Chords for Natalie Merchant - Nursery Rhyme of Innocence & Experience

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I had a silver penny [E] and an apricot tree
[C] And I said to the [G] sailor on the white key
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Sailor, oh sailor, will you give me
If I [C] give you a penny [G] and an [D] apricot tree? _
_ [A] _ _ [E] A face from Algeria, a drum to beat
And [C] a little gilt [G] sword and a [D] _ _ parakeet
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[Am] Well, he smiled and kissed me _ strong as [C] death _ _ _ _
_ [G] I saw his red tongue and I felt his [D] sweet breath
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[Am] You may keep your penny and [B] your apricot [C] tree _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] And I'll bring your presents back from [D] the sea
_ _ _ [A] From [E] over the _ [Em] sea _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, [Am] the ship dipped down _ on the rim of [C] the sky _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I waited as three long summers went [D] by
_ [D] Three long summers [E] went by
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_ _ _ _ _ _ And one [D] morning on the white key
[C] Saw a great ship [G] coming from the [D] sea _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Slowly, slowly she [D] came across the bay
And a [C] flashing rigging [G] was [D] shot away _ _ _
_ [Am] And all around [B] awake _ [C] seaports cried
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_ _ [G] _ _ Flew in and out of a [D] hole in her side _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Slowly she came into the path [C] of the sun _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ I heard the sound of a distant [D] _ gun
_ Of a distant [E] gun
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_ _ _ _ _ [Em] Then a stranger came [D] running up to me
From the [C] deck of the [G] ship and [D] said, said, he _ _ _
_ [Am] Oh, were you the boy _ who would wait [C] by the key _ _ _
_ [G] With a little silver penny _ and an _ [D] apricot tree?
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_ _ [Am] I've got a plum-colored face and a drum [C] for thee _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ I've got a sword and a _ [D] barricade _ _ _ from [E] over the sea
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] Where is the [D] sailor with the bold red [C] hair
And what is that volley [G] in the [D] bright air? _
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_ _ _ [Am] And where are all the other girls [C] and boys? _ _
_ And _ [G] _ _ why have you brought me _ [D] _ children's toys?
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_ [E] Brought me _ _ _ _ [Em] children's toys _ _ _
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