Handbags And Gladrags

Tom: G
Intro: 4 x G - F - C - D  
 
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1.    Ever seen a blind man cross the road, 
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    trying to reach the other side ?
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    Ever seen a young girl growing old 
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    trying to make herself a bride ? 
Em                      D
   So what becomes of you my love,
G                             A
    when they have finally stripped you of
         C
    the handbags and the gladrags
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    that your poor old Grandad had to sweat to buy you.
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   G              F
2.   Once I was a young man 
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    and all I thought I had to do was smile.
G                    F
    You are still a young girl, 
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    and you bought everything in style.
Em                             D
    But once you think you're in, you're out,
G                             A
    'cause that don't mean a single thing without
            C
    the handbags and the gladrags
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    that your poor old Grandad had to sweat to buy.
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   G                  F                  C
3.    Sing a song of six-pence for your sake, 
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    and take a bottle full of rye.
G                     F              C
    Four and twenty blackbirds in a cake, 
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    and bake them all in a pie.
Em                              D
   They told me you missed school today,
G                                 A
    so what I suggest you just throw them all away
         C
    the handbags and the gladrags
               D                                 G    - F - C - D
    that your poor old Granddad had to sweat to buy.
     G - F - C - D
Em                              D
   They told me you missed school today,
G                                 A
    so what I suggest you just throw them all away
         C
    the handbags and the gladrags
               D                                 G
    that your poor old Granddad had to sweat to buy.
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