Intro: AGDE X3
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Verse 1:
AGDEAGDE
Ever see a blind man cross the road, tryin' to make the other side
AGDEAGDE
Ever see a young girl growing old, tryin' to make herself a bride
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Chorus:
F#mEAB
So what becomes of you my love, when they have finally stripped you of
DEAGDEADAD
The handbags and the gladrags that your grandad had to sweat so you could buy baby
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Verse 2:
AGDEAGDE
Once I was a young man, and all i thought i had to do was smile
AGDEAGDE
You are still a young girl, and you bought everything in style
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Chorus:
F#mEAB
But once you think your in your out 'cos you don't mean a single thing without
DEAGDEADAD
The handbags and the gladrags that your grandad had to sweat so you could buy baby
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Verse 3:
AGDAGD
Sing a song of six-pence for your sake, and take a bottle full of rye
AGDAGD
Four and twenty blackbirds, in a cake and bake them all in a pie
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Chorus:
F#mEAB
They told me you missed school today, so what I suggest you just throw them all away
DEADAD
The handbags and the gladrags that your poor old grandad had to sweat to buy
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Chorus:
F#mEAB
They told me you missed school today, so I suggest you just throw them all away
DEAGDE
The handbags and the gladrags that your poor old grandad had to sweat to buy ya
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Ending: AGDE X2 AGDA
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.