Chords for Lydia The Tattooed Lady
Tempo:
151.75 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [G] [C] [G]
[C] Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] say have you [Dm] met Lydia, [C] oh Lydia, [A] the [Dm] tattoo lady?
She [C] has [Dm] eyes the folks [C] adore [Dm] so, [Bb] and a [Dm] torso [B] even more [C] so.
Lydia, [B] oh Lydia, [C] that [G] encyclopedia, [Am] oh Lydia, [Dbm] the queen [Dm] of tattoo.
On her back [A] is the [Dm] Battle of [G] Waterloo, [C] beside [Bb] it the wreck [Dm] of the Hesperus II.
[C] And proudly above [F] waves the red, white and blue, [C] you can [G] learn a lot [C] from Lydia.
[Dm]
[C] La la la, [B] [Am] la la [G] la, [Cm] la la [Bb] la, [Eb] la la [Dm] la.
[Eb] When her dresses [Gm] unfold, she will show you the world, [Eb] if you [Gm] step up [Bb] and tell her where.
For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paris, or Washington crossing [Eb] the Delaware.
[Bb]
[Eb] La la [Bb] la, la la la, [C] la la [G] la, [C] la la [B] la.
[C] Oh Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] say have [B] you met Lydia, [Am] oh Lydia, [Dbm] the [Dm] tattoo lady?
When [C] her [Dm] muscles start [C]
[Dm] relaxing, [Dbm] up the hill [Dm] comes [G] Andrew [C] Jackson.
Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] that [B] encyclopedia, [C] oh Lydia, the champ [Dm] of them all.
For two [E] bits you can see a [F] Mazurka [G] in [C] jazz, with a view of [Dbm] Niagara [Dm] that [B] nobody has.
[C] And on a clear day [F] you can see Alcatraz, [C] you can [G] learn a lot [C] from Lydia.
[G] [C] La la la, [Dm] la [C] la la, [Dm] la [Eb] la [Bb] la, [Eb] la la [Bb] la.
[Eb] Along the sea buffalo Bill with [C] his [Gm] lasso, his little classic for [Bb] Mendel Picasso.
His captain Scalding exploring the Amazon, his Godiva book with [Cm] her pajamas on.
La la [Bb] la, [Eb] la la [Bb] la, [C] la la
[G] la, [C] la la [G] la.
[C] Oh [G] Lydia, oh Lydia, [C] say have [Dm] you met [C] Lydia, oh Lydia, [Dbm] the [Dm] tattoo lady?
When [C] she [Dm] stands the [Am] world gets [Dm] littler, when [Dbm] she sits, [Dm] she [F] sits on [G] Hitler.
[C] Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] that [Bb] encyclopedia, [C] oh Lydia, [A] the queen [Dm] of them all.
She [Gb] once knocked an [Dm] admiral clean off his feet, [C] the ships on [Dbm] her hips made [Dm] his heart skip a beat.
[C] And now the old boy's [F] in command of the [C] fleet, for he went [B] and [C] married Lydia.
I [B] said Lydia, you [C] said Lydia, [B] I said Lydia, [C] we said Lydia, la la.
[G]
[C] Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] say have you [Dm] met Lydia, [C] oh Lydia, [A] the [Dm] tattoo lady?
She [C] has [Dm] eyes the folks [C] adore [Dm] so, [Bb] and a [Dm] torso [B] even more [C] so.
Lydia, [B] oh Lydia, [C] that [G] encyclopedia, [Am] oh Lydia, [Dbm] the queen [Dm] of tattoo.
On her back [A] is the [Dm] Battle of [G] Waterloo, [C] beside [Bb] it the wreck [Dm] of the Hesperus II.
[C] And proudly above [F] waves the red, white and blue, [C] you can [G] learn a lot [C] from Lydia.
[Dm]
[C] La la la, [B] [Am] la la [G] la, [Cm] la la [Bb] la, [Eb] la la [Dm] la.
[Eb] When her dresses [Gm] unfold, she will show you the world, [Eb] if you [Gm] step up [Bb] and tell her where.
For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paris, or Washington crossing [Eb] the Delaware.
