[VERSE]
[Cm]A bunch of guys was [Gm]in this bar room[Cm]
[Eb]Most of them had been there [Cm]half the day[Eb] [Cm]
[Eb]They'd been telling jokes and [F]fairy tales [Ab]lying
Just to [F]pass the time away[Ab] [Cm]
[Eb]Then suddenly [Cm]someone [Eb]cracked the bar room door
[Gm]And then pushed it open wide
And this [Cm]huge [Gm]tall dark dude
[Cm]Bowed his head and [Eb]stepped inside[Cm] [Eb]
[Cm]I wonder where he's [Eb]from?
Some blonde asked[Cm]
The [Eb]wind must have blown him in[Cm]
But an old [Eb]Dutchman offered him a drink
[Cm]What will it be, [Eb]whisky, rum or [F]gin?
Sick him Fido, a [Ab]redhead shouted [F]
Show [Ab]him his way back to the street[Cm]
But [Eb]the Great Dane just walked over and [Cm]licked his hand
And [Eb]lay down at his feet[Gm]
[Gm]He said if you spare me that drink, Dutchman
[Gm]I promise I'll tell you how[Cm]
That I came to [Eb]be the helpless sight[Cm]
That stands before you [Eb]now
[Cm]I used to be an artist
[E]Not one who sits and fiddle [Cm]out on the curb[Eb]
[Cm]But in my day and time
My music was considered [Eb]superb [F]
[F]I wrote a song about a poor kid
Raised down in [Ab]New Orleans [Cm]
It didn't [Eb]make the hall of fame
[Cm]But it bought us shrimp, rice and [Eb]beans [Gm]
He kept at it [Ab]until it made the big time,
[Gm]Playing town after [F]town[Cm]
[Ab]Until he met a woman [Eb]he fell in love with
[Cm]And it really turned his life around[Eb]
[Cm]She had eyes like Cleopatra
[F]And a head of [Ab]luxurious hair
[Cm]With the brilliance of [Eb]her beauty
None [Cm]other could compare[Eb]
When [F]she lifted her eyes to [Ab]his
Her [F]lips would fall apart[Ab]
Each [Cm]time she allowed him kiss her[Eb]
It [Cm]near petrified his heart[Eb]
But when [Gm]he ask her would she marry him
[Gm]He'd give her everything he had[F]
She turned [Cm]and walked away[Eb]
And it nearly [Gm]drove him mad[Eb] [Cm]
He promised [Eb]her a half a million[F]
And would even pay [Ab]in advance[Cm]
If she would let him [Eb]prove himself[Cm]
Or at least [E]give him a chance[F]
And if he should go [Ab]blind
And had to [F]use his hands to feel[Ab]
He would [Cm]hire someone to do her [Eb]work
And prepare [Ab]her every meal[Eb] [Gm]
How could a [Cm]man love a woman so much[Eb] ?
Not one of you would think![Gm] [F]
Well, I did [Ab]and I [Cm]still do
[Ab]Hey Dutchman, [Gm]you promised me a drink!
[Cm]A bunch of guys was [Gm]in this bar room[Cm]
[Eb]Most of them had been there [Cm]half the day[Eb] [Cm]
[Eb]They'd been telling jokes and [F]fairy tales [Ab]lying
Just to [F]pass the time away[Ab] [Cm]
[Eb]Then suddenly [Cm]someone [Eb]cracked the bar room door
[Gm]And then pushed it open wide
And this [Cm]huge [Gm]tall dark dude
[Cm]Bowed his head and [Eb]stepped inside[Cm] [Eb]
[Cm]I wonder where he's [Eb]from?
Some blonde asked[Cm]
The [Eb]wind must have blown him in[Cm]
But an old [Eb]Dutchman offered him a drink
[Cm]What will it be, [Eb]whisky, rum or [F]gin?
Sick him Fido, a [Ab]redhead shouted [F]
Show [Ab]him his way back to the street[Cm]
But [Eb]the Great Dane just walked over and [Cm]licked his hand
And [Eb]lay down at his feet[Gm]
[Gm]He said if you spare me that drink, Dutchman
[Gm]I promise I'll tell you how[Cm]
That I came to [Eb]be the helpless sight[Cm]
That stands before you [Eb]now
[Cm]I used to be an artist
[E]Not one who sits and fiddle [Cm]out on the curb[Eb]
[Cm]But in my day and time
My music was considered [Eb]superb [F]
[F]I wrote a song about a poor kid
Raised down in [Ab]New Orleans [Cm]
It didn't [Eb]make the hall of fame
[Cm]But it bought us shrimp, rice and [Eb]beans [Gm]
He kept at it [Ab]until it made the big time,
[Gm]Playing town after [F]town[Cm]
[Ab]Until he met a woman [Eb]he fell in love with
[Cm]And it really turned his life around[Eb]
[Cm]She had eyes like Cleopatra
[F]And a head of [Ab]luxurious hair
[Cm]With the brilliance of [Eb]her beauty
None [Cm]other could compare[Eb]
When [F]she lifted her eyes to [Ab]his
Her [F]lips would fall apart[Ab]
Each [Cm]time she allowed him kiss her[Eb]
It [Cm]near petrified his heart[Eb]
But when [Gm]he ask her would she marry him
[Gm]He'd give her everything he had[F]
She turned [Cm]and walked away[Eb]
And it nearly [Gm]drove him mad[Eb] [Cm]
He promised [Eb]her a half a million[F]
And would even pay [Ab]in advance[Cm]
If she would let him [Eb]prove himself[Cm]
Or at least [E]give him a chance[F]
And if he should go [Ab]blind
And had to [F]use his hands to feel[Ab]
He would [Cm]hire someone to do her [Eb]work
And prepare [Ab]her every meal[Eb] [Gm]
How could a [Cm]man love a woman so much[Eb] ?
Not one of you would think![Gm] [F]
Well, I did [Ab]and I [Cm]still do
[Ab]Hey Dutchman, [Gm]you promised me a drink!
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