Old Compton Street Blues - Al Stewart Chords
Chords: C, G, Am, F, D, E, Bm, Em, Agent
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Genre: folk, rock, blues
[Intro]
C G
[Verse 1]
C G Am
Oh your pictures they don't really do you justice little girl
Am F Am D
For you're careful not to let the camera touch your private world
C G Am D
And there's just a hint of sadness in your smile through the dark
Am F Am E
As you slip your dress off slowly for the sailor or the clerk
Am
And it could have been so different and at times you feel bad
D
For you really did have something that the others never had
C C F
And the circle turns and turns and turns so mad
C
Little girl
[Instrumental]
G C Bm C
[Verse 2]
You must have been just fifteen
Am E
When you made your mind up first
Am F
That you'd make it in the movies
Am Em
And you couldn't lose the first
C G
And it took you to the attic
Where the
Am
Agent
E
King holds court
Am F
And his court designs are fully paid up
Am
Losers of a sort
[Chorus]
He looks at you and tells you
Am D
That you just might get the part
Am
But you don't get things for nothing
D
And he doesn't want your heart
C G C G F
And the circle turns and turns and turns So mad
G C G
Little girl
[Verse 3]
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