Song of the Old Rake Paul Kelly
Intro/Fill:
D U D
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[C] [G] [C]
These runs are used before each F chord and after the C chords that follow the Fs.
Run up to F: Run down to C:
e|-----------1-------------------3----- B|-----------1-------------------0----- G|-----0-0---2-------------------0----- D|--2--0-2-3-3-----------2-3-2---0----- A|--3--------------------3------------- E|-----------------------------3-------
Intro: C G C
[C] Pretty child come here to me,
Listen to my story
[G] Won't you sit down on my [C]knee?
Your eyes are like your mother's,
And your mother's mother's
[G] Deeper than the deep blue [C]sea
[F] All them girls I [C]used to love
[G] By the fire, all [C]alone I sit dreaming of
[F] All them girls I [C]used to hold
[G] I made their love turn [C]cold
Fill: C G C
D U D
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[C] [G] [C]
[C] These old bones are aching
These old hands are shaking
[G] Lord I can't see the [C]page
Sing me the song I taught you
Fetch my wine and water
[G] Never thought I'd reach t[C]his stage
[F] All them girls I [C]used to know
[G] Like a fool acting[C] smart I let them go
[F] All them girls a [C]long time gone
[G] I lost them one by[C] one
Fill: C G C x2
D U D
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[C] [G] [C]
[F] All them girls with thei[C]r creamy skin
[G] What I'd give just to[C] have one in my arms again
[F] Oh my girl when you [C]start to play
[G] Don't give your heart[C] away
[F] All them girls I [C]used to kiss
[G] I don't know how my[C] days all came down to this
[F] All them girls I [C]used to hold
[G] I made their love [C]turn cold
[F] Oh my girl when y[C]ou start to play
[G] Don't give your he[C]art away
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