#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Barterers And Their Wives chords The Left Banke 1966 Capo I G F C G Barterers & their wives F C G Barterers & their wives F C F C Trading, fading, faking, breaking, F C G Barter away their lives F C G Crowding the city gate F C G Shunning the master s fate F C F C Low decisions they envision, F C G Cleaning the paupers plates D A C G D . . . In the marketplace, trading commonplace friends D A C G D . . . Come to banter on odds to meet their own ends F C G Barterers hold their own F C G Pinching on what they loan F C F C After seeding, people pleading, F C G Spending the heat alone D A C G D . . . Who will sacrifice pride for being nice game D A C G D . . . He s in season & that s the reason he came break G F C G Barterers & their trade F C G Lately fall back to fade F C F C Every evening, packing, leaving, F C G Counting on what they ve made D A C G D . . . Wifely cooking will keep them looking their best D A C G D . . . As they smile & set out beguiling with jest F C G Barterers & their wives F C G Barterers & their wives F C F C Trading, fading, faking, breaking, F C G Barter away their lives D A C G D . . . 2x F C G . . . Set8