Tuning: Celtic (D A D G A D) Key: D Difficulty: Novice "Short A Couple A' Bob" (Steve Twigger) From "How Are We Getting Home?" (2004) Tune to DADGAD. Intro:: A A7 A A7 verse::
D Well, I'd say I'm in a pickle, G me cashflow doesn't trickle, D A there's nothing in my pocket except lint. D There's no bread for me butter, G me best friend is the gutter. D A D Do ye get the bloody pictures boys, I'm skint! chorus:: A I'm short a couple'a bob, D since I started on the grog, D A I've seen better days for sure. G I'm short a couple'a bob, D me head it's all a throb, D A D I've seen better days for sure. verse:: D I spend me mornin' clippin' coupons, G since I got me scoop on, D A the churchmouse is a rich man and I'm not. D But I ain't a down-and-out, see, G the train just left without me. D A D I don't own a smidgen or a jot! chorus:: A I'm short a couple'a bob, D since I lost me job. D A I've seen better days for sure, G I'm short a couple'a bob, D and I've run out of stuff to flog, D A D I've seen better days for sure. here we go! break:: D A D A G D A D D A D A G D A D verse:: D Well, the pot that I would piss in, G It's temporarily missin', D A I'm not a pauper I'm just poor. D And I'm really not that miserable, G though me lack of funds is considerable, D A D The wolf is selling crackers at the door. chorus:: A I'm short a couple'a bob, D I eat my chips without the cod, D A I've seen better days for sure. G I'm short a couple'a bob, D there's no corn on me cob. D A D I've seen better days for sure. verse:: D Well, that silver spoon of mine, G got stuck where the sun don't shine. D A My fortune went away and doesn't call. D I've really fallen on hard times, G and I've just run out of rhymes, D A D so I better finish quickly while I can... D still...finish. chorus:: A D short a couple'a bob, there's no bricks in me hod, D A I've seen better days for sure. G I'm short a couple'a bob, D I'm not the man you want to rob. D A D I've seen better days for sure. D A D I've seen better days for sure. D A D I've seen better days for sure. outro:: D A D A G D A D
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