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 ....