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[Intro]
CmSad old man nobody loves him
[Verse]
CmEvery morning FmI would see him G#sleeping in the D#dew
He Cmnever noticed Fmme as I passed Gby
I'd Cmwalk by slowly Fmstaring at the G#holes worn through his D#shoes
CmWondering how he Fmmanaged to get Gby
[Chorus]
CmSad old man Fmnobody Amloves him
CmSad old Bman has Fno place to D#stay
And G#nothing to claim but a G#mbroken down park bench
And a A#newspaper blanket on a cold winter's Gmday
[Verse]
The Cmafternoon would Fmcome; I'd see him G#begging by the D#square
While CmI was in the Fmcrowd without a Gmind
And Cmhad I been aFmlone, I would have G#told him someone D#cared
But it Cmnever bothered Fmhim for he was Gblind
[Chorus]
CmSad old man Fmnobody Amloves him
CmSad old Bman has Fno place to D#stay
And G#nothing to claim but a G#mbroken down park bench
And a A#newspaper blanket on a cold winter's Gmday
[Outro]
CmSad old man how Fmlong will you Ambe here
CmSad old Bman how Flong can you D#stay
For G#if you should leave who'll take G#mcare of the park bench
And the A#newspaper blanket would be left by the Gmway

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Newspaper Blanket

by The Cowsills

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

[Intro]

Sad old man nobody loves him

[Verse]

Cm Fm G# D#

Every morning I would see him sleeping in the dew

Cm Fm G

He never noticed me as I passed by

Cm Fm G# D#

I'd walk by slowly staring at the holes worn through his shoes

Cm Fm G

Wondering how he managed to get by

[Chorus]

Cm Fm Am

Sad old man nobody loves him

Cm B F D#

Sad old man has no place to stay

G# G#m

And nothing to claim but a broken down park bench

A# Gm

And a newspaper blanket on a cold winter's day

[Verse]

Cm Fm G# D#

The afternoon would come; I'd see him begging by the square

Cm Fm G

While I was in the crowd without a mind

Cm Fm G# D#

And had I been alone, I would have told him someone cared

Cm Fm G

But it never bothered him for he was blind

[Chorus]

Cm Fm Am

Sad old man nobody loves him

Cm B F D#

Sad old man has no place to stay

G# G#m

And nothing to claim but a broken down park bench

A# Gm

And a newspaper blanket on a cold winter's day

[Outro]

Cm Fm Am

Sad old man how long will you be here

Cm B F D#

Sad old man how long can you stay

G# G#m

For if you should leave who'll take care of the park bench

A# Gm

And the newspaper blanket would be left by the way

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