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Going Spades

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[Verse 1]
CI play spades at Ftwo twenty GthreeG  
Call my good friends pFlaying with GmeG  
Cwe don't care 'bout FgambelinGgG  
Cfun as far as Fthese eyes can GseeG  
[Link]
CShuffle,  GCut deck,Amanother round-what thFe heck
CParty  GAlways,Amnever know-what iFs next
[Verse 2]
CJust in time to Fsee the GnewsG  
the CPresident is Fawefully GcrudeG  
CI'd not like to Fsee him nudGeG  
Cpumpkin-top's not Fgood-looking GdudeG  
[Chorus]
CLike John Lennon heard the Fnews toGdayG  
I was Cwalkin' down the FRio GrandeG  G  
old Cchildren with no Fwork and all GplayG  
I Cdid not have one Fthing to saGyG  
[Bridge]
Chey hey hey I'm Ggoing Amspades F  
Chey hey hey I'm Ggoing Amspades F  

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Going Spades

by Brudadoug

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse 1]

C F G G

I play spades at two twenty three

C F G G

all my good friends playing with me

C F G G

we don't care 'bout gambeling

C F G G

fun as far as these eyes can see

[Link]

C G Am F

Shuffle, Cut deck,another round-what the heck

C G Am F

Party Always,never know-what is next

[Verse 2]

C F G G

Just in time to see the news

C F G G

the President is awefully crude

C F G G

I'd not like to see him nude

C F G G

pumpkin-top's not good-looking dude

[Chorus]

C F G G

Like John Lennon heard the news today

C F G G

I was walkin' down the Rio Grande

C F G G

old children with no work and all play

C F G G

I did not have one thing to say

[Bridge]

C G Am F

hey hey hey I'm going spades

C G Am F

hey hey hey I'm going spades

About Going Spades Chords by Brudadoug

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