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Almost Persuaded No.2:Ben Colder
#58 on BB Hot 100 and #6 on BB Hot Country
on MGM Records in 1966.
(Intro)
 G
(Verse 1)
GLast Cnight I stumbled in to a Gbarroom, I met 
a girl with a pint in her Dpurse.
She was Gcute as two speckled Cpuppies, and I Gsaid, 
Ben, Dyou could do Gworse.
(Verse 2)
GThen I walked across a room full of Ctables, Gwalked 
across her table, Dtoo.
And I Gflopped myself down in a Dchair and said, hi, 
there.
She Gwhispered, my name is CMabel, and Dall I could say, 
was hi, Gthere.
(GI said, permit me to introduce myself, Ben Colder, here.
She said, it ain't been no colder here than anyplace else.)
(Chorus)
GI had her almost Cpersuaded..(what happened to the doodle-
doodle-doo?..Piano..Thank you.) to slip..Gstrip herself of 
her Dpride.
GAlmost perCsuaded, to Gslip me a Ddrink on the Gside.
(Verse 3)
Then we Abdanced and we danced and we danced and we Dbdanced.
That is, I thought I was Abdancin', somebody stepped on my Ebhand.
Then I Ablooked in her eyes and I Dbsaw it, the reAbflection of Ebmy 
wedding Abband.
(And I thought that sure is strange, I ain't even married.
What it was it was my wrist watch.)
(Outro)
AbI had her almost persDbuaded (once more there Argus) to Abcome and 
be my Ebown (Abalmost perDbsuaded) then her Abboyfriend came and Ebmade 
me go Dbhome.Ab  
A Sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Almost Persuaded

by Ben Colder

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Almost Persuaded No.2:Ben Colder

#58 on BB Hot 100 and #6 on BB Hot Country

on MGM Records in 1966.

(Intro)

(Verse 1)

G C G

Last night I stumbled in to a barroom, I met

a girl with a pint in her purse.

G C G

She was cute as two speckled puppies, and I said,

D G

Ben, you could do worse.

(Verse 2)

G C G

Then I walked across a room full of tables, walked

across her table, too.

G D

And I flopped myself down in a chair and said, hi,

there.

G C D

She whispered, my name is Mabel, and all I could say,

was hi, there.

(I said, permit me to introduce myself, Ben Colder, here.

She said, it ain't been no colder here than anyplace else.)

(Chorus)

G C

I had her almost persuaded..(what happened to the doodle-

doodle-doo?..Piano..Thank you.) to slip..strip herself of

her pride.

G C G D G

Almost persuaded, to slip me a drink on the side.

(Verse 3)

Ab Db

Then we danced and we danced and we danced and we danced.

Ab Eb

That is, I thought I was dancin', somebody stepped on my hand.

Ab Db Ab Eb

Then I looked in her eyes and I saw it, the reflection of my

wedding band.

(And I thought that sure is strange, I ain't even married.

What it was it was my wrist watch.)

(Outro)

Ab Db Ab

I had her almost persuaded (once more there Argus) to come and

Eb Ab Db Ab Eb

be my own (almost persuaded) then her boyfriend came and made

Db Ab

me go home.

A Sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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