[Bb]
[Eb] La la [Bb] la, la la la, [C] la la [G] la, [C] la la [B] la.
[C] Oh Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] say have [B] you met Lydia, [Am] oh Lydia, [Dbm] the [Dm] tattoo lady?
When [C] her [Dm] muscles start [C]
[Dm] relaxing, [Dbm] up the hill [Dm] comes [G] Andrew [C] Jackson.
Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] that [B] encyclopedia, [C] oh Lydia, the champ [Dm] of them all.
For two [E] bits you can see a [F] Mazurka [G] in [C] jazz, with a view of [Dbm] Niagara [Dm] that [B] nobody has.
[C] And on a clear day [F] you can see Alcatraz, [C] you can [G] learn a lot [C] from Lydia.
[G] [C] La la la, [Dm] la [C] la la, [Dm] la [Eb] la [Bb] la, [Eb] la la [Bb] la.
[Eb] Along the sea buffalo Bill with [C] his [Gm] lasso, his little classic for [Bb] Mendel Picasso.
His captain Scalding exploring the Amazon, his Godiva book with [Cm] her pajamas on.
La la [Bb] la, [Eb] la la [Bb] la, [C] la la
[G] la, [C] la la [G] la.
[C] Oh [G] Lydia, oh Lydia, [C] say have [Dm] you met [C] Lydia, oh Lydia, [Dbm] the [Dm] tattoo lady?
When [C] she [Dm] stands the [Am] world gets [Dm] littler, when [Dbm] she sits, [Dm] she [F] sits on [G] Hitler.
[C] Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] that [Bb] encyclopedia, [C] oh Lydia, [A] the queen [Dm] of them all.
She [Gb] once knocked an [Dm] admiral clean off his feet, [C] the ships on [Dbm] her hips made [Dm] his heart skip a beat.
[C] And now the old boy's [F] in command of the [C] fleet, for he went [B] and [C] married Lydia.
I [B] said Lydia, you [C] said Lydia, [B] I said Lydia, [C] we said Lydia, la la.
[G]
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[C] Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] say have you [Dm] met Lydia, [C] oh Lydia, [A] the [Dm] tattoo lady? _ _
She [C] has [Dm] eyes the folks [C] adore [Dm] so, [Bb] and a [Dm] torso [B] even more [C] so.
Lydia, [B] oh Lydia, [C] that [G] encyclopedia, [Am] oh Lydia, [Dbm] the queen [Dm] of tattoo. _
On her back [A] is the [Dm] Battle of _ [G] Waterloo, [C] beside [Bb] it the wreck [Dm] of the Hesperus II.
[C] And proudly above [F] waves the red, white and blue, [C] you can [G] learn a lot [C] from Lydia.
[Dm] _
[C] La la la, [B] _ [Am] la la [G] la, [Cm] la la [Bb] la, [Eb] la la [Dm] la.
[Eb] When her dresses [Gm] unfold, she will show you the world, [Eb] if you [Gm] step up [Bb] and tell her where.
For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paris, or Washington crossing [Eb] the Delaware.
[Bb] _
[Eb] La la [Bb] la, la la la, [C] la la _ [G] la, [C] la la [B] la.
[C] Oh Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] say have [B] you met Lydia, [Am] oh Lydia, [Dbm] the [Dm] tattoo lady? _ _
When [C] her [Dm] muscles start [C] _
[Dm] relaxing, [Dbm] up the hill [Dm] comes [G] Andrew [C] Jackson.
Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] that _ [B] encyclopedia, [C] oh Lydia, the champ [Dm] of them all.
For two [E] bits you can see a [F] Mazurka [G] in [C] jazz, with a view of [Dbm] Niagara [Dm] that [B] nobody has.
[C] And on a clear day [F] you can see Alcatraz, [C] you can [G] learn a lot [C] from Lydia.
[G] _ [C] La la la, [Dm] la [C] la la, [Dm] la [Eb] la [Bb] la, [Eb] la la [Bb] la.
[Eb] Along the sea buffalo Bill with [C] his [Gm] lasso, his little classic for [Bb] Mendel Picasso.
