Handy Dandy

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Sounding key Bb major. I'd suggest a capo somewhere –
1st or 3rd frets are good suggestions.
Chords:
transpose +3 no -2
capo no Capo 1st Capo 3rd
Bb A G
Eb D C
F E D
Cm Bm Am
Bb/F A/E G/D
F/Bb 1-x-3-3-3-1
A/E 0-x-2-2-2-0
G/D x-x-0-4-3-3
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[Intro]
AD ED AD E
| | | | |
[Verse 1]
A D E
Handy Dandy
D A D ED
| | |
Controversy surrounds him
A D
He been around the world and back again
E D A D E
| | |
Something in the moonlight still hounds him
A D E D A D E
| | |
Handy Dandy, just like sugar and candy
[Verse 2]
A D
Handy Dandy
E D A D ED
| | |
If every bone in his body was broken he would never admit it
A D E
He got an all-girl orchestra and when he says
D A D E
| | |
“Strike up the band,” they hit it
A D ED A D E
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Handy Dandy, Handy Dandy
[Middle 8]
Bm
You say, “What are ya made of?”
A
He says, “Can you repeat what you said?”
bm
You’ll say, “What are you afraid of?”
A/E
He’ll say, “Nothin’! Neither ’live nor dead.”
[Verse 3]
A D E D A D ED
| | |
Handy Dandy, he got a stick in his hand and a pocket full of money
A D E
He says, “Oh, my Darling, tell me the truth, how much time I got?”
D A D E
| | |
She says, “You got all the time in the world, honey”
A D ED AD ED
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Handy Dandy
A D ED AD E
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Handy Dandy
[Middle 8]
Bm
He got that clear crystal fountain
A
He got that soft silky skin
Bm
He got that fortress on the mountain
A/E
With no doors, no windows, so no thieves can break in
[Verse 4]
A D E D A D ED
| | |
Handy Dandy, sitting with a girl named Nancy in a garden feelin’ kind of lazy
A D E D A D E
| | |
He says, “Ya want a gun? I’ll give ya one.” She says, “Boy, you talking crazy”
A D E D AD ED
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Handy Dandy, just like sugar and candy
A D ED AD ED
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Handy Dandy, pour him another brandy
[Verse 5] (fade out)
A D E D A D ED
| | |
Handy Dandy, he got a basket of flowers and a bag full of sorrow
A D
He finishes his drink, he gets up from the table, he says
E D A D E
| | |
“Okay, boys, I’ll see you tomorrow”
A D ED A D E D A D ED
| | | | | | | |
Handy Dandy, Handy Dandy, just like sugar and candy
A D E D A D E D A D ED
| | | | | | |
Han-dy Dan-dy, just like sugar and candy

Handy Dandy chords and lyrics

Free chords for Handy Dandy by Bob Dylan. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Sounding key Bb major. I'd suggest a capo somewhere –
1st or 3rd frets are good suggestions.
Chords:
transpose  +3       no         -2
capo       no       Capo 1st   Capo 3rd
           Bb       A          G
           Eb       D          C
           F        E          D
           Cm       Bm         Am
           Bb/F     A/E        G/D
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[Intro]
| A D | E D | A D | E |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Middle 8]
            bm
You’ll say, “What are you afraid of?”
[Verse 3]
[Middle 8]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5] (fade out)

Handy Dandy Chords by Bob Dylan

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