Handbags & Gladrags chords by Rod Stewart (Official Version)

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Bb
Bb/Ab
Eb/G
Fsus4
F
Eb
Gbdim7
Gm
C
Eb/F
Ab/Bb
Eb/Bb
F/Bb
Ebsus2

Intro 1

Bb/Ab

Eb/G

Fsus4

Bb/Ab

Eb/G

Fsus4

Bb/Ab

Eb/G

Fsus4

Verse 1
Bb 
Bb/Ab 
Eb 
Ever seen a blind    man cross the road
Fsus4 
Bb 
Trying   to make the other side
Bb/Ab 
Eb 
Fsus4 
Bb 
Bb/Ab 
Eb 
Ever seen a young    girl growing old
Fsus4 
Bb 
Trying   to make herself a bride
Bb/Ab 
Eb 
Fsus4 
Gbdim7 

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Chorus 1

So what becomes of you my love

When they have finally stripped you of

The handbags and the gladrags

Eb/F

That your granddad had to

Bb/Ab

sweat so you could buy

Fsus4

Baby

Bb/Ab

Fsus4

Verse 2
Bb 
Bb/Ab 
Once I was a young    man
Eb 
Fsus4 
Bb 
And all I thought I had to do was smile
Bb/Ab 
Eb 
Fsus4 
Bb 
Bb/Ab 
You are still a young    girl
Eb 
Fsus4 
Bb 
And you bought   everything in style
Bb/Ab 
Eb 
Fsus4 
Gbdim7 
Listen

Chorus 2
Gm 
F 
But once you think you're in you're out
Bb 
'Cause you don't mean
C 
a single thing without
Eb 
The handbags and the gladrags
Eb/F 
That your granddad had to
Bb 
Bb/Ab 
sweat so you could buy
Eb 
Fsus4 
Bb 
Eb/F 
Bb 
Eb/F 

Bridge 1
Bb 
Ab/Bb 
Eb/Bb 
Sing a song of six-pence for your sake
F/Bb 
Bb 
And take a bottle full of rye
Ab/Bb 
Eb/Bb 
F/Bb 
Bb 
Ab/Bb 
Eb/Bb 
Four and twenty blackbirds in a cake
F/Bb 
Bb 
And bake   them all in a pie
Ab/Bb 
Eb/Bb 
F/Bb 

Chorus 3
Gm 
F 
They told me you missed school today
Bb 
So what I suggest
C 
you just throw them all away
Eb 
The handbags and the gladrags
Eb/F 
That your poor old granddad

Interlude 1

had to sweat to buy

Bb/Ab

Ebsus2

Fsus4

Bb/Ab

Ebsus2

Fsus4

Chorus 4
Gm 
F 
They told me you missed school today
Bb 
So I suggest
C 
you just throw them all away
Eb 
The handbags and the gladrags
Eb/F 
That your poor old Granddad
Bb 
Bb/Ab 
Eb 
Fsus4 
had to sweat to buy
Bb 
Bb/Ab 
Eb 
Fsus4 
Bb 
Bb/Ab 
Eb 
Fsus4 
Bb 
Bb/Ab 
Eb/G 
Eb/F 
Bb 

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Bb
Bb/Ab
Eb/G
Fsus4
F
Eb
Gbdim7
Gm
C
Eb/F
Ab/Bb
Eb/Bb
F/Bb
Ebsus2

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Bb majorBPM: 78

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Bb/Ab: 4-x-3-3-3-x
Eb/G: x-x-5-3-4-3
Fsus4: x-x-3-3-1-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Gbdim7: 2-x-1-2-1-x
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Eb/F: x-x-3-3-4-3
Ab/Bb: 6-x-6-5-4-x
Eb/Bb: 6-x-8-8-8-x
F/Bb: x-1-3-2-1-1
Ebsus2: x-6-8-8-6-6

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This is the definitive original version of Handbags & Gladrags by Rod Stewart, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Rod Stewart.