A Bad Penny
...A BAD PENNY... by Cat Stevens
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*from 'Buddha And The Chocolate Box' (1974)*
Verse 1:
G G/F# G/F E7 Am
Oh no, dont, say those same idle lies;
B7 Em E+ Em/D
I've heard them be-fore, oh, oh,
C B7 Em G Asus4 A
This fool who left his heart on an early train,
D Dm
Wont buy no more.
Verse 2:
G G/F# G/F E7 Am
Oh no, dont, use those same weeping eyes;
B7 Em E+ Em/D
I'll wipe them no more, oh, oh,
C B7 Em
I didnt want to have to be cruel,
G
But the truth must be said,
Asus4 A D Dm
And you ain't heard e-nough.
Chorus 1:
Am C
Oh, it was not so long a-go,,
Am C
Since you wandered out of here.
Em D Am C
To be-come a silver model of a city on the air.
A C
So dont choke me with your lies,
Am C
Because this man has open eyes;
G G/F#
And I can see...
G E7 Am G7 C
I can see, I can tell. Ooh, ooh, ooh.
Interlude:
D Bm7 Em G A A7,
DBED
Break:
Bm Em
I had it e-nough;
D C
All those sneaky bars and smart parties.
Bm Em
Had E-nough;
D C
All those sweet friends and lovers.
B Em
I've, I've had e-nough;
D C
All those lonely rooms and blank faces.
B Em
Had E-nough;
G D G D G D
And I want you, I want you, no more,
G D G D G D
I want you, I want you, no more.
Interlude:
CGAD7
Verse 3:
G G/F# G/F E7 Am
Oh no, dont, say those same idle lies;
B7 Em E+ Em/D
I've heard them be-fore, oh, oh,
C B7 Em G Asus4 A
This fool who left his heart on an early train,
D Dm
Wont buy no more.
Outro:
B7 Em D, G G7 C G Am,
D E D A, E B E F
G Am G7 C, G Am D Am G
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 200033 100033 020100 x02210 021200
EEECAAus4
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 021000 020000 x32010 x02233 x02220
DGBADE
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 323000 x24232 x02223 xx0212 022100
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)