"Handbags & Gladrags"
(As recorded by Rod Stewart 1972,
The Stereophonics & Jools Hollands Orchestra 2001)
Capo 1st fret

Verse 1
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Ever seen a blind man cross the road
E                          A  A7/G  D
Tryin' to make the other side
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Ever seen a young girl growin' old
E                          A  A7/G  D
Tryin' to make herself a bride
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So what becomes of you my love
A                      B
When they've finally stripped you of
D
The handbags and the gladrags
  E                                         A
That your poor ol' grandad had to sweat to buy you.
A7/G  D  E

Verse 2
Once I was a young man
And all I thought I had to do was smile
You are still a young girl
And you bought everything in style
But once you think you're in, you're out
'Cause you don't mean a single thing without
The handbags and the gladrags
That your poor ol' grandad had to sweat to buy you.

Verse 3
Sing a song of six pence for your sake
And take a bottle full of rye
Four and twenty blackbirds in a cake
And bake them all in a pie
They told me you missed school today
So well, I suggest you just throw them all away
The handbags and the gladrags
That your poor ol' grandad had to sweat to buy you.

They told me you missed school today
So I suggest you just throw them all away
The handbags and the gladrags
That your poor ol' grandad had to sweat to buy you.