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A Colliers Wife

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[Intro] 
 A   Dbm   Bm   Ex2
[Verse 1] 
AWhen you left, you left me reeling
DbmBut I'll try to fight this feeling
I Bmthought you were as happy as a dicky-bird
EOh but for my love of another bird
AOh, now I'm stuck waiting
Dbma collier's wife will not stop scrating
BmI hope you know that if I only cEould
I'd sing you songs like a lover should
[Chorus] 
AIf I Etook you by the Dbmhand
It was cos Dyou could hardly Astand
And I could Ehardly stand stillA  
AI know there are Ethings you'd like to Dbmdo
And I like Dwasting time with Ayou
But I'm still Ein it for the Athrill
So Dlads, you Aknow Bmthe AdrillA  
 A   Dbm   Bm   Ex2
[Verse 2] 
AYou took off and left me reeling
I Dbmstill don't care for this feeling
You Bmsing in my ear like a mockingbird
But I'd Ebe happy with any other bird
AOh, we wasted time like ??? but
DbmTimes well spent lost in the gutter
The Bmstars we see don't mean a single thingE  
Oh, how we band of brothers sing
[Chorus]  
AIf I Etook you by the Dbmhand
It was cos Dyou could hardly Astand
And I could Ehardly stand stillA  
AI know there are Ethings you'd like to Dbmdo
And I like Dwasting time with Ayou
But I'm still Ein it for the Athrill
So Dlads, you Aknow Bmthe Adrill 

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A Colliers Wife

by The Crookes

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Dbm

[Intro]

A Dbm Bm E

[Verse 1]

When you left, you left me reeling

Dbm

But I'll try to fight this feeling

I thought you were as happy as a dicky-bird

Oh but for my love of another bird

Oh, now I'm stuck waiting

Dbm

a collier's wife will not stop scrating

Bm E

I hope you know that if I only could

I'd sing you songs like a lover should

[Chorus]

A E Dbm

If I took you by the hand

D A

It was cos you could hardly stand

E A

And I could hardly stand still

A E Dbm

I know there are things you'd like to do

D A

And I like wasting time with you

E A

But I'm still in it for the thrill

D A Bm A A

So lads, you know the drill

A Dbm Bm E

[Verse 2]

You took off and left me reeling

Dbm

I still don't care for this feeling

You sing in my ear like a mockingbird

But I'd be happy with any other bird

Oh, we wasted time like ??? but

Dbm

Times well spent lost in the gutter

Bm E

The stars we see don't mean a single thing

Oh, how we band of brothers sing

[Chorus]

A E Dbm

If I took you by the hand

D A

It was cos you could hardly stand

E A

And I could hardly stand still

A E Dbm

I know there are things you'd like to do

D A

And I like wasting time with you

E A

But I'm still in it for the thrill

D A Bm A

So lads, you know the drill

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