Handbags And Gladrags chords by Rod Stewart

• Capo on 1st

Difficulty: Novice


Intro: A G D E X3
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Verse 1:
A      G          D   E            A  G D E
 Ever see a blind man cross the road, tryin' to make the other side
A      G         D  E            A  G D E
 Ever see a young girl growing old, tryin' to make herself a bride
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Chorus:
F#m         E      A            B
 So what becomes of you my love, when they have finally stripped you of
  D                  E                 A G D E  A D A D
The handbags and the gladrags that your grandad had to sweat so you could buy   baby
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Verse 2:
A       G     D         E        A  G D E
 Once I was a young man, and all i thought i had to do was smile
A        G     D    E          A  G D E
 You are still a young girl, and you bought everything in style
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Chorus:
F#m            E     A           B
 But once you think your in your out 'cos you don't mean a single thing without
  D                  E                 A G D E  A D A D
The handbags and the gladrags that your grandad had to sweat so you could buy   baby
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Verse 3:
A          G       D                A G D
 Sing a song of six-pence for your sake, and take a bottle full of rye
A           G     D              A G D
 Four and twenty blackbirds, in a cake and bake them all in a pie
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Chorus:
F#m           E       A             B
 They told me you missed school today, so what I suggest you just throw them all away
  D                  E                A D A D
The handbags and the gladrags that your poor old grandad had to sweat to buy
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Chorus:
F#m           E       A           B
 They told me you missed school today, so I suggest you just throw them all away
  D                  E                A   G D E
The handbags and the gladrags that your poor old grandad had to sweat to buy ya
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Ending: A G D E X2 A G D A