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[Intro]
A A/G D/F# D/E A A/G D D/E
A A/G
D D/E
[Verse 1]
A A/G D
Ever seen a blind man cross the road
D/E A A/G
Trying to make the other side?
D D/E
A A/G D
Ever seen a young girl growing old
D/E A A/G D D/E
Trying to make herself a bride?
[Chorus]
F#m E
So what becomes of you, my love?
A B
When they have finally stripped you of
D
The handbags and the gladrags
D/E
That your poor old granddad
[Break]
A A/G D D/E A A/G D D/E
Had to sweat to buy you, ba__by
[Verse 2]
A A/G
Once I was a young man
D D/E A A/G
And all I thought I had to do was smile
D D/E A A/G
Well, you are still a young girl
D D/E A A/G D D/E
And you've bought everything in style
[Chorus]
F#m
So once you think you're in,
E
you're out
A B
'Cause you don't mean a single thing without
D
The handbags and the gladrags
D/E
That your poor old granddad
A A/G
Had to sweat to buy you
[Break]
D D/E A A/G D D/E A D/E
[Verse 3]
A A/G D E
Sing a song of sixpence for your sake
A A/G
And drink a bottle full of rye
D E
A A/G D
Four and twenty blackbirds in a cake
E A A/G D E
And bake 'em all in a pie
[Chorus]
F#m E
They told me you missed school today
A B
So what I suggest you just throw them all away
D
The handbags and the gladrags
D/E
That your poor old granddad
Had to sweat to buy
[Bridge]
A A/G D D/E
A A/G D D/E
[Chorus]
F#m E
They told me you missed school today
A B
So what I suggest you just throw them all away
D
The handbags and the gladrags
D/E
That your poor old granddad
[Break]
A A/G D D/E A A/G D D/E
Had to sweat to buy you
[Outro]
A A/G D/F# D/E A A/G D/F# D/E
A
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