_ His captain Scalding exploring the Amazon, his Godiva book with [Cm] her pajamas on.
La la [Bb] la, [Eb] la la [Bb] la, [C] la la _
[G] la, [C] la la [G] la.
_ [C] Oh [G] Lydia, oh Lydia, [C] say have [Dm] you met [C] Lydia, oh Lydia, [Dbm] the [Dm] tattoo lady?
_ When [C] she [Dm] stands the [Am] world gets [Dm] littler, when [Dbm] she sits, [Dm] she [F] sits on [G] _ Hitler.
_ [C] Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] that _ [Bb] encyclopedia, [C] oh Lydia, [A] the queen [Dm] of them all.
_ She [Gb] once knocked an [Dm] admiral clean off his feet, [C] the ships on [Dbm] her hips made [Dm] his heart skip a beat.
[C] And now the old boy's [F] in command of the [C] fleet, for he went [B] and [C] married Lydia.
I [B] said Lydia, you [C] said Lydia, [B] I said Lydia, [C] we said Lydia, la la.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] say have you [Dm] met Lydia, [C] oh Lydia, [A] the [Dm] tattoo lady? _ _
She [C] has [Dm] eyes the folks [C] adore [Dm] so, [Bb] and a [Dm] torso [B] even more [C] so.
Lydia, [B] oh Lydia, [C] that [G] encyclopedia, [Am] oh Lydia, [Dbm] the queen [Dm] of tattoo. _
On her back [A] is the [Dm] Battle of _ [G] Waterloo, [C] beside [Bb] it the wreck [Dm] of the Hesperus II.
[C] And proudly above [F] waves the red, white and blue, [C] you can [G] learn a lot [C] from Lydia.
[Dm] _
[C] La la la, [B] _ [Am] la la [G] la, [Cm] la la [Bb] la, [Eb] la la [Dm] la.
[Eb] When her dresses [Gm] unfold, she will show you the world, [Eb] if you [Gm] step up [Bb] and tell her where.
For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paris, or Washington crossing [Eb] the Delaware.
[Bb] _
[Eb] La la [Bb] la, la la la, [C] la la _ [G] la, [C] la la [B] la.
[C] Oh Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] say have [B] you met Lydia, [Am] oh Lydia, [Dbm] the [Dm] tattoo lady? _ _
When [C] her [Dm] muscles start [C] _
[Dm] relaxing, [Dbm] up the hill [Dm] comes [G] Andrew [C] Jackson.
Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] that _ [B] encyclopedia, [C] oh Lydia, the champ [Dm] of them all.
For two [E] bits you can see a [F] Mazurka [G] in [C] jazz, with a view of [Dbm] Niagara [Dm] that [B] nobody has.
[C] And on a clear day [F] you can see Alcatraz, [C] you can [G] learn a lot [C] from Lydia.
[G] _ [C] La la la, [Dm] la [C] la la, [Dm] la [Eb] la [Bb] la, [Eb] la la [Bb] la.
[Eb] Along the sea buffalo Bill with [C] his [Gm] lasso, his little classic for [Bb] Mendel Picasso.
_ His captain Scalding exploring the Amazon, his Godiva book with [Cm] her pajamas on.
La la [Bb] la, [Eb] la la [Bb] la, [C] la la _
[G] la, [C] la la [G] la.
_ [C] Oh [G] Lydia, oh Lydia, [C] say have [Dm] you met [C] Lydia, oh Lydia, [Dbm] the [Dm] tattoo lady?
_ When [C] she [Dm] stands the [Am] world gets [Dm] littler, when [Dbm] she sits, [Dm] she [F] sits on [G] _ Hitler.
_ [C] Lydia, [G] oh Lydia, [C] that _ [Bb] encyclopedia, [C] oh Lydia, [A] the queen [Dm] of them all.
_ She [Gb] once knocked an [Dm] admiral clean off his feet, [C] the ships on [Dbm] her hips made [Dm] his heart skip a beat.
[C] And now the old boy's [F] in command of the [C] fleet, for he went [B] and [C] married Lydia.
I [B] said Lydia, you [C] said Lydia, [B] I said Lydia, [C] we said Lydia, la la.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _