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Deft Left Hand

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DEFT LEFT HAND CHORDS
F* = barré 8th fret
C* = barré 3rd fret
C*			Eb3x
F*		Eb  C*	3x
C7You seem the type to follow the line
WFenFmt fAm6rom cheery vagabondage to cold blooded luxury in four years
NG7o lick spittle or pickthack from sycophant claw back flunky
F*			Eb  C*
Oh, I want to lay by your side
F*			Eb  C*
Oh, I will lay by your side.
C7Weaker vessel or better half?
FThFmat Am6woman’s tears must be the death of me… oh dear
G7You know when she’s had a few she’ll be onto you there’s no letting up
F*			Eb  C  
But, I want to lay by your side
F*			Eb  C  
Oh, I will lay by your side.
CIt AmmaEmy haCp AmthaEmt these are they – golden years
CSo AmdoEmn’t CdeAmspaEmir, don’t dismay, dry your tears
FEveGryFthiGng’s for the best in the best of all possible worlds
CI Amhad Fa Gblast off through the cast of a play on the radio
CTheAmy wEmere FmoGre liberal times
CDesAmtineFd Gto drone in monotone on your radio
CIt’Ams a Emlittle dream of mine
FBuFmt comments were less than complimentary
AGnd the deft left hand it followed the right
CI AmthiEmnk about my happiest times one of them was
FSaFmt iAm6n bed watching a documentary on murderers
G7A bearcat, a memosa and view of arcady
F*			Eb  C*
Oh, I want to lay by your side
F*			Eb  C*
I will lay down and die of O can’t lay by your side
F*			Eb  C*
Oh, but I want to lay by your side
FOhEb, I’Cll surely lay down and die
F*			Eb  C*
I can’t lay down and die
F*			Eb  C*
Oh, I want to lay by your side
F*			Eb  C*
Oh, I’ll lay down and die if I can’t lay by your side
F*			Eb  C*
Oh, I want to lay by your side.

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Deft Left Hand

by Babyshambles

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Am6

DEFT LEFT HAND CHORDS

F* = barré 8th fret

C* = barré 3rd fret

C Eb

* 3x

F Eb C

* * 3x

You seem the type to follow the line

F Fm Am6

Went from cheery vagabondage to cold blooded luxury in four years

No lick spittle or pickthack from sycophant claw back flunky

F Eb C

* *

Oh, I want to lay by your side

F Eb C

* *

Oh, I will lay by your side.

Weaker vessel or better half?

F Fm Am6

That woman’s tears must be the death of me… oh dear

You know when she’s had a few she’ll be onto you there’s no letting up

F Eb C

But, I want to lay by your side

F Eb C

Oh, I will lay by your side.

C Am Em C Am Em

It may hap that these are they – golden years

C Am Em C Am Em

So don’t despair, don’t dismay, dry your tears

F G F G

Everything’s for the best in the best of all possible worlds

C Am F G

I had a blast off through the cast of a play on the radio

C Am Em F G

They were more liberal times

C Am F G

Destined to drone in monotone on your radio

C Am Em

It’s a little dream of mine

F Fm

But comments were less than complimentary

And the deft left hand it followed the right

C Am Em

I think about my happiest times one of them was

F Fm Am6

Sat in bed watching a documentary on murderers

A bearcat, a memosa and view of arcady

F Eb C

* *

Oh, I want to lay by your side

F Eb C

* *

I will lay down and die of O can’t lay by your side

F Eb C

* *

Oh, but I want to lay by your side

F Eb C

Oh, I’ll surely lay down and die

F Eb C

* *

I can’t lay down and die

F Eb C

* *

Oh, I want to lay by your side

F Eb C

* *

Oh, I’ll lay down and die if I can’t lay by your side

F Eb C

* *

Oh, I want to lay by your side.

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