Bad Penny Chords by Billy Bragg

Tempo:
143.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Bm

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Bragg - Bad Penny chords
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[D] [G]
[D]
[G]
[D] I [G] have a letter [D] from [E] her, [G] when she worked for the woman's [D] realm
And [G]
all the things she [D] promised me, she promised herself as well
[A] She [Bm] said I [F#m] want [D] my freedom, and ran off along [Cm] the [G] beach
[D] It's [F#m] hard to [G] love a girl [D] so near, [B] yet so far out of [Bm] reach
So far out of reach
[G] She steals [A] more than [D] she buys, you [Bm] can see it [G] in her eyes
She'll come back as soon as she's [A] ready, she's [G] a [D] bad penny
She [G]
[D]
[G] came back [D] when the tide came in, [G] and introduced her friend to [D] me
She [G] said don't ring [D] while he's here, and gave me back my poetry
[Bm] She expected me [D] to understand, cos I've always [G] done before
[D] [F#m] She asked [G] me why [D] don't you [B] send me poems anymore, [D] send me [A] poems [D] anymore
[Em] She steals [A] more [D] than she buys, [Bm] you can see it in her [G] eyes
[D] [G] She'll come back as soon as she's ready, [A] she's a [G]
[D] bad penny
[G]
[D]
[G] Can sucrumb people play [A] such [D] stupid games
[G] Laying in bed [D] at night [A] discussing baby's names
[D] When she [G] comes back [D] and asks [E] me [G] to sing all her favourite [D] songs
As if [G] she's never [D] been away, as if she's done nothing [A] wrong
[B] I've come to [C#] the [D] conclusion, that she can do just [G] what she likes
[D] She [F#m] knows where she [Gm] can find [Bm] me, and I [B] know where she parks her [D] bike
Where [A] she [D] parks her bike
[G] She steals [A] more than [D] she buys, you [B] can see it in [G] her eyes
[D] [G] She'll come back as soon as she's ready, [A] she's [G] a bad [D] penny
[G] [Am] Bad [Bm] penny
[G] [A] Bad [D] penny
[Dm]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Billy Bragg - Bad Penny chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, G and D of chords. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 71 BPM and then match the original tempo of 143 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _
[D] I [G] have a letter [D] from [E] her, [G] when she worked for the woman's [D] realm
And [G]
all the things she [D] promised me, she promised herself as well
_ [A] She [Bm] said I [F#m] want [D] my freedom, and ran off along [Cm] the [G] _ _ beach _
[D] It's [F#m] hard to [G] love a girl [D] so near, [B] yet so far out of _ [Bm] reach
So far out of reach
[G] She steals [A] more than [D] she buys, you [Bm] can see it [G] in her _ eyes
She'll come back as soon as she's [A] ready, she's [G] a _ [D] bad penny
She [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ came back [D] when the tide came in, [G] and introduced her friend to [D] me
_ She [G] said don't ring [D] while he's here, _ and gave me back my poetry _ _
[Bm] She expected me [D] to _ understand, cos I've always [G] done before _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [F#m] She asked [G] me why [D] don't you [B] send me poems anymore, _ [D] send me [A] poems [D] anymore
_ [Em] She steals [A] more [D] than she buys, [Bm] you can see it in her [G] _ eyes
[D] _ [G] She'll come back as soon as she's ready, [A] she's a [G] _
[D] bad penny
_ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ Can sucrumb people play [A] such [D] stupid games _ _
_ _ _ [G] Laying in bed [D] at night [A] discussing _ _ _ baby's names
[D] When she [G] comes back [D] and asks [E] me [G] to sing all her favourite _ [D] songs
_ As if [G] she's never [D] been away, _ as if she's done nothing [A] wrong
[B] I've come to [C#] the [D] conclusion, _ that she can do just [G] what she _ _ _ likes
[D] She [F#m] knows where she [Gm] can find [Bm] me, and I [B] know where she parks her [D] bike
Where [A] she [D] parks her bike
[G] She steals [A] more than [D] she buys, you [B] can see it in [G] her eyes
_ [D] [G] She'll come back as soon as she's ready, [A] she's [G] a bad [D] _ penny _
[G] _ [Am] Bad _ [Bm] penny
_ _ [G] [A] Bad _ [D] penny _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Workers Playtime album.

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