Chords for When I Was a Lad
Tempo:
100.8 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
I was a lad, I went to Yale, and I knew then that I could never [Ebm] fail, for I studied very hard and [Ab] furthermore, I polished up the apple for the professor.
polished up the apple [Ab] so frequently, that soon I had a Phi Beta Kappa key.
had a Phi [Eb] Beta Kappa key, from polishing the apple [Ab] very frequently.
graduation day [G] I made a stop at a very [C] exclusive clothing shop.
up a charge account and asked [Cm] them for the best gray flannel [Ab] in the clothing store.
gray flannel in the clothing store.
was a member [C] of the Ivy League.
[Ab] Then I got a crew cut and a sincere tie, and for my first job I did apply.
polished up the apple [Ab] so frequently, that soon I had a Phi Beta Kappa key.
had a Phi [Eb] Beta Kappa key, from polishing the apple [Ab] very frequently.
graduation day [G] I made a stop at a very [C] exclusive clothing shop.
up a charge account and asked [Cm] them for the best gray flannel [Ab] in the clothing store.
gray flannel in the clothing store.
was a member [C] of the Ivy League.
[Ab] Then I got a crew cut and a sincere tie, and for my first job I did apply.
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_ _ _ I was a lad, I went to Yale, and I knew then that I could never [Ebm] fail, for I studied very hard and [Ab] furthermore, I polished up the apple for the professor.
[Eb] I _ _ [Gb]
polished up the apple [Ab] so frequently, that soon I had a Phi Beta Kappa key.
[D] Soon had a Phi [Eb] Beta Kappa key, from polishing the apple [Ab] very frequently.
On graduation day [G] I made a stop at a very [C] exclusive clothing shop.
[Ab] I opened up a charge account and asked [Cm] them for the best gray flannel [Ab] in the clothing store.
The best gray flannel in the clothing store.
That suit was a part of a great intrigue, [Db] for it proved I was a member [C] of the Ivy League.
It was part [Bb] of a great intrigue.
_ [Ab] _ Then I got a crew cut and a sincere tie, and for my first job I did apply.
A job in an advertising agency, [D]
sharpening the [Ab] pencils of a big VP.
Oh, he honed them on a pencil for a big VP.
I sharpened all the pencils so pointedly, that now I am a [C] partner in the agency.
I sharpened all the [Eb] pencils so pointedly, that _ [Ab] now I am an agency.
I kept my ears open and my big mouth shut, and I learned all the agency scubble, but.
I learned who was going out with whom, and who had [Eb] the keys to the powder room.
And who had the keys to the powder [Ab] room.
For the key to the powder room, you see, is the key to the structure of the agency.
The keys to the powder room, [A] is the keys to the [Ab] structure of the agency.
I worked real hard for the dear old firm.
I learned most every advertising term.
I said to the men in the dark gray suits, [D] let's ran it up the flagpole [Eb] and see who salutes. _
_ I [Ab] ran it up the flagpole perfectly, [Db] so now I am a partner [Ab] in the agency.
He ran it up the flagpole perfectly, [Gb] so now he is a partner [Ab] in the agency.
Now I have a big office at the end of the hall, with very fancy carpeting from wall to wall.
I keep my mouth open and I keep my ears shut, and I've got a little palace in Connecticut.
So _ _ _ _ I thank old Yale, _ and I thank the Lord.
_ _ And I also thank my father who was chairman of the [N] board. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ I was a lad, I went to Yale, and I knew then that I could never [Ebm] fail, for I studied very hard and [Ab] furthermore, I polished up the apple for the professor.
[Eb] I _ _ [Gb]
polished up the apple [Ab] so frequently, that soon I had a Phi Beta Kappa key.
[D] Soon had a Phi [Eb] Beta Kappa key, from polishing the apple [Ab] very frequently.
On graduation day [G] I made a stop at a very [C] exclusive clothing shop.
[Ab] I opened up a charge account and asked [Cm] them for the best gray flannel [Ab] in the clothing store.
The best gray flannel in the clothing store.
That suit was a part of a great intrigue, [Db] for it proved I was a member [C] of the Ivy League.
It was part [Bb] of a great intrigue.
_ [Ab] _ Then I got a crew cut and a sincere tie, and for my first job I did apply.
A job in an advertising agency, [D]
sharpening the [Ab] pencils of a big VP.
Oh, he honed them on a pencil for a big VP.
I sharpened all the pencils so pointedly, that now I am a [C] partner in the agency.
I sharpened all the [Eb] pencils so pointedly, that _ [Ab] now I am an agency.
I kept my ears open and my big mouth shut, and I learned all the agency scubble, but.
I learned who was going out with whom, and who had [Eb] the keys to the powder room.
And who had the keys to the powder [Ab] room.
For the key to the powder room, you see, is the key to the structure of the agency.
The keys to the powder room, [A] is the keys to the [Ab] structure of the agency.
I worked real hard for the dear old firm.
I learned most every advertising term.
I said to the men in the dark gray suits, [D] let's ran it up the flagpole [Eb] and see who salutes. _
_ I [Ab] ran it up the flagpole perfectly, [Db] so now I am a partner [Ab] in the agency.
He ran it up the flagpole perfectly, [Gb] so now he is a partner [Ab] in the agency.
Now I have a big office at the end of the hall, with very fancy carpeting from wall to wall.
I keep my mouth open and I keep my ears shut, and I've got a little palace in Connecticut.
So _ _ _ _ I thank old Yale, _ and I thank the Lord.
_ _ And I also thank my father who was chairman of the [N] board. _ _ _ _ _
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