Fred Partingtons Daughter - Del Amitri Chords
Chords: D, G, A
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[Intro]
D G D G
[Verse 1]
D G D
I was sittin' in this five star place going nowhere fast
D A
When she caught my attention through the bottom of my glass
D G D
She was a waitress in the hotel above this smoky bar
D A D
She got up at dawn for breakfast and worked on 'til it got dark
G D G
And at six o'clock when her shift was up she'd drink the night away
D A G D
Well wouldn't you if you served gentlemen all day
[Break]
D G D G
[Verse 2]
D G D
Well she told me where she came from was a petty kind of town
D A
How her parents became born-agains after her brother got knocked down
D G D
And how she found the magazines in the boot of daddy's car
D A D
And he told her he was weak sometimes, just like how all gentlemen are
G D G
And in summer she'd work in his shop and then cry the night away
D A G D
Well wouldn't you if you served gentlemen all day
[Verse 3]
D G D
So she left her home and family one cloudy afternoon
D A
And she came here with her girlfriend who had found them both a room
D G D
And everyday they'd wake up early and go looking for a wage
D A D
In high-heels and makeup they would lie about their age
G D G
With her first job as a barmaid she's just dream her shift away
D A G D
Well wouldn't you if you served gentlemen all day
[Verse 4]
D G D
And one day by the dole office a car window rolled down
D A
And a gentleman asked for directions to her old home town
D G D
And it transpired he knew her family and he owned a string of bars
D A D
So he offered her a job if she would kiss him in his car
G D G
So it was that she accepted his advance of one week's pay
D A G D
Well wouldn't you if you served gentlemen all day
[Verse 5]
D G D
And as she told me all these tales she picked a scab around her wrist
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