Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime chords by Tiny Tim
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Intro 1
(A minor) (E major) (E flatdim) (E major)
(A minor)
Verse 1
They used (A minor) to tell
me I (Bdim) was buildin' a dream (A minor)
And so I followed them all (D minor) (G major)
When (C major) there was earth to plow or guns (B major) to bear
I was always (E major) there, (Bdim) right on the (E major) job
(A minor) They
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Verse 2
used to tell (A major) me I was
(Bdim) buildin' a dream
(A minor) With peace and (A major) glory (D minor) ahead (G major)
Why should I be (C major) stand (E major) in' in line (A minor)
(A major) Just waitin' (E major) for bread? (Bdim) (E major)
Verse 3
(A minor) Once I built a railroad (E major) and made it run (A major)
(D major) Made it race (G major) against (C major) time (E major)
(D minor) Once (Bdim) I built a (E major) railroad,
(A minor) now it's (F major) done
(D minor) Hey brother, (Bdim) can (E major) you spare a dime?
(A minor)
Verse 4
Once I built a tower (E major) up to the sun (A major) (D major)
Brick and (G major) ribbon and lime (C major) (E major)
(D minor) Once (Bdim) I built (E major) a tower, (A minor) now it's (F major) done
(D minor) Brother (Bdim) , can you (E major) spare a (A minor) dime?
Verse 5
(A major) Once in khaki suits,
gee we looked swell
All (B flatdim) of that (A major) Yankee Doodle- (G minor) de- dum (A major)
(D major) Half a million boots went
slog (A minor) gin' (D major) through hell
(A minor) And I was the kid (C major) with the drum (B major) (E major)
Verse 6
Say, (A minor) don't you remember?
(E major) They called (A major) me Al (D major)
It was (G major) Al all the (C major) time (E major)
(A major) Why (D minor) don't you re (E major) member?
(A minor) I'm your (F major) pal (D minor)
Buddy, (E major) can you spare a (A minor) dime? (E major) (A minor)
Verse 7
Hey, man! (E major) I (A major) used to fight
for you (D major) in (G major) that war (C major)
(E major) Now I'm standin' (D minor) here in the street,
don't you remem (E major) ber me?
(A minor) I ain't got a stitch (F major) to my name (D minor)
(Bdim) Now (E major) put that little dime in my hand (A minor)
Verse 8
Hey, (E major) you see that tower (A major) up there? (D major)
You all goin' (G major) in and I'm
sittin' out (C major) here (E major) (D minor)
(Bdim) I don't wanna (E major) hear your words
(A minor) I wanna see that (F major) coin in my hand
(D minor) That's right, put it there,
(E major) sir, put it there! (A minor)
Verse 9
Mother, (A major) once in khaki boot (B flatdim) s,
(A major) gee we looked swell
For all that Yankee Doodle- de- dum (B flatdim) (G minor) (A major)
(D major) Half a million boots went
(A minor) sloggin' through (D major) hell
(A minor) I was the kid (C major) with the drum (B major) (E major)
Verse 10
Say, (A minor) don't you remem
(E major) ber? They called me (A major) Al
(D major) It was Al (G major) all the (C major) time (E major)
(D minor) Why (Bdim) don't you (E major) re
member? (A minor) I'm (F major) your pal
(F minor) Buddy, can you spare (E major) a dime?
(A minor)
Verse 11
(D minor)
Hey! Hey!
(A minor) Buddy, can you spare a dime?
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