Chords for The Corries --- The Tortoise

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_ _ _ _ He was just a lonely tortoise [Ab] looking [Eb] for a home. _
His tiny feet were blistered with [F] the miles he'd [Bb] had to roam.
[Eb] I found him in a pet shop.
[Ab] On his cheek there [Eb] was a tear.
And painted on his little back [Bb] was twenty [Eb]-two clear. _
[Ab] He's a faithful friend, the tortoise, [Eb] he'll love you [Bb] till the end.
[Eb] And you don't need a person [Bb] with a tortoise [Eb] heart. _
_ _ _ I took him from the pet shop, _ [Ab] tied to a [Eb] piece of string.
_ I'm sure that he was happy for [F] me.
I thought [Bb] I heard him sing. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Eb] I took him to my small shop.
[Ab] We had many years, a [Eb] mile to go.
_ I tied him to a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] rope.
He was grateful [Eb] for the toad.
[Ab] He's a faithful friend, the tortoise, [Eb] he'll [Bb] love you till the end. _
[Eb] And you _ don't need a person with [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ a tortoise heart.
In winter, _ he hibernates.
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His tiny feet got cold.
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_ [Eb] Then _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ he'd [Bb] sink.
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[Eb] _ You don't need a person _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ with a tortoise heart.
Then came the day that's coming too.
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_ [Eb] _ _ A drunken driver hit my friend.
[A] He smashed up [Bb] against a wall. _ _ _
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