Dirty Pennies Erik Petersen

Dirty Pennies

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In a sm[G]all town [D/F#]where all k[Em]new all

Wan[C]dered a pea[G]sant lady nobody k[D]new

But her o[G]nly fr[D/F#]iend was a y[Em]oung boy

Brought her hot t[C]ea and lef[G]tover st[D]ew

In those bur[G]ning w[D/F#]intry Dec[Em]embers

He'd pick dirty pen[C]nies up o[G]ff the cold str[D]eet

And while his mo[G]ther was [D/F#]out Christmas sho[Em]pping,

He'd say, â[Am]�?��?Come on[D] in, warm [G]your feet

G D Dsus4 (2x) C9 D Dsus4 (2x)

As l[G]ong as you s[D/F#]hare with me sto[Em]ries.â�?��?

So she sp[C]oke, â�?��?I'm[G] a produc[D]t of war.

My mo[G]ther never [D/F#]knew who she cou[Em]ld be

As my fa[C]ther lay dr[G]unk on the flo[D]or.â�?��?

And she s[G]poke of the [D/F#]cart that she wh[Em]eeled

Had keys with no lo[C]cks and gui[G]tars with no str[D]ings

And a pu[G]zzle that could n[D/F#]ever be fin[Em]ished

This is my h[Am]ome, th[D]ese broken thi[G]ngs

Ah, but the b[G]oy went[D/F#] on to be ta[Em]ught in the sch[C]ools

To n[G]ot talk to str[D/F#]angers, and [G/B]don't feed the f[C9]ools

Grew ol[G]der and fu[D/F#]rther and of [G/B]her, fo[C9]rgot

As she was fo[G]rced to m[D]ove from [Bm]lot to lot to [C9]lot

[G]G [D/F#]D/F# [Em]G/B [C]C9 (2x)

She said, â�?�[G]�?I guess i[D/F#]t was much in [Em]his nature

To bec[C]ome an enfo[G]rcer of l[D]aw.

My old fri[G]end's got a [D/F#]gun to pr[Em]otect me

[C] [G] [D]

Always se[G]emed like the [D/F#]sort to help ot[Em]hers

So I'll fi[C]nd him while h[G]e's on the be[D]at

And say, rem[G]ember me, [D/F#]I'm the old l[Em]ady

You'd give me pe[Am]nnies you'd fi[D]nd on the st[G]reet.â�?��?

When she fo[G]und him, she [D/F#]saw not the y[Em]oung boy

Who d[C]ug for the ro[G]ots of her j[D]unk

She came f[G]ace to [D/F#]face with a s[Em]tern, vacant so[Em]ldier

Gri[C]nnin' and spi[G]nnin' a cl[D]ub

He said, â[G]�?��?Don'[D/F#]t you know that[Em] you can't be here?

You'll hurt bus[C]iness, and sc[G]are away the ki[D]ds.

Go wa[G]nder ar[D/F#]ound in s[Em]ome other town

Get o[Am]ut or I'm ta[D]king you i[G]n.â�?��?

â�?��?B[G]ut office[D/F#]r, I fond[Em]ly reme[C]mber you,

Young b[G]oy who would [D/F#]give me the lef[G/B]tover s[C9]tew

And wo[G]uld take me i[D/F#]nside to the [G/B]warm fire c[C9]oals.

Those hun[G]dreds of pen[D]nies bought[G/B] me all th[C9]ese clothes.

[G]G [D/F#]D/F# [Em]G/B [C]C9 (2x)

It's ag[G]ainst the [D/F#]law to pe[Em]ddle

It's aga[C]inst the l[G]aw to e[D]at

It's aga[G]inst the [D/F#]law to have no[Em]thing more

Than the sh[C]oes, full of ho[G]les, on your fe[D]et

And now they p[G]ut bars a[D/F#]cross the park be[Em]nches

So I gu[C]ess it's il[G]legal to sl[D]eep.

They bu[G]ried som[D/F#]ething in[Em]side of you, officer

Into your c[Am]old hear[D]t, dig de[G]ep

A[G]nd you'l[D/F#]l see[Em] that it's [C]me

A[G]nd here I'[D/F#]ll be[G/B], nothing new to [C9]me.

I'll be hear[G]tbroken and [D/F#]cold, fr[G/B]ozen and al[C9]one.

My co[G]ffin was a dump[D]ster and they d[G/B]idn't even k[C9]now.â�?��?

But while o[G]ut on the [D/F#]beat, he looked d[Em]own to his fe[C]et,

And he s[G]aw a dirty p[D/F#]enny h[G/B]eads up at his f[C9]eet

And it m[G]ade him think[D/F#] of an old t[Em]all tale

Of a w[Am]oman who pu[D]shed â�?�ʏ[G]33;round a cart

And the b[G]oy who [D/F#]fed her and he[Em]lped her

Knew he sh[C]ould have de[G]ep in his he[D]art

Oh, wh[G]ere did he [D/F#]hear that old t[Em]all tale?

