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    				"Timothy"
			     (Rupert Holmes)
Intro:
	   Am       G/B             D[2x]
	/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /
Verse 1:
	AmTrapped in a G/Bmine that hDad caved in
	    Fmaj7[x33210]        G6[x55430]
	And everyone knows the only ones left
	      Dm7[x57565]            G  D  
	Were Joe          and me and Tim
	When they broke through to pull us free
	The only ones left to tell the tale
	Were Joe          and me
Chorus 1:
	CTimothy, Bm7Timothy, Fmaj7where on earth did you Amgo?
	CTimothy, Bm7Timothy, Fmaj7God why don't I kAmnow?G/B  D  
Verse 2:
	Hungry as hell no food to eat
	And Joe said that he would sell his soul
	For just   a piece   of meat
	Water enough to drink for two
	And Joe said to me, "I'll have a swig
	And then   there's some   for you."
Chorus 2:
	Timothy, Timothy, Joe was looking at you
	Timothy, Timothy, God what did we do?
Verse 3:
	I must have blacked out just around then
	'Cause the very next thing that I could see
	Was the light of the day again
	My stomach was full as it could be
	And nobody ever got around
	To finding   Timothy
	[repeat chorus 1]
Coda:
	AmTimothyG/B...			[Drepeat to fade]

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Timothy

by The Buoys

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G/B

Fmaj7

Dm7

Bm7

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"Timothy"

(Rupert Holmes)

Intro:

Am G/B D

[2x]

/ / / / / / / /

Verse 1:

Am G/B D

Trapped in a mine that had caved in

Fmaj7 G6

[x33210] [x55430]

And everyone knows the only ones left

Dm7 G D

[x57565]

Were Joe and me and Tim

When they broke through to pull us free

The only ones left to tell the tale

Were Joe and me

Chorus 1:

C Bm7 Fmaj7 Am

Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go?

C Bm7 Fmaj7 Am G/B D

Timothy, Timothy, God why don't I know?

Verse 2:

Hungry as hell no food to eat

And Joe said that he would sell his soul

For just a piece of meat

Water enough to drink for two

And Joe said to me, "I'll have a swig

And then there's some for you."

Chorus 2:

Timothy, Timothy, Joe was looking at you

Timothy, Timothy, God what did we do?

Verse 3:

I must have blacked out just around then

'Cause the very next thing that I could see

Was the light of the day again

My stomach was full as it could be

And nobody ever got around

To finding Timothy

[repeat chorus 1]

Coda:

Am G/B D

Timothy... [repeat to fade]

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