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Bad Penny

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Mostly for mandolin really but no reason it wont work on guitar
Verse:
D
I have a Gletter from herD  
When she Gworked for the DWoman's Realm
And all Gthe things she pDromised me
She promised herself as Awell
She saidBm, "I want my freedDom"
And ran off along the beacGh
It's harDd to love a girl so Bmnear
Yet so fDar out of the reGach
Yet so fDar out of reachG  
Chorus:
As she sEmteals more than she buysD  
You can Bmsee it in her eyesG  
She'll cEmome back as soon as she's readyD  
GShe's a bad pennEmyD  G  D  G  

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Bad Penny

by Billy Bragg

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Chords in this song · guitar

Mostly for mandolin really but no reason it wont work on guitar

Verse:

G D

I have a letter from her

G D

When she worked for the Woman's Realm

G D

And all the things she promised me

She promised herself as well

Bm D

She said, "I want my freedom"

And ran off along the beach

D Bm

It's hard to love a girl so near

D G

Yet so far out of the reach

D G

Yet so far out of reach

Chorus:

Em D

As she steals more than she buys

Bm G

You can see it in her eyes

Em D

She'll come back as soon as she's ready

G Em D G D G

She's a bad penny

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