Begging Bowl Blues


Intro
E, F#, A, B X 6

E (022100@1)       F#Windy (244322@1)old head 
A (x02220@1)    B (x2444x@1)            E (022100@1)            F#I (244322@1)sang along with the words that she said
A (x02220@1)       BHappy (x2444x@1)and bad 
E (022100@1)             F#"Where (244322@1)goes the time?" 
A (x02220@1)          BShe (x2444x@1)asked me once 
        E (022100@1)         F#Oh (244322@1)and if you don't mind 
A (x02220@1)          BGive (x2444x@1)back my heart when you go

E, F#, A, B x2

E (022100@1)          F#Begging (244322@1)bowl blues 
A (x02220@1)               BWrapped (x2444x@1)round my head
       E (022100@1)        F# (244322@1) A (x02220@1)    BLike (x2444x@1)a fistful of news nobody reads 
E (022100@1)        F# (244322@1) A (x02220@1)       BMe (x2444x@1)and her name I can't recall 
      E (022100@1)       F# (244322@1)  A (x02220@1)       BI (x2444x@1)was never the same after she left me 

    E (022100@1)B (x2444x@1)          EAnd (022100@1)oh I missed her so 
B (x2444x@1)           E (022100@1)         B (x2444x@1)       E (022100@1)      BNever (x2444x@1)thought much of her reason to go 
    E (022100@1)   B (x2444x@1)        EAnd (022100@1)well, she cast a spell
B (x2444x@1)     E (022100@1)       B (x2444x@1)     EUnder (022100@1)I fell in a useless hello


Bridge.

A, B, E, C#m x3

A, B,

E, F#, A, B x4



E (022100@1)         F#Useless (244322@1)old day 
A (x02220@1)         B (x2444x@1)         E (022100@1)      F#Wishing (244322@1)the hours would take me away 
A (x02220@1)        BJust (x2444x@1)for a while 
E (022100@1)      F# (244322@1)   A (x02220@1)         BNobody's (x2444x@1)crook, stealing an answer 
   E (022100@1)         F# (244322@1) A (x02220@1)          B (x2444x@1)        EOh (022100@1)why does he look drunk as the day he was born?
B (x2444x@1)        E (022100@1)   B (x2444x@1)           E (022100@1)         BRagged (x2444x@1)and torn, lives for the money these days, 
       E (022100@1)   BWhat (x2444x@1)a joke 
    E (022100@1)   B (x2444x@1)        EAnd (022100@1)once, twice is a sin 
B (x2444x@1)          E (022100@1)         B (x2444x@1)     ECouldn't (022100@1)get in with the elegant folk


A, B, E, C#m x4
A, B

E (022100@1)      C#m (x13321@4)     A (x02220@1)       BI (x2444x@1)cannot wait any longer 
    E (022100@1)      C#m (x13321@4)       A (x02220@1)       BAnd (x2444x@1)I cannot claim to be free 
     E (022100@1)    C#m (x13321@4)          A (x02220@1)       BWhenever (x2444x@1)it seems like I'm losing 
    E (022100@1)          C#m (x13321@4)        A (x02220@1)       BThe (x2444x@1)begging bowl blues follow me
    E (022100@1)        C#m (x13321@4)          A (x02220@1)       BAnd (x2444x@1)she cannot say that she's happy 
    E (022100@1)       C#m (x13321@4)     A (x02220@1)       BAnd (x2444x@1)I cant be sure if I care
E (022100@1)          C#m (x13321@4)      A (x02220@1)       BI (x2444x@1)got wrapped up in the money 
        E (022100@1)          C#m (x13321@4)          A (x02220@1)       BAnd (x2444x@1)the begging bowl blues kept me there


E, C#m, A, B
Repeat to fade