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I Held A Lady

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[Intro]
G  Am  G  D  G  Am  D
G  D  G/D  D  G/D  D
G  D
[Verse]
GI held a lady, Amoh laddie-daddie
GI held a lovely Dbrown-haired girl
GI held a lady, Amoh laddie-daddie
DI held a lovely brown-haired girl
[Verse]
GI know that she was Dwarm
For I Gheld her and Dtouched her
I G/Dheld her so Dlong, it was lovely
Holding her against my GbodyD  G  D  
[Verse]
GI see her laughing, AmI see her smiling
GI feel her arms aDround me
From Gmorning, when sun is Amshining, till evening
DEven when night is falling down
[Verse]
GAll down the calling Dway
Calling Gyou, young Dlady
For G/Dyou, brown-haired, Doh laddie-daddie
Diddley-eye dadden-adda, GladyD  G  D  G  D  
[Verse]
GOh, I remember, Amhow I remember
GOld days, when I was Dyoung days
When GI held a lady, Amoh laddie-daddie
DI held a lovely brown-haired girl
[Verse]
GOld days are dead-and-Dgone days
AGlive in the Dmorning
AG/Dlive in the Dsun, laddie-daddie
Diddley-eye adden-daddle, GladyD  G  D  
[Instrumental]
G  D  G  D  G/D  D
G  D  G/D  D  G/D  D
G  D
[Verse]
GRed lips that love at Ammy lips, a heart and
GThigh, hips and legs and Deyes, slips
AGway in the dawning Amday, laddie-awning
DI looks along the old road
[Verse]
That Gold Sally Noggin DBog road
Where GI held a Dlady
Where G/DI held a Dlovely, adden-dadden
Diddley-eye dadden-addle, GladyD  G  D  
[Verse]
GOh, I remember, Amhow I remember
GOld days, when I was Dyoung days
When GI held a lady, Amoh laddie-daddie
DI held a lovely brown-haired girl
[Verse]
GOld days are dead-and-Dgone days
AGlive in the Dmorning
AG/Dlive in the Dsun, laddie-daddie
Diddley-eye adden-daddle, GladyD  G  D  G  

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I Held A Lady

by Gordon Bok

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G/D

[Intro]

G Am G D G Am D

G D G/D D G/D D

G D

[Verse]

G Am

I held a lady, oh laddie-daddie

G D

I held a lovely brown-haired girl

G Am

I held a lady, oh laddie-daddie

I held a lovely brown-haired girl

[Verse]

G D

I know that she was warm

G D

For I held her and touched her

G/D D

I held her so long, it was lovely

G D G D

Holding her against my body

[Verse]

G Am

I see her laughing, I see her smiling

G D

I feel her arms around me

G Am

From morning, when sun is shining, till evening

Even when night is falling down

[Verse]

G D

All down the calling way

G D

Calling you, young lady

G/D D

For you, brown-haired, oh laddie-daddie

G D G D G D

Diddley-eye dadden-adda, lady

[Verse]

G Am

Oh, I remember, how I remember

G D

Old days, when I was young days

G Am

When I held a lady, oh laddie-daddie

I held a lovely brown-haired girl

[Verse]

G D

Old days are dead-and-gone days

G D

Alive in the morning

G/D D

Alive in the sun, laddie-daddie

G D G D

Diddley-eye adden-daddle, lady

[Instrumental]

G D G D G/D D

G D G/D D G/D D

G D

[Verse]

G Am

Red lips that love at my lips, a heart and

G D

Thigh, hips and legs and eyes, slips

G Am

Away in the dawning day, laddie-awning

I looks along the old road

[Verse]

G D

That old Sally Noggin Bog road

G D

Where I held a lady

G/D D

Where I held a lovely, adden-dadden

G D G D

Diddley-eye dadden-addle, lady

[Verse]

G Am

Oh, I remember, how I remember

G D

Old days, when I was young days

G Am

When I held a lady, oh laddie-daddie

I held a lovely brown-haired girl

[Verse]

G D

Old days are dead-and-gone days

G D

Alive in the morning

G/D D

Alive in the sun, laddie-daddie

G D G D G

Diddley-eye adden-daddle, lady

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