Lady Of Pleasure chords by Fairport Convention

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
G

Verse:
                 D    G
She's a lady of pleasure, she's a lady of joy
    C    G     D
And she has no illusions of grandeur
    C      G             D
You can get what you want when your money's up front
    G      C     D
She's a sailor-lad's port in a storm
 C      D     G   D
A sailor-lad's port in a storm

Verse:
  G              D      G
To some she's a sweetheart, to some she's a whore
    C      G       D
And to others she's there to come home to
   C       G                D
Well, she knows the score 'cause she's done it all before
   G        C    D
Just knock and she'll open the door
C        D    G   C
Knock and she'll open the door

Instrumental:
D  C Am D  Am D
D  C Am D  Am D

Verse:
   G            D       G
"Oh, where are you going, my fine feathered friend?
     C     G      D
Have you someone to sleep with tonight?
     C     G               D
If you're willing to pay, you'll have somewhere to stay
    G       C      D
I've a nice place, a short haul away
   C   D      G
It's only a short haul away"

Instrumental:
D  C Am D  Am D
D  C Am D  Am D

Verse:
    G           D       G
There's some makes it easy and some makes it hard
      C      G     D
And there's some try to keep it a secret
     C      G             D
But she's there on the tide, she's just out for a ride
    G       C     D
And you know she's got nothing to hide
C     D   G
Nothing at all to hide

Verse:
    D    G             D    G
'Cause she's a lady of pleasure, she's a lady of joy
    C    G     D
And she has no illusions of grandeur
    C      G             D
You can get what you want when your money's up front
    G      C     D
She's a sailor-lad's port in a storm
    C      D     G
She's a sailor-lad's port in a storm