Chords for New York Rock & Roll Ensemble (Manos Hadjidakis) - Kemal

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This is the story of foolish Prince Bracefiddle and wise Jerry [Am] Kamau.
[D] As you remember last time, the prince [Am] was [G] found without a [F] dime on the [Eb] Ponce [D] Valdez,
[G] while Jerry [D] watched from [Gm] a tree. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ In the land of Alib, _ the [D] sea of _ Avali,
[Gm] lived a man [F] who played [Eb] the zither [D] with [Gm] a pronoun on his knee.
He would dance among the fuzzy trees and [D] bring the birds to life,
and [Gm] his name [F] was Prince [Eb] _ _ [D] Bracefiddle, [Gm] and he loved his ugly wife.
[Bb] He would sing the songs of Latvi [F] in [Gm] his very [Dm]
[Eb] special way,
[F] and he [Eb] puffed tea [Dm] with his lumpy [D] [Gm] head in sleep all night and day.
[Bb] With his turban and his lester [F] [Gm] face, the thieves of [Eb] Germany
might [F] beware [Eb] Prince [D] _ Bracefiddle, [Gm] he'll be hanging from a tree. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Fifty days and nights they waited for [D] a sign from old Ratan
to [Gm] pretend [Dm] to wear [Cm] the [D] colors of [Gm] the Emperor Charlie Chan.
So they strode into the forest with [Am] a song and [D] _
energy
to [Gm] find bay [Dm] leaves in [Eb] the [D] cauldron of [Gm] the Mad Witch Betty Lee.
Came [Bb] the answer from the lint [F] mop that [Gm] was found [Dm] upon [Eb] the ground,
_ [F] only time and [Eb] Prince [D] _ Bracefiddle will [Gm] repair your [Dm]
[Gm] belly's ground.
Search the [Bb] highlands, search the [F] lowlands, cruise [Gm] the sea [Dm] of [Eb] Baba Lee,
but [F] remember [Eb] that [D] your children need [Gm] the food from [D] _
[G] filigree. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Then one day in _ Abalone came a [D] messenger to say
_ [Gm] that _ [F] [Eb] Onionhead Bracefiddle [D] broke and [G] have no more to play.
Will we lose our land of [Gm] Latvi to [D] the _ bearded men of Cleves?
[Gm] Only _ [F] miracles [Eb] can save [Gm] us and some tricks inside our sleeves.
[A] From [Bb] the sky there was an [F] answer [Gm] to the [Bb] question of [Eb] the plebes.
[E] You [F] will meet [Eb] a tall [D] dark stranger [G] wearing black and blue knees.
Who [Bb] is Lucy, who is [F] Nestor, we [Gm] should [Dm] only [Eb] be Benal.
[F] Why it's [Eb] _ [D] Aphrodite, [Gm] Milton and his [D] keeper Prince [Gm] _
Kemal. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Good [Am] night [Dm] Kemal, good night.
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