Intro: A G D E X3 -
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Ending: A G D E X2 A G D A