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Handbags And Gladrags

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CAPO on 3rd fret
[Intro]
  G    G/F    C     DX2
[Verse 1]
GEver seen G/Fa blind man cross the rCoad
DTrying to make the other Gside?G/F  C  D  
GEver seen G/Fa young girl growing olCd
DTrying to make herself a Gbride?G/F  C  D  
[Chorus]
EmSo what becomes of Dyou my love
GWhen they have finally Astripped you of
CThe handbags and the gladrags
                                               D    G    G/F    C   DX2
That your poor old Grandad had to sweat to buy you
[Verse 2]
GOnce I was a yG/Foung man
CAnd all I thought I hDad to do was sGmileG/F  C  D  
GWell you are sG/Ftill a young girl
CAnd you've bought eveDrything in GstyleG/F  C  D  
[Chorus]
EmSo once you think yDou're in you're out
G'Cause you don't mean a Asingle thing without
CThe handbags and the gladrags
DThat your poor old Grandad had to sweat to Gbuy youG/F  C  D  
[Instrumental]
D  G  C  G
[Verse 3]
GSing a song of G/Fsix-pence for youCr sake
ADnd drink a bottle full of rGyeG/F  C  D  
GFour and twentG/Fy blackbirds in a Ccake
DAnd bake 'em all in a pGieG/F  C  D  
[Chorus]
EmThey told me you miDssed school today
GSo what I suggest you just Athrow them all away
CThe handbags and the gladrags
                                          D   C   C/B   GX16
That your poor old Grandad had to sweat to buy
EmThey told me you miDssed school today
GSo what I suggest you just Athrow them all away
CThe handbags and the gladrags
                                          D     G   G/F   C   DX2
That your poor old Grandad had to sweat to buy you
[Outro]
G G/F C D
G G/F C C G

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Handbags And Gladrags

by Stereophonics

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F

C/B

CAPO on 3rd fret

[Intro]

G G/F C D

[Verse 1]

G G/F C

Ever seen a blind man cross the road

D G G/F C D

Trying to make the other side?

G G/F C

Ever seen a young girl growing old

D G G/F C D

Trying to make herself a bride?

[Chorus]

Em D

So what becomes of you my love

G A

When they have finally stripped you of

The handbags and the gladrags

D G G/F C D

That your poor old Grandad had to sweat to buy you

[Verse 2]

G G/F

Once I was a young man

C D G G/F C D

And all I thought I had to do was smile

G G/F

Well you are still a young girl

C D G G/F C D

And you've bought everything in style

[Chorus]

Em D

So once you think you're in you're out

G A

'Cause you don't mean a single thing without

The handbags and the gladrags

D G G/F C D

That your poor old Grandad had to sweat to buy you

[Instrumental]

D G C G

[Verse 3]

G G/F C

Sing a song of six-pence for your sake

D G G/F C D

And drink a bottle full of rye

G G/F C

Four and twenty blackbirds in a cake

D G G/F C D

And bake 'em all in a pie

[Chorus]

Em D

They told me you missed school today

G A

So what I suggest you just throw them all away

The handbags and the gladrags

D C C/B G

X16

That your poor old Grandad had to sweat to buy

Em D

They told me you missed school today

G A

So what I suggest you just throw them all away

The handbags and the gladrags

D G G/F C D

That your poor old Grandad had to sweat to buy you

[Outro]

G G/F C D

G G/F C C G

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