Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor chords by The Yardbirds
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Intro 1
(C major) (F major) (C major) (F major) (C major)
(C minor) (C major) (B flat major) (C major)
Verse 1
Tinker, (C major)
tailor, soldier, sailor,
Rich man, (B flat major) poor man, (F major) (A minor) beggar man, (C major) thief,
Doctor, baker, fine shoe- maker,
Wise man, (F major) madman, (A minor) (F major) (C major) taxman, please,
How can I (F major) know just what to be?
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Verse 2
Please stop and give advice to me.
(C major) Tell me,
(F major) Tell (C major) me,
(F major) How many people do I help,
Just by sitting on (C major) the shelf,
Tell me,
Tell me,
(F major) I don't want a trade at (G major) all,
(It's for two?) living off the road. (F major)
Verse 3
Oh, (B flat major)
(C major) Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor,
Rich man, (F major) poor man, beggar man, (C major) thief,
Doctor, baker, fine shoe- maker,
Wise (B flat major) man, madman, (F major)
tax (C major) man, please.
Verse 4
(C major) Who's gonna (F major) tell me what to do?
Then they will say that I am true.
(C major) Maybe,
Maybe,
Per (F major) haps I'll come to a great success,
Verse 5
Or possible a dreadful mess.
(C major) Maybe,
Maybe, (F major)
(Having buys it's?) fortune, (G major) fame,
Living's just a little game. (F major)
Verse 6
Woooo- aaah, (B flat major)
(F major) (B flat major) (F major)
(B flat major) (F major) (B flat major) (F major)
(B flat major) (F major) (G major)
(C major) Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor,
(B flat major) Rich man, (F major) poor man, beggar man, (C major) thief,
Doctor, baker, fine shoe- maker,
Wise man, madman, (F major) (C major) taxman, please.
Verse 7
(C major) How can I (F major) know just what to be,
Please stop and give advice to me,
(C major) Tell me,
Verse 8
Tell me,
(F major) How many people do I help,
Just by sitting on a shelf,
(C major) Tell me,
Tell me, (B flat major)
Verse 9
(F major) I don't want a trade (C major) at (G major) all,
(It's for two?) living off the road (F major)
Verse 10
Oh, (B flat major) (C major)
Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor,
Rich (B flat major) man, poor (C major) man, (F major) beggar man, (C major) thief,
Doctor, baker, fine shoe- maker,
Wise man, madman,
(F major) tax (C major) man, please.
Verse 11
(C major) Tinker, tailor, soldier (C major) , sailor
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