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THREE LITTLE PENNIES
DThere waAs an old Gblind man stood on tDhe corner downtGownD  A  
He wDas holding Aa cup fiGlled up witDh nothin' fGrom the ChristmDas shopping cGrowdA  
And though I barely camGe up to the top of his caneA  
I rGeached up and gave him every cent to my nameA  
Three little Dpennies were all Athat I hadG  D  
One that I foGund and two froDm my DadG  A  
Three little Dpennies not much Aof a giftG  D  
But Dad saiGd that plenty if its Dall you can giveA  D  
DThat evening my Dad told a Awonderful story to meG  D  G  D  A  
about a child Din a manger and Awiseman who came G  D  
baring giftGs on the first ChriDstmas EveA  
GThere was a part that I was sure he made up Aabout a 
sGtable boy who couldn't Agive much
Three little Dpennies were all Athat I hadG  D  
One that I foGund and two froDm my DadG  A  
Three little Dpennies not much Aof a giftG  D  
But Dad saiGd that plenty if its Dall you can giveA  D  
DNext moArnin was ChristmaGs and I had prayed Dhard for a bikGeD  A  
DBut all thAat I found was the tiGniest boDx with three sGhiny pennies inDsideA  
But I was so disGappointed cause I had been goodA  
But timGes have been bad so I understood anAd Daddy said
DThree little penniAes were all that I GhadD  
GYou gave them freely so DI gave'm backG  A  
Three little Dpennies not much Aof a giftG  D  
Your bike is Goutside cause Dyou've learned how to giveA  D  

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Three Little Pennies

by Doug Stone

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THREE LITTLE PENNIES

D A G D G D A

There was an old blind man stood on the corner downtown

D A G D G D G A

He was holding a cup filled up with nothin' from the Christmas shopping crowd

G A

And though I barely came up to the top of his cane

G A

I reached up and gave him every cent to my name

D A G D

Three little pennies were all that I had

G D G A

One that I found and two from my Dad

D A G D

Three little pennies not much of a gift

G D A D

But Dad said that plenty if its all you can give

D A G D G D A

That evening my Dad told a wonderful story to me

D A G D

about a child in a manger and wiseman who came

G D A

baring gifts on the first Christmas Eve

G A

There was a part that I was sure he made up about a

G A

stable boy who couldn't give much

D A G D

Three little pennies were all that I had

G D G A

One that I found and two from my Dad

D A G D

Three little pennies not much of a gift

G D A D

But Dad said that plenty if its all you can give

D A G D G D A

Next mornin was Christmas and I had prayed hard for a bike

D A G D G D A

But all that I found was the tiniest box with three shiny pennies inside

G A

But I was so disappointed cause I had been good

G A

But times have been bad so I understood and Daddy said

D A G D

Three little pennies were all that I had

G D G A

You gave them freely so I gave'm back

D A G D

Three little pennies not much of a gift

G D A D

Your bike is outside cause you've learned how to give

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