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Date: 11/2/2002          From: DJ   
To: Majicat
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                    Bad Penny by Cat Stevens (1974)

Intro

  G    G/F#    G/F    E7     Am    B7     Em    D7 
| /  /  /   / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | 
     

Verse 1

 G  G/F#  G/F           E7      Am      B7                 Em
Oh, don’t say those same  idol lies, I-I’ve heard them be-fore,
Em EmM7 Em7/D G7/D   C   B7
         Oh----oh, this fool, 
     Em             G                A4   A
Who left half his heart on an early train,
               D   B7    Em  D
Won’t buy no more!
             | / / / / | / / / / |


Verse 2
    G   G/F#  G/F           E7        Am      B7               Em
Oh, no, don’t use those same weeping eyes, I-I’ll wipe them no more,
Em EmM7 Em7/D G7/D  C                    G/B        Em
     Oh -woh,  oh,     I didn’t want to have to be cruel,
         G/D                   A4 A                D   B7   Em   D
But the truth must be said, & you-- ain’t heard e-nough!
                                                 | / / / / | / / / / |


Verse 3
           Am             C
Oh, it was not so long a-go,
           Am              C
Since you wandered out of here, 
       Am             D         Am          C
To be-come a silver model of a city of the air,
           Am                 C                Am           C
So don’t choke me with your lies, ‘cause this man has open eyes,
           G   G/F# G/F        E7          Am
And I can see,       I can see----, I can tell, 
   B7    Em  EmM7 Em7/D G7/D  C   D Bm
Oh-oh,oh-oh, hum -mmm  ,mmm, mmm! 
                            | / / / / |

  Em    G/D   A4     A      D     B7     Em    D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |




Verse 4
    Bm              Em               D          C
Ha!    I had it e-nough, all those sneaky bars & smart parties,
Bm          Em               D                C
    Had e-nough, all those sweet friends & lovers,
     B7            Em                D              C
I-I-I’ve had it e-nough, all those lonely rooms & blank faces,
 B7              Em          G/D   D      G/D  D  G/D  D
     I’ve had e-nough, and I want you… I want you no more,
   G/D  D      G/D  D  G/D  D   C  G/B  Am      D7
I want you… I want you no more, oh----, oh, no, no !




Verse 1 again



Coda
  G   G7    C/E  G     Am    D     E   E7/D
| / / / / | /  / / / | / / / / / | / /  /  / |

 A/C#   E     B7        F     (G)   Am G7/B   
| /  /  / / | / / / / | / / / /  |  /   /   | 

  Am  D     Am  G
| / / / / | / / / / |


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Chords: 
  
3x0033   2x0033    1x0033    022130   x02210   022000
  G       G/F#      G/F        E7      Am       Em

x32010   x21202    xx0212    xx0003   x02230   x02220
  C        B7        D        G/D       A4       A

x24432   xx0212      
  Bm       D7
  

Riff rundown:
 xx2000    xx1000   xx0000   xx0001
   Em       EmM7     Em7/D    G7/D  


Additional Coda chords:

320033   320001   xx2010   022100   xx0434
   G       G7      C/E       E       E7/D        

x4222x   xx0001    x20003
 A/C#     G7/D       G/B  



    


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