Songbook

The Impression That I Get

By The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

[Intro]
E B E G#m A C#m C#m B
E B E G#m A C#m C#m B
E B C#m A
E B C#m A
E B C#m A
E B C#m A

[Verse 1]
E                           B
Have you ever been close to tragedy
              C#m          A
Or been close to folks who have
         E                   B
Have you ever felt a pain so powerful
   C#m       A
So heavy you collapse

[Pre-Chorus]
F#5  Asus2
No..

[Chorus]
E                       B
I never had to knock on wood
                       G#m
But I know someone who has
                           A
Which makes me wonder if I could
A
It makes me wonder if I
E                       B
Never had to knock on wood
                       G#m
And I'm glad I haven't yet
                          A
Because I'm sure it isn't good
                             E
That's the impression that I get

[Solo]
E  C#m

[Verse 3]
         E                               B
Have you ever had the odds stacked up so high
           C#m                 A
You need a strength most don't possess
          E                       B
Or has it ever come down to do or die
              C#m            A
You've got to rise above the rest

[Pre-Chorus]
F#5  Asus2
No..

[Chorus]
E                       B
I never had to knock on wood
                       G#m
But I know someone who has
                           A
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I
E                       B
Never had to knock on wood
                       G#m
And I'm glad I haven't yet
                          A
Because I'm sure it isn't good
                             E
That's the impression that I get

[Solo]
E C#m

[Verse 4]
E                                      B
I'm not a coward, I've just never been tested
                            C#m          A
I'd like to think that if I was, I would pass
                             E                          B
Look at the tested and think there but for the grace go I
           C#m
might be a coward,
                                A
I'm afraid of what I might find out

[Chorus]
E                       B
I never had to knock on wood
                       G#m
But I know someone who has
                           A
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I
E                       B
Never had to knock on wood
                       G#m
And I'm glad I haven't yet
                          A
Because I'm sure it isn't good
                             E
That's the impression that I get

[Solo]
E C#m
E C#m
E C#m
E C#m

[Chorus]
E                               B
Never had to, I better knock on wood
                         C#m
Cause I know someone who has
                           A
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I
E                               B
Never had to, I better knock on wood
                        C#m
Cause I'm sure it isn't good
                       A
And I'm glad I haven't yet
                             E
That's the impression that I get