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Charlemagne

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Charlemagne
EThe manager is waiting to be paid
Along AwitEh priests and deacons of his court
A quarAtermaster, quite a man, a mistress of the line
Has found a last cent avenue of Epain
A Mardi Gras just passed this way a while ago
Making hungry people of us all
Along the Mississippi you can hear the fiddlers play
Fandangos and boleros to the lord
Chorus:
AMany times, Emany tried,
ASimple stories are the Ebest
AKeep in mind, Ethe wishful kind,
ADon't wanna be like all the Erest.
My uncle was a vicar in the big parade
Selling fountain pens that never write
San Sebastian gamblers never cheat nor lie
They know good fences make good neighbours
BI wish I Aknew what time of year it was
BWhat kind of people will be Athere
BWhen gruesome tales of two Acities ran
A7Running all the Eway
Chorus

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Charlemagne

by John Cale

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Charlemagne

The manager is waiting to be paid

A E

Along with priests and deacons of his court

A quartermaster, quite a man, a mistress of the line

Has found a last cent avenue of pain

A Mardi Gras just passed this way a while ago

Making hungry people of us all

Along the Mississippi you can hear the fiddlers play

Fandangos and boleros to the lord

Chorus:

A E

Many times, many tried,

A E

Simple stories are the best

A E

Keep in mind, the wishful kind,

A E

Don't wanna be like all the rest.

My uncle was a vicar in the big parade

Selling fountain pens that never write

San Sebastian gamblers never cheat nor lie

They know good fences make good neighbours

B A

I wish I knew what time of year it was

B A

What kind of people will be there

B A

When gruesome tales of two cities ran

A7 E

Running all the way

Chorus

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