THE HANDBAGS AND GLADRAGS  (Michael D'Abo) - 
Rod Stewart (covered by Stereophonics)

(chords:  C       x32010)
(chords:  G7      320001) 
(chords:  C/D     xx0010)
(chords:  D7      xxx212)
(chords:  A7      3x2220) 
(chords:  Bm      224432)
(chords:  Em      x22xxx)
(chords:  D       xxx323)
 
(intro:)    C   G7    C     C/D   /  G     G7    C    D7  / G    G7    C     
C/D

G                            G7				     C         
 C/D
    EVER SEE  A BLIND MAN CROSS THE ROAD     TRYING TO MAKE THE  OTHER 
      G    G7   C   C/D     G					        C      
    C/D
SIDE?                          EVER SEE A YOUNG GIRL GROWN' OLD     TRYIN' TO
MAKE 
                               G  G7  C  C/D  Bm    Em			
     D		C/D  G
HERSELF A BRIDE?                               SO WHAT BECOMES OF YOU MY LOVE? 
				        A7			       C
WHEN THEY HAVE FINALLY STRIPPED YOU OF    THE HANDBAGS AND THE 
			         C/D							
G
GLADRAGS THAT YOU BURNED THAT I HAD TO SWEAT SO YOU COULD BUY
G7    C    C/D 
	G                          G7                     C                           
               C/D         
	ONCE I WAS A YOUNG MAN     AND ALL I THOUGHT I  HAD TO DO WAS 
   G      G7  C   C/D      G                                  G7               
    C                     C/D
SMILE.                       YOU ARE STILL A YOUNG GIRL     AND YOU BOUGHT
EVERY 
                               G  G7    C   C/D  B7  Em                        
                         D
THING IN STYLE.                                    AND ONCE THINK YOU'RE   IN
YOU'RE 
          C/D   G                                                           A7
OUT,            'CAUSE YOU    DON'T MEAN A SINGLE THING WITHOUT THE 
C							    C/D
HANDBAGS AND THE GLADRAGS THAT YOU BURNED THAT I HAD TO SWEAT 
                                        G   G7    C    C/D    G   C/D   G   C/D
SO YOU COULD   BUY.
          G                               G7		              C       
C/D                        
	SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE FOR YOUR SAKE    AND TAKE A BOTTLE FULL
      G   G7   C  C/D    G                                     G7              
                                           C/D
OF RYE.                     FOUR AND TWENTY  BLACKBIRDS   IN A CAKE    AND BAKE

                                  G   G7   C   C/D     B7     Em	
			D
THEM  ALL IN A PIE.                                     THEY TOLD ME YOU MISSED
SCHOOL 
                G					  A7
TODAY    SO WHAT I SUGGEST IS JUST THROW THEM ALL AWAY          THE 
C							   C/D
HANDBAGS AND THE GLADRAGS THAT YOU  POUR OVER THAT I HAD TO 
	           G   G7   C   C/D   G  G7  C  C/D         C
SWEAT TO BUY.                                             THE HANDBAGS AND THE 
GLADRAGS 
		C/D						     G                 G7   C  
C/D   G
THAT YOU  POUR   OVER THAT I HAD  TO  SWEAT TO BUY YOU



That's first class...

MW 04/12/02