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1/23

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 23Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Plucked Section]
E|-2-3\2------------0-0-0---------3------3\2-----0---0-------
B|-3-3---3------3---1-3---3---------0--3----3------3-2-------
G|--------2--0-------------2----0--------------2-----2-------
D|-0-0--------------------0------------0-------------2-------
A|-----------0------3-3------------------------0-------------
E|------------------------------3----------------------------
   D         Am     C     D     G      D       Am    A
[Verse]
DIf they had to telAl someone tChat somethinDg had happened
GIf they found me jusDt lying thAere what could they do?
DIn case of aAn accidCent who could Dthey notify
GWould it be alrighDt if tAhey notified you?
[Plucked Section]
[Verse]
DI'm an unmarrieAd orphan whCose children Dhave scattered
GEstranged from mDy siblings clAose friends just a few
DAnd of thosAe few friends I Cconsider you closest
DThey must contacGt someone
DCould they cAontact you?
[Plucked Section]
[Bridge]
CWhen they givAe you the bad news
GI'm sure you won'At snicker
CYou'll remember thAe good times Gand all we Awent through
CThen I Asuppose that youG'll tell alAl the others
CPerforming thaAt awful taGsk, someonAe has to
[Plucked Section]
[Outro]
DWhen they go througAh my wallet Cand fish out my license
DThey'll learn my GD.O.B Dand my eyes Awere blue
DAs for my AcorneasC, I don't carDe who gets them
GBut all otheDr organs and paArts are for you

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Donations

by Loudon Wainwright III

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Plucked Section]

E|-2-3\2------------0-0-0---------3------3\2-----0---0-------

B|-3-3---3------3---1-3---3---------0--3----3------3-2-------

G|--------2--0-------------2----0--------------2-----2-------

D|-0-0--------------------0------------0-------------2-------

A|-----------0------3-3------------------------0-------------

E|------------------------------3----------------------------

D Am C D G D Am A

[Verse]

D A C D

If they had to tell someone that something had happened

G D A

If they found me just lying there what could they do?

D A C D

In case of an accident who could they notify

G D A

Would it be alright if they notified you?

[Plucked Section]

[Verse]

D A C D

I'm an unmarried orphan whose children have scattered

G D A

Estranged from my siblings close friends just a few

D A C

And of those few friends I consider you closest

D G

They must contact someone

D A

Could they contact you?

[Plucked Section]

[Bridge]

C A

When they give you the bad news

G A

I'm sure you won't snicker

C A G A

You'll remember the good times and all we went through

C A G A

Then I suppose that you'll tell all the others

C A G A

Performing that awful task, someone has to

[Plucked Section]

[Outro]

D A C

When they go through my wallet and fish out my license

D G D A

They'll learn my D.O.B and my eyes were blue

D A C D

As for my corneas, I don't care who gets them

G D A

But all other organs and parts are for you

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