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[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
AI didn't find
AThe lucky penny
ASo I flipped it
AOver
And lDeft it for
FSomeone eGlse to finAd
And a dEime
Just in tDime
For the liAttle kid behDind me
To pick it Aup and yell:
Hey, MEom, I found a dAime
[Verse 2]
AThen I turned around the corner
AAnd I dropped another dollar
Just in caDse the street neFeded somGe more Acash
In the eEnd
I made it hDome
With nAothing in my pDockets
Except some cAigarettes
EAnd some stAones
[Verse 3]
AI pick 'em up
AWhen I go walking
ASome are shiny
AAll are dirty
Some are just peDbbles that might grFow up tGo be stoAnes
As an aEdult
No one can sDtop you
From geAtting your hands dDirty
When you're wAalking hEome alAone
[Verse 4]
AThen I saw a little black cat
ACross the street before a fast cab
DFlashed and disappFeared inGto the niAght
He glanced bEack with understaDnding
Of a futAure life impDending
And we boAth knew it wasn't his time yEet
[Verse 5]
AI didn't find the lucky penny
ASo I flipped it over
And leDft it for sFomeone Gelse to Afind
And a dEime
Just in tDime
For the lAittle kid beDhind me
To pick it Aup and yell:
Hey, MEom, I found a dAime
[Outro]
And a dAime just in tEime
For the lAittle kid behDind me
To pick it uAp and yell
Hey, MEom, I found a dAime
[Coda]
To pick it Aup and yell
Hey, MEom, I found a diDme
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Lucky Penny

by Regina Spektor

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I didn't find

The lucky penny

So I flipped it

Over

And left it for

F G A

Someone else to find

And a dime

Just in time

A D

For the little kid behind me

To pick it up and yell:

E A

Hey, Mom, I found a dime

[Verse 2]

Then I turned around the corner

And I dropped another dollar

D F G A

Just in case the street needed some more cash

In the end

I made it home

A D

With nothing in my pockets

Except some cigarettes

E A

And some stones

[Verse 3]

I pick 'em up

When I go walking

Some are shiny

All are dirty

D F G A

Some are just pebbles that might grow up to be stones

As an adult

No one can stop you

A D

From getting your hands dirty

A E A

When you're walking home alone

[Verse 4]

Then I saw a little black cat

Cross the street before a fast cab

D F G A

Flashed and disappeared into the night

E D

He glanced back with understanding

A D

Of a future life impending

A E

And we both knew it wasn't his time yet

[Verse 5]

I didn't find the lucky penny

So I flipped it over

D F G A

And left it for someone else to find

And a dime

Just in time

A D

For the little kid behind me

To pick it up and yell:

E A

Hey, Mom, I found a dime

[Outro]

A E

And a dime just in time

A D

For the little kid behind me

To pick it up and yell

E A

Hey, Mom, I found a dime

[Coda]

To pick it up and yell

E D

Hey, Mom, I found a dime

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