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                             RED TOUPEE - Al Stewart 
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            This is the keyboard riff at the beginning and throughout the song
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DTo CatalEina on a fDbmishing Dboat
DWe call it EHenry DbmCisneroDs
DWe got no Emoney but we sDbmtay aflDoat
DThe jellEyfishes don't Dbmscare uDs
DYou're telling everEybody Dbmlife's a Dball
DToo many pEleasures Dbmto menDtion
DYou do a Ecartwheel in the sDbmhopping Dmall
DYou seem to get Etheir DbmattentiDon
In your Dred touEpee
In a Dbmred toDupee
Oh you got your Dred touEpee
In a Dbmred toDupee
DYou take your mEother to a Dbmbroadway Dplay
DIt keeps her Ewell out of DbmdangeDr
DYou're blowing bEubbles in the DbmmatineDe
DYou never looked Eany DbmstrangeDr 
In your Dred touEpee
In a Dbmred toDupee
Oh you got your Dred touEpee
In a Dbmred toDupee
FPeople say that you're unusual
Esus4You just tell them they're confused
FIf only they were more like you
They'd Esus4brighten up their Eday
In your Dred touEpee
In your Dbmred toDupee
Oh they need a Dred touEpee
In your Dbmred toDupee
FPromenades in furs and laces
Esus4People put on airs and graces
FBedroom eyes in boardroom faces
Esus4Oh where will it Elead
DTo CatalEina on a fDbmishing Dboat
DWe call it EHenry DbmCisneroDs
DWe got no Emoney but we sDbmtay aflDoat
DThe jellEyfishes don't Dbmscare uDs
In your Dred touEpee
In a Dbmred toDupee
Oh they need a Dred touEpee
In a Dbmred toDupee
In your Dmauve touEpee
In a Dbmred toDupee
TurqDuoise toEupee
TurqDbmuoise toDupee
You got your gDreen toEupee
In a Dbmred D  
In a Dbmred toDupee
DCerise Etoupee
In a Dbmred D  
In a Dbmred toDupee
DWhy are you Ewearing that Dbmstrange tDoupee

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Red Toupee

by Al Stewart

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Dbm

Esus4

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RED TOUPEE - Al Stewart

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This is the keyboard riff at the beginning and throughout the song

e|-------5-7--4----------5-2-------------------|

B|---3-7--------5-3--2-5-----------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|

D E Dbm D

To Catalina on a fishing boat

D E Dbm D

We call it Henry Cisneros

D E Dbm D

We got no money but we stay afloat

D E Dbm D

The jellyfishes don't scare us

D E Dbm D

You're telling everybody life's a ball

D E Dbm D

Too many pleasures to mention

D E Dbm D

You do a cartwheel in the shopping mall

D E Dbm D

You seem to get their attention

D E

In your red toupee

Dbm D

In a red toupee

D E

Oh you got your red toupee

Dbm D

In a red toupee

D E Dbm D

You take your mother to a broadway play

D E Dbm D

It keeps her well out of danger

D E Dbm D

You're blowing bubbles in the matinee

D E Dbm D

You never looked any stranger

D E

In your red toupee

Dbm D

In a red toupee

D E

Oh you got your red toupee

Dbm D

In a red toupee

People say that you're unusual

Esus4

You just tell them they're confused

If only they were more like you

Esus4 E

They'd brighten up their day

D E

In your red toupee

Dbm D

In your red toupee

D E

Oh they need a red toupee

Dbm D

In your red toupee

Promenades in furs and laces

Esus4

People put on airs and graces

Bedroom eyes in boardroom faces

Esus4 E

Oh where will it lead

D E Dbm D

To Catalina on a fishing boat

D E Dbm D

We call it Henry Cisneros

D E Dbm D

We got no money but we stay afloat

D E Dbm D

The jellyfishes don't scare us

D E

In your red toupee

Dbm D

In a red toupee

D E

Oh they need a red toupee

Dbm D

In a red toupee

D E

In your mauve toupee

Dbm D

In a red toupee

D E

Turquoise toupee

Dbm D

Turquoise toupee

D E

You got your green toupee

Dbm D

In a red

Dbm D

In a red toupee

D E

Cerise toupee

Dbm D

In a red

Dbm D

In a red toupee

D E Dbm D

Why are you wearing that strange toupee

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