Raggedy Man chords by Bill Demain

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) Maybe  (A major) 
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 (D major) you
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were  (A major) hoping for sta (D major) bility.
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A little bit of  (A major) bankable security.  (B minor)  (D major) 
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Or  (G major) at least a guy
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who's got a steady salary.  (D major) 
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Apo (E minor) logies, that's  (A major) not me.
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But  (D major) if you want an  (A major) ear to hear you
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 (D major) A  hand with folding laundry  (A major) 
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at the  (B minor) laundromat
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 (D major) The  (G major) oc casional rabbit
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pulled from  (F sharp minor)  (D major) a  hat
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I'll  (E minor) give you that in  (A major) seconds flat
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And  (G major) every day's a  (A flatdim) ticket
on a lottery
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That's  (D major) the way it  (F sharp major) is  and
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how it  (B flatdim) ought    to be
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We're  (B minor) all just gypsies in a
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 (D major) long -shot cara (G major) van
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 (B minor) Believ (E minor) ing isn't easy when you
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 (A major) love a raggedy  (D major) man  (A major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) 
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 (A major) Your  (D major) mama doesn't  (A major) have
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a lot of  (D major) faith in me
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Your daddy's got a  (A major) bone to pick,
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it's  (B minor) plain to see
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 (D major) They  (G major) don't want a monkey
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in their  (D major) family tree
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Singing  (E minor) songs all  (A major) night long
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So  (D major) maybe I don't  (A major) have
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the key to  (D major) happiness
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But I've got the  (A major) keyring in it (B minor) s elastic dress
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 (D major) And I  (G major) solemn guarantee
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I'm gonna do  (D major) my best
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Em 
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To make  (E major) you smile,  (E minor) ah  (A major) honey child
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Abdim 
And  (G major) every day's a  (A flatdim) ticket
on a lottery
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That's  (D major) the way it  (F sharp major) is  and
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how it  (B flatdim) ought    to be
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We're  (B minor) all just gypsies
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in  (D major) a long -shot caravan
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 (G major)  (D major) Believ (E minor) ing isn't easy when you  (A major) love a raggedy
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 (D major) man  (A major)  (D major)  (F major)  (C major)  (F major) 
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 (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (E major) 
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 (A major)  (F sharp minor)  (A major) 
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 (G major) And everyone's a  (A flatdim) winner
when you think of it
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Ab (D major) solute begin (F sharp major) ners on the brink of it
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 (B minor) All just gypsies in a  (D major) long shot caravan
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 (G major) Long shot
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Be (B minor) lieve  (E minor) me  I would know
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Cause I'm a  (A major) full time raggedy  (D major) man
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Yes I  (A major) am
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Yeah yeah  (B major) 
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Lay  (E minor) right down and love me
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I'm your  (A major) ripped on raggedy
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man  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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Raggedy man  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) 
and I'll see you next time.