Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: | A5 D5 E5 | A5 | A5 D5 E5 | A5 | Verse 1: Bb7 A5 I used to work and take a salary Bb7 A5 In a hole up near a foundry Bb7 A5 But it did not take me too long C G A5 To get my boots on a 'So long' D5 C A5 G A5 Long Spanish boots on a 'So long'.
Verse 2: Bb7 A5 I took a day job in Bethlehem Bb7 A5 I nearly threw in the towel then Bb7 A5 But it did not take me too long C G A5 To get my boots on a 'So long' D5 C G A5 High Spanish boots on a 'So long' - dig it! Solo: | D5 | % | % | % | | D5 | % | E7 | % | Verse 3: Bb7 A5 I took a Spanish haberdashery Bb7 A5 Restored with 15th Century tapestry Bb7 A5 But oh, Mr. Nesbitt got the best of me C G A5 So I strapped on my boots and said: 'So long' D5 C A5 G A5 Laced up my high boots and 'So long' Solo: | D5 | % | % | % | Goodbye! | D5 | % | E5 | % | Verse 4: Bb7 A5 I am on a job you see Bb7 A5 'Cause my old boots they mean too much to me Bb7 A5 Leather boots are just a mystery C G A5 Put on my boots and said: 'So long' C A5 G A5 High Spanish boots on and 'So long' C G A5 Put on my boots and said: 'So long'. Outro: | A5 | % | % | % | Those old Spanish boots. | A5 | % | % | % | | A5 | % | % | % | | A5 | % | % | % | Put on my boots and said: 'So long' | A5 | % | % | % | High Spanish boots, yeah. | A5 | % | % | % | (repeat to fade...)