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The Old Dope Peddler
by Tom Lehrer
When the Cshades of Bb7night are A7falling,
Comes a Dmfellow G7ev'ryone Cknows,
It's the C#dimold dope Dmpeddler,
                C         G7     C     G7c   G7  
Spreading joy wherever he goes.
Ev'ry Cevening Bb7you will A7find him,
A-Dmround our G7neighborChood.
It's the C#dimold dope Dmpeddler
      C       G7    c    c7
Doing well by doing good.
He Fgives the kids free Emsamples,
Be-Dmcause he knows full Cwell
That to-Dmday's young G7innocent facesA7  
Will be to-D7morrow's clientelDm7e.G7  
Here's a Ccure for Bb7all your A7troubles,
Here's an Dmend to G7all dis-Ctress.
It's the old C#dimdope pDmeddler
With his Cpowdered G7ha-happiCness.

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The Old Dope Peddler

by Tom Lehrer

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Bb7

C#dim

Dm7

The Old Dope Peddler

by Tom Lehrer

C Bb7 A7

When the shades of night are falling,

Dm G7 C

Comes a fellow ev'ryone knows,

C#dim Dm

It's the old dope peddler,

C G7 C G7 G7

Spreading joy wherever he goes.

C Bb7 A7

Ev'ry evening you will find him,

Dm G7 C

A-round our neighborhood.

C#dim Dm

It's the old dope peddler

C G7 c c7

Doing well by doing good.

F Em

He gives the kids free samples,

Dm C

Be-cause he knows full well

Dm G7 A7

That to-day's young innocent faces

D7 Dm7 G7

Will be to-morrow's clientele.

C Bb7 A7

Here's a cure for all your troubles,

Dm G7 C

Here's an end to all dis-tress.

C#dim Dm

It's the old dope peddler

C G7 C

With his powdered ha-happiness.

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