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 in the drainDm G7 CWe're all hunting honey with money to burnCm G/B Am7 D DaugJust a short time to show you the tricks that we've learned[Verse]GIf the boys all behave themselves hereGmaj7Well there's pretty young ladies and beer in the rearDm G7 CYou won't need a gutter to sleep in tonightCm G/B Am7 D DaugOh the prices I charge here will see you alright[Verse]GSo she lays down beside me againGmaj7My sweet painted lady, the one with no nameDm G7 CMany have used her and many still doCm G/B Am7 DThere'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 Am7 DGuess that's the name of the gameG F#Oh sweet painted ladyF E7Seems it's always been the sameAm7 DGetting paid for being laidG Am7 D G DaugGuess that's the name of the game, oh[Verse]GForget us we'll have gone very soonGmaj7Just forget we ever slept in your roomsDm G7 CAnd we'll leave the smell of the sea in your bedsCm G/B Am7 D DaugWhere love's just a job and nothing is said[Verse]GSo she lays down beside me againGmaj7My sweet painted lady, the one with no nameDm G7 CMany have used her and many still doCm G/B Am7 D DaugThere'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 Am7 DGuess that's the name of the gameG F#Oh sweet painted ladyF E7Seems it's always been the sameAm7 DGetting paid for being laidG Am7 DGuess that's the name of the game, oh[Instrumental]G F# F E7Am7 D G Am7 D
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