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The Bidding

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[Verse]
I've been Amsleeping in a Dm6cardboard bCoxE  
spending every Amdollar at the Dm6liquor shoCpE  
and even though I Amknow I haven't Cgot a loFt
I'll Dmtry to give you Eloving till the E/G#day you Amdrop
I've been Amtraining like a Dm6Pavlov doCgE  
sent my indeAmpendence out to Dm6take a hikCeE  
all you gotta Amdo is activCate my belFlDm  
and I'll Efetch you anyE/G#thing you likAme
[Chorus]
Going oncDe, going twiCce
Every maFn here has a priGce
Over herDe, over theCre
Sold to Fnot a single Glady in Ehere
[Verse]
I've Ambeen here like a Dmthousand timCes
GDated every Amwoman in the DmatmospherCeE  
I've Ambeen to every Dm6continentC  E  
Broken all the Amhearts in every Dm6hemispheCre
And if I'm Enot the type of Amguy you like to CcircumveFnt
Just remeDmmber not to Elove me when I E/G#disapAmpear
I Amgraduated Dmat the toCp
I Elike to take advAmantage of the DmbourgeoisCie
So Eif you have a Amfantasy of Cbeing a Fqueen
DmMaybe you should Eblow a couple bucks on Amme
[Chorus]
Going oncDe, going twiCce
Won't these Fgentlemen suffGice?
Any herDe, any theCre
Any moA#tions anywhAere
Going Dtwice, going Cthrice
Guess this Fmeans we'll go 4 Gtimes a laEdy
[Bridge]
AI promise I'll be all you neeDd, ever neeAd
You'll Bmnever have to shop arEound (don't shop around)
And AI'll give you all you ever neDed, ever F#need
Don't Bmworry, I will nevEer let you doAwn, let you doF#wn
Don't Bmworry, I will nevEer let you doAwn
[Outro]
DSo many ladies are Cwanting for mates
And the prosFpects are good but the Gdate's never great
Over hereD, over there, over Cwhere, anywhere
They're too Fbusy with winning
GThe bidding to care and he's
DSold

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The Bidding

by Tally Hall

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dm6

E/G#

[Verse]

Am Dm6 C E

I've been sleeping in a cardboard box

Am Dm6 C E

spending every dollar at the liquor shop

Am C F

and even though I know I haven't got a lot

Dm E E/G# Am

I'll try to give you loving till the day you drop

Am Dm6 C E

I've been training like a Pavlov dog

Am Dm6 C E

sent my independence out to take a hike

Am C F Dm

all you gotta do is activate my bell

E E/G# Am

and I'll fetch you anything you like

[Chorus]

D C

Going once, going twice

F G

Every man here has a price

D C

Over here, over there

F G E

Sold to not a single lady in here

[Verse]

Am Dm C

I've been here like a thousand times

G Am Dm C E

Dated every woman in the atmosphere

Am Dm6 C E

I've been to every continent

Am Dm6 C

Broken all the hearts in every hemisphere

E Am C F

And if I'm not the type of guy you like to circumvent

Dm E E/G# Am

Just remember not to love me when I disappear

Am Dm C

I graduated at the top

E Am Dm C

I like to take advantage of the bourgeoisie

E Am C F

So if you have a fantasy of being a queen

Dm E Am

Maybe you should blow a couple bucks on me

[Chorus]

D C

Going once, going twice

F G

Won't these gentlemen suffice?

D C

Any here, any there

A# A

Any motions anywhere

D C

Going twice, going thrice

F G E

Guess this means we'll go 4 times a lady

[Bridge]

A D A

I promise I'll be all you need, ever need

Bm E

You'll never have to shop around (don't shop around)

A D F#

And I'll give you all you ever need, ever need

Bm E A F#

Don't worry, I will never let you down, let you down

Bm E A

Don't worry, I will never let you down

[Outro]

D C

So many ladies are wanting for mates

F G

And the prospects are good but the date's never great

D C

Over here, over there, over where, anywhere

They're too busy with winning

The bidding to care and he's

Sold

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