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Three And Nine

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  G355433
 G7353433
* always strum once
[Intro]
|       C|      Fm|      Ab|C  
|       C|      Fm|      Ab|G7  
|       C|      G7|       C|G  
|       C|      G7|  Bb     A|Ab  
|       G|G*
[Verse 1]
CYou might reFmmember
  AbHow it used to Cbe
 CThree and nine could Fmshow you
  AbAny fantaG7sy
CParti-coloured G7pictures
 CNow and then 3GD
CNo cheap nosG7talgia
 Bb       A      Ab      G  G*
Conjured up by me
[Interlude]
|       C|      Fm|       C|      Fm  
|       C|      Fm|       G|G*      
[Verse 2]
CBack to the Fmold days
  AbClose to Chome
 CShow me some Fmnew ways
  AbI'll carry G7on
Whether Cmaking out or G7played out
 CThree and nine make Gtwelve
 CI've a dozen G7reasons
 Bb     A       Ab       G  G*
Ly-ing on the shelf
[Verse 3]
CB Feature Fmback rows
  AbFiled aCway
 CNo point preFmtending
 AbChange is here to G7stay
CThree and nine to G7forty-five
 CDecimal roGmance
 CIf you've warmed to G7centigrade
        Bb    A        Ab       G  G*
You stand a sporting chance
[Interlude]
|       C|      Fm|       C|      Fm  
|       C|      Fm|       G|G*  
[Verse 4]
CI'm not so sFmpecial
 AbYou're a misfit Ctoo
CWhy must they Fminterfere
 AbIn everything we G7do?
CShould we play G7safe now
 COr go all the Gway?
 CSix and two G7threes now
   Bb   A       Ab      G  G*
More I cannot say
[Outro]
|       C|      Fm|       C|      Fm  
|       C|      Fm|C*      |

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Three And Nine

by Roxy Music

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

355433

353433

* always strum once

[Intro]

C Fm Ab C

| | | |

C Fm Ab G7

| | | |

C G7 C G

| | | |

C G7 Bb A Ab

| | | |

G G

| |*

[Verse 1]

C Fm

You might remember

Ab C

How it used to be

C Fm

Three and nine could show you

Ab G7

Any fantasy

C G7

Parti-coloured pictures

C G

Now and then 3D

C G7

No cheap nostalgia

Bb A Ab G G

Conjured up by me

[Interlude]

C Fm C Fm

| | | |

C Fm G G

| | | |*

[Verse 2]

C Fm

Back to the old days

Ab C

Close to home

C Fm

Show me some new ways

Ab G7

I'll carry on

C G7

Whether making out or played out

C G

Three and nine make twelve

C G7

I've a dozen reasons

Bb A Ab G G

Ly-ing on the shelf

[Verse 3]

C Fm

B Feature back rows

Ab C

Filed away

C Fm

No point pretending

Ab G7

Change is here to stay

C G7

Three and nine to forty-five

C G

Decimal romance

C G7

If you've warmed to centigrade

Bb A Ab G G

You stand a sporting chance

[Interlude]

C Fm C Fm

| | | |

C Fm G G

| | | |*

[Verse 4]

C Fm

I'm not so special

Ab C

You're a misfit too

C Fm

Why must they interfere

Ab G7

In everything we do?

C G7

Should we play safe now

C G

Or go all the way?

C G7

Six and two threes now

Bb A Ab G G

More I cannot say

[Outro]

C Fm C Fm

| | | |

C Fm C

| | |* |

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