• Song:

    Handbags And Gladrags

  • Artist:

    Rod Stewart

  • Album:

    Unplugged...And Seated

This is a bit of a work in progress but I thought I'd post what I have so far. There is no rhythm guitar
in this song, these chords follow the bass. This can be played in power chords and sounds fine but I think
it would make sense to transpose it into A and play open chords with a capo on the first fret, however if 
you do this some of the chords sound 'off', suggesting that they are incorrect. I will post a revised version
of this soon but to be honest I am a little bored with it right now. Of course any ideas/corrections would
be very welcome 

Intro: Bb G# D# F X3

Verse 1:
Bb           G#                  D#    F                        Bb   G#   D#   F
  Ever see a blind man cross the road, tryin' to make the other side
Bb           G#                 D#   F                        Bb   G#   D#   F
  Ever see a young girl growing old, tryin' to make herself a bride

Chorus:
Gm                   F          Bb                       C
  So what becomes of you my love, when they have finally stripped you of
    D#                                  F                                 Bb  G#   D#   F   Bb   G#   D#   F 
The handbags and the gladrags that your grandad had to sweat so you could buy            baby

Verse 2:
Bb             G#       D#                  F               Bb   G#   D#   F
  Once I was a young man, and all i thought i had to do was smile
Bb                G#        D#        F                    Bb   D#   F
  You are still a young girl, and you bought everything in style

Chorus:
Gm                        F          Bb                     C
  But once you think your in your out 'cos you don't mean a single thing without
    D#                                  F                                 Bb  G#   D#   F   Bb   D#   A#   D#
The handbags and the gladrags that your grandad had to sweat so you could buy            baby 

Verse 3:
Bb                   G#             D#                              Bb   G#   D#
  Sing a song of six-pence for your sake, and take a bottle full of rye
Bb                     G#          D#                          Bb   G#   D#
  Four and twenty blackbirds, in a cake and bake them all in a pie

Chorus:
Gm                        F           Bb                           C        
  They told me you missed school today, so what I suggest you just throw them all away
    D#                                  F                                Bb  D#  Bb  D#
The handbags and the gladrags that your poor old grandad had to sweat to buy
 
Chorus:
Gm                        F           Bb                      C 
  They told me you missed school today, so I suggest you just throw them all away
    D#                                  F                                Bb    G#   D#   F
The handbags and the gladrags that your poor old grandad had to sweat to buy ya

Ending: Bb G# D# F X2  Bb G# D# Bb
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