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Shaky Nancy

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Intro chords:   D   C    B  Am  
Chorus:
Here she Gcomes and there she goes 
Nothing on her Ffingers, nothing on her Emtoes 
Why she Dcomes, Cnobody Amknows 
Here comes Shaky GNancy 
GDon't be believing, she melts in your hand 
Runs with the Am7tide and she shifts with the Csand 
She'll send you a Dmessage and Cturn to Amstone 
She's a hard girl, GNancy 
One cold morning, ice on the sea 
Shaky Nancy, won't you lean on me? 
Must mean something, how can you lose? 
There's nothing choosy or chancy 
Chorus
Nancy went walking, she's gone for the day 
When she comes back, she's been two years away 
There's still tears in her eyes 
Who'll say a prayer for Nancy? 
Chorus
Throw me a bottle, throw me a bowl 
And you throw what's left of me into the hole 
I'll take a sleep, I'll take a sleep 
And I'll dream sweet dreams of Nancy 
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Shaky Nancy

by Richard Thompson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

D C B Am

Intro chords:

Chorus:

Here she comes and there she goes

F Em

Nothing on her fingers, nothing on her toes

D C Am

Why she comes, nobody knows

Here comes Shaky Nancy

Don't be believing, she melts in your hand

Am7 C

Runs with the tide and she shifts with the sand

D C Am

She'll send you a message and turn to stone

She's a hard girl, Nancy

One cold morning, ice on the sea

Shaky Nancy, won't you lean on me?

Must mean something, how can you lose?

There's nothing choosy or chancy

Chorus

Nancy went walking, she's gone for the day

When she comes back, she's been two years away

There's still tears in her eyes

Who'll say a prayer for Nancy?

Chorus

Throw me a bottle, throw me a bowl

And you throw what's left of me into the hole

I'll take a sleep, I'll take a sleep

And I'll dream sweet dreams of Nancy

[email protected]

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