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Shes Bought A Hat Like Princess Marinas

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She Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina 
Written by Ray Davies 
Intro   Harpsichord Arpeggios on C
She's Cbought a hat like CdimPrincess MaCrina's 
To Awear at all her social afDm7fairs 
She E7wears it when she's cleaning the Amwindows 
She D#dimwears it when she's scrubbing the Gstairs Adim  Bbdim  G/B  
But Cyou will never Cdimsee her at CAscot 
She Acan't afford the time or the Dm7fare 
But she's Fbought a hat like F#dimPrincess C/GMari____naA's 
So Dm9she G6don't Ccare     Bass walk-up  G A B (C)
He's Cbought a hat like Anthony D7Eden's 
                                G       C/  D/Eb  
Because it makes him feel like a Lord 
But he E7can't afford a Rolls or a AmBentley 
                          D        G    Adim   Bbdim...
He has to buy a secondhand Ford 
He tCries to feed his wife and his D7family 
And Gbuy them clothes and shoes they can Ewear 
                          F     F#dim    C/ B  A  
But he's bought a hat like Anthony E_____den's 
So Dm9he  G6don't Ccare   Drums up the tempo into...
( Astomp, with  Aswazzle)
A7Buddy can you spare me a D7dime 
  GMy wife is getting hungry 
And the Ckids are crying 
This A7poverty is hurting my D7pride 
GBuddy can you sG7pare me, Cbuddy can you spare me a dime 
Guitar Solo and stomp on  A7  D7  G   C x2  (hold C last time)
[Buddy can you spare me, buddy can you spare me a dime...etc]
Drum break and key change into a looney tune rendition
      F (doggie style bass)        G
She's bought a hat like Princess Marina's 
And her Cneighbors think it suits her a Ftreat 
But she A7hasn't any food in the Dmlarder 
                            G    C   Ddim   Ebdim  C7/  G  
Nor has anybody else in the street 
But to Flook at her you'd think she was Gwealthy 
'Cos she Csmiles just like a real millioA7naire 
                           Bb       Bdim    F/ E  D  
'Cos she's bought a hat like Princess Ma__rina's 
    Gm9      C6      F/  E  D  
So she don't care, 
 Gm9      C6      F/  E  D  
she don't care, 
 Gm9      C6      F(Drum break)
she don't care, 
Gm9she C6don't Fcare___________

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Shes Bought A Hat Like Princess Marinas

by The Kinks

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Cdim

Dm7

D#dim

Adim

Bbdim

G/B

F#dim

C/G

Dm9

She Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina

Written by Ray Davies

Intro Harpsichord Arpeggios on C

C Cdim C

She's bought a hat like Princess Marina's

A Dm7

To wear at all her social affairs

E7 Am

She wears it when she's cleaning the windows

D#dim G Adim Bbdim G/B

She wears it when she's scrubbing the stairs

C Cdim C

But you will never see her at Ascot

A Dm7

She can't afford the time or the fare

F F#dim C/G A

But she's bought a hat like Princess Mari____na's

Dm9 G6 C

So she don't care Bass walk-up G A B (C)

C D7

He's bought a hat like Anthony Eden's

G C D Eb

/ /

Because it makes him feel like a Lord

E7 Am

But he can't afford a Rolls or a Bentley

D G Adim Bbdim

...

He has to buy a secondhand Ford

C D7

He tries to feed his wife and his family

G E

And buy them clothes and shoes they can wear

F F#dim C B A

But he's bought a hat like Anthony E_____den's

Dm9 G6 C

So he don't care Drums up the tempo into...

A A

( stomp, with swazzle)

A7 D7

Buddy can you spare me a dime

My wife is getting hungry

And the kids are crying

A7 D7

This poverty is hurting my pride

G G7 C

Buddy can you spare me, buddy can you spare me a dime

Guitar Solo and stomp on A7 D7 G C x2 (hold C last time)

[Buddy can you spare me, buddy can you spare me a dime...etc]

Drum break and key change into a looney tune rendition

F (doggie style bass) G

She's bought a hat like Princess Marina's

C F

And her neighbors think it suits her a treat

A7 Dm

But she hasn't any food in the larder

G C Ddim Ebdim C7 G

Nor has anybody else in the street

F G

But to look at her you'd think she was wealthy

C A7

'Cos she smiles just like a real millionaire

Bb Bdim F E D

'Cos she's bought a hat like Princess Ma__rina's

Gm9 C6 F E D

So she don't care,

Gm9 C6 F E D

she don't care,

Gm9 C6 F

(Drum break)

she don't care,

Gm9 C6 F

she don't care___________

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