Sweet Painted Lady
Elton John
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rafah
[Intro][Verse]GI'm back on dry land once againGmaj7Opportunity awaits me like a rat inthe drainOpportunity awaits me like a rat in the drainDm G7We're all hunting honey with moneyCto burnWe're all hunting honey with money to burnCmJust a short time to show you theG/B Am7tricks that we've learnedD DaugJust a short time to show you the tricks that we've learned[Verse]GIf the boys all behave themselveshereIf the boys all behave themselves hereGmaj7Well there's pretty young ladies andbeer in the rearWell there's pretty young ladies and beer in the rearDm G7You won't need a gutter to sleepCin tonightYou won't need a gutter to sleep in tonightCm G/BOh the prices I charge here will seeAm7 D Daugyou alrightOh the prices I charge here will see you alright[Verse]GSo she lays down beside me againGmaj7My sweet painted lady, the one withno nameMy sweet painted lady, the one with no nameDm G7 CMany have used her and many still doMany have used her and many still doCmThere's a place in the world for aG/B Am7 Dwoman like youThere's a place in the world for a woman like you[Chorus]Daug G F#Oh, sweet painted ladyF E7Seems it's always been the sameAm7 DGetting paid for being laidG Am7Guess that's the name of the gameDGuess that's the name of the gameG F#Oh sweet painted ladyF E7Seems it's always been the sameAm7 DGetting paid for being laidG Am7Guess that's the name of the game,D G DaugohGuess that's the name of the game, oh[Verse]GForget us we'll have gone very soonForget us we'll have gone very soonGmaj7Just forget we ever slept in yourroomsJust forget we ever slept in your roomsDm G7And we'll leave the smell of the seaCin your bedsAnd we'll leave the smell of the sea in your bedsCm G/BWhere love's just a job and nothingAm7 D Daugis saidWhere love's just a job and nothing is said[Verse]GSo she lays down beside me againGmaj7My sweet painted lady, the one withno nameMy sweet painted lady, the one with no nameDm G7 CMany have used her and many still doMany have used her and many still doCmThere's a place in the world for aG/B Am7 D Daugwoman like youThere's a place in the world for a woman like you[Chorus]G F#Oh sweet painted ladyF E7Seems it's always been the sameAm7 DGetting paid for being laidG Am7Guess that's the name of the gameDGuess that's the name of the gameG F#Oh sweet painted ladyF E7Seems it's always been the sameAm7 DGetting paid for being laidG Am7Guess that's the name of the game,DohGuess that's the name of the game, oh[Instrumental]G F# F E7Am7 D G Am7 D
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