But h[C]ey, what a st[G]ory to spr[D]ead

So he told it to his own growing boy

Once in a while before bed

Outro:

G D Dsus4 (2x) C9

D Dsus4 (2x)

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{t:Dirty Pennies}
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 Dirty Pennies
 Intro:
 
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 In a sm[G]all town [D/F#]where all k[Em]new all
 Wan[C]dered a pea[G]sant lady nobody k[D]new
 But her o[G]nly fr[D/F#]iend was a y[Em]oung boy
 Brought her hot t[C]ea and lef[G]tover st[D]ew
 In those bur[G]ning w[D/F#]intry Dec[Em]embers
 He'd pick dirty pen[C]nies up o[G]ff the cold str[D]eet
 And while his mo[G]ther was [D/F#]out Christmas sho[Em]pping,
 He'd say, â[Am]�?��?Come on[D] in, warm [G]your feet
 
 G D Dsus4 (2x) C9 D Dsus4 (2x)
 
 As l[G]ong as you s[D/F#]hare with me sto[Em]ries.â�?��?
 So she sp[C]oke, â�?��?I'm[G] a produc[D]t of war.
 My mo[G]ther never [D/F#]knew who she cou[Em]ld be
 As my fa[C]ther lay dr[G]unk on the flo[D]or.â�?��?
 And she s[G]poke of the [D/F#]cart that she wh[Em]eeled
 Had keys with no lo[C]cks and gui[G]tars with no str[D]ings
 And a pu[G]zzle that could n[D/F#]ever be fin[Em]ished
 This is my h[Am]ome, th[D]ese broken thi[G]ngs
 
 
 Ah, but the b[G]oy went[D/F#] on to be ta[Em]ught in the sch[C]ools
 To n[G]ot talk to str[D/F#]angers, and [G/B]don't feed the f[C9]ools
 Grew ol[G]der and fu[D/F#]rther and of [G/B]her, fo[C9]rgot
 As she was fo[G]rced to m[D]ove from [Bm]lot to lot to [C9]lot
 
 [G]G [D/F#]D/F# [Em]G/B [C]C9 (2x)
 
 She said, â�?�[G]�?I guess i[D/F#]t was much in [Em]his nature
 To bec[C]ome an enfo[G]rcer of l[D]aw.
 My old fri[G]end's got a [D/F#]gun to pr[Em]otect me
 [C] [G] [D]
 Always se[G]emed like the [D/F#]sort to help ot[Em]hers
 So I'll fi[C]nd him while h[G]e's on the be[D]at
 And say, rem[G]ember me, [D/F#]I'm the old l[Em]ady
 You'd give me pe[Am]nnies you'd fi[D]nd on the st[G]reet.â�?��?
 
 When she fo[G]und him, she [D/F#]saw not the y[Em]oung boy
 Who d[C]ug for the ro[G]ots of her j[D]unk
 She came f[G]ace to [D/F#]face with a s[Em]tern, vacant so[Em]ldier
 Gri[C]nnin' and spi[G]nnin' a cl[D]ub
 He said, â[G]�?��?Don'[D/F#]t you know that[Em] you can't be here?
 You'll hurt bus[C]iness, and sc[G]are away the ki[D]ds.
 Go wa[G]nder ar[D/F#]ound in s[Em]ome other town
 Get o[Am]ut or I'm ta[D]king you i[G]n.â�?��?
 
 â�?��?B[G]ut office[D/F#]r, I fond[Em]ly reme[C]mber you,
 Young b[G]oy who would [D/F#]give me the lef[G/B]tover s[C9]tew
 And wo[G]uld take me i[D/F#]nside to the [G/B]warm fire c[C9]oals.
 Those hun[G]dreds of pen[D]nies bought[G/B] me all th[C9]ese clothes.
 
 [G]G [D/F#]D/F# [Em]G/B [C]C9 (2x)
 
 It's ag[G]ainst the [D/F#]law to pe[Em]ddle
 It's aga[C]inst the l[G]aw to e[D]at
 It's aga[G]inst the [D/F#]law to have no[Em]thing more
 Than the sh[C]oes, full of ho[G]les, on your fe[D]et
 And now they p[G]ut bars a[D/F#]cross the park be[Em]nches
 So I gu[C]ess it's il[G]legal to sl[D]eep.
 They bu[G]ried som[D/F#]ething in[Em]side of you, officer
 Into your c[Am]old hear[D]t, dig de[G]ep
 
 A[G]nd you'l[D/F#]l see[Em] that it's [C]me
 A[G]nd here I'[D/F#]ll be[G/B], nothing new to [C9]me.
 I'll be hear[G]tbroken and [D/F#]cold, fr[G/B]ozen and al[C9]one.
 My co[G]ffin was a dump[D]ster and they d[G/B]idn't even k[C9]now.â�?��?
 
 But while o[G]ut on the [D/F#]beat, he looked d[Em]own to his fe[C]et,
 And he s[G]aw a dirty p[D/F#]enny h[G/B]eads up at his f[C9]eet
 And it m[G]ade him think[D/F#] of an old t[Em]all tale
 Of a w[Am]oman who pu[D]shed â�?�&#655[G]33;round a cart
 
 And the b[G]oy who [D/F#]fed her and he[Em]lped her
 Knew he sh[C]ould have de[G]ep in his he[D]art
 Oh, wh[G]ere did he [D/F#]hear that old t[Em]all tale?
 But h[C]ey, what a st[G]ory to spr[D]ead
 
 So he told it to his own growing boy
 
 Once in a while before bed
 
 Outro:
 G D Dsus4 (2x) C9
 D Dsus4 (2x)

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