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Intro:

A

Bb C# G# B D A
Bb C# G# B D A
Bb C# G# B D A
Bb C# G# B D A

Verse 1:
A                             C G
Stretcher-case smiles a load
A                             C G
Stretcher-case smiles a load
Bb                 C#   G#
Smiles a load over here and
B                  D     A
Smiles a load over there and the
A                      C G
Wheeling around abouts
A                      C G
Then choked on a thing
Bb                      C#   G#
And planned and worried said he
B                       D    A
And planned and worried said he and

Chorus:
F#  B           D   A      C#m              F#
Man he drank wa-ter didn't want to sit down

Verse 2:
A                       C G
Not that much sentiment
A                       C G
After all not that much
Bb                 C#   G#
Cos he is a fickle troy yeah
B              D    A
He is a fickle troy yeah
C#m                F#
Choked on a thing
A                             C G
Stretcher-case smiles a load
A                             C G
Stretcher-case smiles a load
Bb                 C# G#
Smiles a load over here and
B                  D     A
Smiles a load over there and the
A                      C G
Wheeling around abouts
A                      C G
Then choked on a thing
Bb                      C#   G#
And planned and worried said he
B                       D    A
And planned and worried said he and

Chorus:
F#  B           D   A      C#m
Man he drank wa-ter didn't want to sit down
F#   B
That make him knelt
D   A     C#m
And began to lick the skirt
F#    B          D
Wheel-ing around 'bouts
A       C#m                F#
Then he choked on a thing

Instrumental bit, repeat x2:
D       A . . . . . .
F     C# . . . . . .
F# . . .
Bbm   C# . . . .
Bb . . .
F     B . . . .
G#      D# . . . . . .
Bb    C# . . . . .
G#    Gm . . . . . .
A (repeat this twice the second time) . . . . . .

Instrumental verse:
A C G
A C G

Bb C# G#
Bb C# G#
B D A
C D# A#

Verse 3:
A                             C G
Stretcher-case smiles a load
A                             C G
Stretcher-case smiles a load
Bb                 C#   G#
Smiles a load over here and
B                  D     A
Smiles a load over there and
C#m
And choked on a thing

Chorus:
F#  B           D   A      C#m
Man he drank wa-ter didn't want to sit down
F#   B
That make him knelt
D   A     C#m
And began to lick the skirt
F#    B          D
Wheel-ing around 'bouts
A       C#m
Then he choked on a thing
F#    B          D
Wheel-ing around 'bouts
A       C#m               F#
Then he choked on a thing

Instrumental bit x4:
D       A . . . . . .
F     C# . . . . . .
F# . . .
Bbm   C# . . . .
Bb . . .
F     B . . . .
G#      D# . . . . . .
Bb    C# . . . . .
G#    Gm . . . . . .
A (repeat on second and fourth time) . . . . . .