Chords for Clifford T Ward - A Song for Susan

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[G] _ _ _ _ [C] Susan wants to be a secretary _ She [F] has all the necessary [C] _ requirements
Yet since [F] her mum left home [G] Her dad's gone to pieces
[Am] Yet she has [F] to stay _
[G] [C] and look after [F] _ [Dm] Her brothers and sisters [G]
and all the [C] housework
[Am] Oh [F] _ _
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_ _ [G] _ [C] what a waste [Am] of [Dm] [G] education Oh [C] what a waste [Am] of [Dm] [G] education
Oh [C] what a waste [Am] of [Dm] [G] education Oh [C] what a waste [Am] of [Dm] [G] education
[C] _ She was trying so hard [Em] in [F] all her subjects [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ And the school [Em] report _ made [F] it clear
_ [Dm] That a little more [G] concentration would make all [Am] the difference [F] to [G] her worth
But [F] the subject she [C] needed [Dm] a little [G] more help in
[F] Was one that was [C] not [Dm] in the [G] curriculum
[F] The subject [C] she needed [Dm]
a [G] little more help in
[F] Was one that [C] was not [Dm] on the top [G] table
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[G] How [F] about the art of [C] combining, [F] washing and [C] ironing
[F] And chopping [C] and cooking [G] and serving
_ _ _ [F] With [C] homework, essays, [F] _ [C] time for revision, _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ punctuality
_ [G] [F] Even _ [C] at the gym, _ [F] _ [C] quiet practice [F] and playing [C] for the school not all [G] team
_ Oh _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] what a waste [Am] _
[Dm] of [G] education Oh [C] what a waste [Am] of [D] _ [G] education
Oh [C] what a waste [Am] of [Dm] [G] education Oh [C] what a waste [Am] of [Dm] [G] education
[C] It's such a big responsibility When [F] you're only sixteen [C] years old
[F] And your friends are going out _ [G] Buying new clothes
[Am] Going to [F] discos [G] Talking [C] boyfriends
[F] [Dm] Sending for college [G] _ _
[G] _ [C] prospectuses _ _ _ _ _
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