5 Pennies chords by Norman Greenbaum

SimplifiedG · C · F · Dm · Gm

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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I was  (C major) walking the main street,
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my eyes open wide.  (F major) 
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 (D minor) I   was  (F major)  (D minor) lookin' side  (G major) to side.  (C major) 
I was walking down the main street,
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five pennies in my hand.  (F major) 
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 (D minor) But I couldn't  (F major) spend them,
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in  (D minor) this inflated land.  (G major) 
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 (C major) Maybe I'd find somebody,
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with five pennies just like me.  (F major) 
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 (D minor) Maybe we could pitch
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C 
those pennies  (G major) and see!  (C major) 
Oh, I might wind up with ten,
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or I might wind up with three.  (F major) 
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 (D minor) Any way is  (F major)  (D minor) all right with  (G major) me.  (C major) 
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 (F major)  (D minor)  (F major)  (D minor)  (G major)  (C major) 
{Whistling}
I was walking down the main street,
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C 
F 
five  (G minor) pennies in my  (C major) hand.  (F major) 
Dm 
F 
 (D minor) But I couldn't  (F major) spend them,
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in  (D minor) this inflated land.