadically 
   Em 
Emphatically, I can break this medical chart down 
   D 
It looks like something's got a hold of my heart now 
Am 
I let my guard down, showin' all my cards now 
    B7 
Cuz ever since I met her I don't wanna be apart now 
E 
She's the only thing that occupies my dreams 
    D 
And every time I rhyme she effects the rhyme schemes 
   Am 
It seems she's the cream of the crop. Stock is rising 
B7 
Beautiful in every little way emphasizing 
       Em 
On the inner. Her spirit is strong like paint thinner 
    D 
She ain't no saint but she's a damn good sinner 
      Am 
Mesmerizing to the mind. Sublime when she touches 
      B7 
And a million other things that got me in her clutches. 


    Em           D 
The sickness. Oh baby I got it bad 
          Am                   B7 
I got the sickness. The worst case that I ever had 
          Em            D 
I got the sickness. Oh baby I got it bad 
          Am                   B7 
I got the sickness. The worst case that I ever had 



               Em 
She's got the superfly style, straight outta Brooklyn 
D 
Captivating smile and she's so good lookin 
  Am 
I think I need to get my temperature tooken 
    B7 
She made me a believer now my fever's up and cookin 
Em 
She's got the essence of freedom inside her 
    D 
And many other things I respect and admire 
Am 
Come on baby cuz she lights my fire 
B7 
Every damn thing a man could desire 
E 
I think about her every morning when I wake up 
D 
Cuz she's the kind of girl I'd really like to shake up 
Am 
Easy on the make up, easy on the eyes, 
B7 
Easily she pleases me and makes me realize 
     Em 
That she's the kind of lady that you don't meet very often 
     D 
And she must be the reason that I'm sneezin' and I'm coughin' 
Am 
My heart will soften each time her name is spoken 
B7 
And now my temperature is smokin' 


    Em           D 
The sickness. Oh baby I got it bad 
          Am                   B7 
I got the sickness. The worst case that I ever had 
          Em            D 
I got the sickness. Oh baby I got it bad 
          Am                   B7 
I got the sickness. The worst case that I ever had 



                        Em 
Somebody better call a doctor please, I think I'm gonna need 
   D 
An ultrasound maybe then an e.k.g. 
           Am 
Because my heart beat keeps doing the strangest things 
         B7 
First it skips then beats then stops then sings 
          Em 
On second thought, we don't need a cardiologist 
          D 
Cuz it's clear that I already know the cause of this 
              Am 
Take pause of this: she's the only girl I see 
       B7 
A planetary eclipse when her lips are on me 
     E 
and she is the only girl I wanna give my heart to 
D 
I think I really kinda knew it from the start to 
Am 
One of a kind, free mind, fine and lovely 
B7 
I think you'll find in time the girl is gonna love me 
   Em 
Because I think we've really got a very rare connection 
D 
The kind you find up in the harlequin section 
Am 
stacks of paper backs cannot contain the things I'm feelin' 
B7 
I've got the sickness and she's got the healin' 


    Em           D 
The sickness. Oh baby I got it bad 
          Am                   B7 
I got the sickness. The worst case that I ever had 
          Em            D 
I got the sickness. Oh baby I got it bad 
          Am                   B7 
I got the sickness. The worst case that I ever had 
                    Em(add9) 
I got the sickness