--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Throw a Penny – Bee Gees --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Bee Gees Throw a Penny (1974) (Barry & Robin Gibb) From: "Mr Natural" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-E Bb7/Ab 4-x-3-3-3-4 C7sus2 x-3-5-3-3-3 Cm/F x-x-3-5-4-3 or 1-x-1-0-1-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSE 1 D Little child, I have found F#m If I stood up and looked around G D I'd see a brand new face staring right back at me D I believe, I am sure F#m That I'm taller than I was before G D Building a brand new bridge into sincerity CHORUS G A But it's at times like this we must learn to grow D G Throw a penny for my children, they are going down A D When the light shines down much brighter, many souls are found D G And I can't believe what they're saying in the overground A Bb [break] Throw a penny for my children going down MIDDLE 8 Bb Bb7/Ab Listen to the wise man as he breathes Gm He's really loving me (loving me) C7sus2 Cm/F He must be loving me (loving me) Bbmaj7 Bb7/Ab At night I turn my face into the wind Gm And I whisper secretly (secretly) C7sus2 Cm/F [Bb] What means the most to me and bring him close Bb F# Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaaaah VERSE 2 D Make it bad, make it good F#m Make it easy to be understood G D Well, I see a velvet day breaking across the sky D I believe, I am sure F#m I am taller than I was before G D Building a brand new bridge, I know I'm gonna try CHORUS G A But it's at times like this we must find out why D G Throw a penny for my children, they are going down A D When the light shines down much brighter, many souls are found D G And I can't believe what they're saying in the overground A [Bb] [break] Throw a penny for my children going down CODA | Bb | % | % | % | Bb Bb Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down Bb Bb Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down Bb Bb Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down Bb Bb Throw a penny for my children, for my children going down | Bb | % | % | % | (repeat and cross fade into: “Down the Road”, the next song on the album)