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Chords:  C, F, G7, C7  
Incidentally, C///\ = C chord strummed down three times and up once.
C///\ F///\ C///\ G7///\
Now it was CChristmas Day in the jailhouse, the Fold man sat in his
   [G7]cell,
"CPut out your pudding, for trico," he Fheard the warden G7yell,
"If you want Ctrico on your Fpudding, put it Cout without deFlay."
The Cold man put out his pudding, and the G7warden took it aCway.
Chorus:
What a G7world, (what a world) what a Cplace, (what a place)
Ain't you Fglad you're a member G7of the human Crace.
 G7Now the Cfolksinger came from America to Fsing at the Albert
   [G7]Hall,
He Csang his songs of protest and Ffairer shares for G7all,
He Csang how the poor were Fmuch too poor and the Crich too rich by
   [F]far,
Then Che drove back to his penthouse in his G7brand new Rolls Royce
   [C]car.
Chorus
[G7] Now [C]Annie's  Ashorthand typist [F]working for the B.B.[G7]C.,
CHer brother Jackie's in prison doing Fthree years for forgeG7ry,
Her Csister Josie's in FHolloway, in CDockmoor is her Uncle FJim,
And her Cdad runs a pirate radio ship, but G7she never talks about
   [C]him.
Chorus
 G7Now Cthree old maids had a she-cat, Fkept her indoors night and
   [G7]day,
CKept her away from the he-cats, thought she'd Flike it better that
   [G7]way,
Then Cone old maid went and got Fmarried, the next Cmorning she
   hastened to Fwrite,
A Cnote to the others which simply said, "Let G7kitty out toCnight."
Chorus
 G7Now the Cbutton was pressed, the world destroyed leaving Fjust one
   solitary G7man,
And at the Ctop of the Empire State Building his Flonely existance
   beG7gan,
But his Cloneliness was too Fmuch so he jumped and he Cfell like a
   bird with one Fwing,
And Cas he passed the seventh floor,  G7he heard the telephone Cring.
Chorus
these songs have only three chords which makes it easy figure them out.  I
might have missed some chords or put the wrong ones down, but the basic
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What A World

by Benny Hill

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C F G7 C7

Chords: , , ,

Incidentally, C///\ = C chord strummed down three times and up once.

C F C G7

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C F

Now it was Christmas Day in the jailhouse, the old man sat in his

[]cell,

C F G7

"Put out your pudding, for trico," he heard the warden yell,

C F C F

"If you want trico on your pudding, put it out without delay."

C G7 C

The old man put out his pudding, and the warden took it away.

Chorus:

G7 C

What a world, (what a world) what a place, (what a place)

F G7 C

Ain't you glad you're a member of the human race.

G7 C F

Now the folksinger came from America to sing at the Albert

[]Hall,

C F G7

He sang his songs of protest and fairer shares for all,

C F C

He sang how the poor were much too poor and the rich too rich by

[]far,

C G7

Then he drove back to his penthouse in his brand new Rolls Royce

[]car.

Chorus

G7 C A F B B G7 C

[] Now []Annie's shorthand typist []working for the ..[].,

C F G7

Her brother Jackie's in prison doing three years for forgery,

C F C F

Her sister Josie's in Holloway, in Dockmoor is her Uncle Jim,

C G7

And her dad runs a pirate radio ship, but she never talks about

[]him.

Chorus

G7 C F

Now three old maids had a she-cat, kept her indoors night and

[]day,

C F

Kept her away from the he-cats, thought she'd like it better that

[]way,

C F C

Then one old maid went and got married, the next morning she

hastened to write,

C G7 C

A note to the others which simply said, "Let kitty out tonight."

Chorus

G7 C F

Now the button was pressed, the world destroyed leaving just one

solitary man,

C F

And at the top of the Empire State Building his lonely existance

began,

C F C

But his loneliness was too much so he jumped and he fell like a

bird with one wing,

C G7 C

And as he passed the seventh floor, he heard the telephone ring.

Chorus

these songs have only three chords which makes it easy figure them out. I

might have missed some chords or put the wrong ones down, but the basic

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