Cap In Hand -- The Proclaimers
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3/4 time - best sung with a heavy Scottish accent!
Basic strum rythym: 1 2 3
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Intro: |D |D |D |D |
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) I could tell the meaning of a word like serene,
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) I got some `O' grades when I was sixteen,----
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) I can tell the difference 'tween margarine and butter,
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) I can say "Saskatchawen" without starting to stutter.
A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D (xx0232@1) we're cap in hand.
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight,
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) I know it's evening when day turns to night,
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) I can understand why Stranraer lie so lowly,
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) They could save a lot of points by signing Hib's goalie.
A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D (xx0232@1) we're cap in hand.
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) We fight when they ask us,
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) We boast then we cower,
G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) We beg for a piece of
G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) What's already, what's already, what's already, ours.
Instr:
|D |D |G |A |D |D |G |A |A |D |G |D |A |A |
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Once I thought I could make God a bribe,
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) So I said I was in His lost tribe,
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) Getting handouts can be so frustrating,
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) "Get in line son, there's five million waiting".
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) But I can't understand why you let someone else rule your land
NC D (xx0232@1) You're cap in hand.
A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D (xx0232@1) Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) E7 (020130@1) We're cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand,
A (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D (xx0232@1) We're cap in hand ....
