Chords for the devils carival_a penny for a tale
Tempo:
90.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
Gm
C
F#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] Let me tell you a tale for a penny, one that you cannot hear anywhere else, not anywhere [F#] else.
I heard from [A] a birdie it doesn't end pretty, [C] it doesn't end well.
[Gm] No, it never ends well.
Let me spin you a yarn for a cent.
Lord, would it not be a sin for [Cm] you to deny [D] yourselves a tale?
[G]
A penny, a penny, a [Bm] penny for an old [G] beggar man's story, a story, a penny for a tale.
[Gm] There once was a [F#] doggie.
[G] She pranced in the [Em] moon with a mouth full of shiny red pennies.
[Gm] She [G] leapt and she wagged so proud [Gm] of her shiny red pennies.
Even [G] with [F#m] me.
She trotted [A] by the [F#] river.
[G]
And oh, bless my soul, she saw her reflection in the water.
A pup with a jaw [Em] full of [G] shiny red pennies [F#] in the water.
[G] She trotted as she plotted to [F#] pirate [Gm] those pennies.
Hear how [D] they teased.
[Gm]
[C] Lord, Lord, that [G] greed, it'll kill you.
Lord, Lord, go up past the hat, will you?
[C] Your purse [Gm] strings are tight.
Bleed for a [D] sinner.
I just need a few pennies more.
[Gm]
A few pennies more.
[D#] No, [Gm] no.
But greedy, [F#] so greedy.
Me, [G] me, me.
She snarled as she swiped and struck [Gm] at the mud [F#] in the [C] water.
A [G] foolish pooch loosed from herself [Gm] in the water.
[F#] [Gm] Her [F#] reflection struck back.
[G] Lord, I want to go on with the song, but [C] don't make me bring up what she did to that pup.
[G] That cute little pup.
I just might well up.
But I'll continue my [D] rhyme for a dime.
For a penny is [D#] fine in the difficult times.
Yes, difficult times.
[A#] Thank you, sir.
You're too [C] kind.
Lord, [G#] Lord, that greed, it'll kill [C] you.
Lord, Lord, go up past the hat, will you?
[Gm] Your purse strings are [G#] tight.
Bleed for a sinner.
[D] I just need a few [C] pennies more.
[G#] Lord, Lord, that greed, it'll kill [C] you.
Lord, Lord, go up past [G] the hat, will you?
[A#] Your purse strings are [G#] tight.
Bleed for a sinner.
[F#] I just need a few pennies [Cm] more.
[A#] A few [D] pennies more.
[G]
And so [C] did our doggie.
She [G] killed for a bite at the shiny red pin.
She leapt and she barked [Em] at the [Gm] dog in the wall.
[F#]
[C] But her pennies, her pennies, they [G#] dropped down, down.
After them she shot down, [G] down, [D] down in the waters below.
God rest [C] her soul.
I heard from [A] a birdie it doesn't end pretty, [C] it doesn't end well.
[Gm] No, it never ends well.
Let me spin you a yarn for a cent.
Lord, would it not be a sin for [Cm] you to deny [D] yourselves a tale?
[G]
A penny, a penny, a [Bm] penny for an old [G] beggar man's story, a story, a penny for a tale.
[Gm] There once was a [F#] doggie.
[G] She pranced in the [Em] moon with a mouth full of shiny red pennies.
[Gm] She [G] leapt and she wagged so proud [Gm] of her shiny red pennies.
Even [G] with [F#m] me.
She trotted [A] by the [F#] river.
[G]
And oh, bless my soul, she saw her reflection in the water.
A pup with a jaw [Em] full of [G] shiny red pennies [F#] in the water.
[G] She trotted as she plotted to [F#] pirate [Gm] those pennies.
Hear how [D] they teased.
[Gm]
[C] Lord, Lord, that [G] greed, it'll kill you.
Lord, Lord, go up past the hat, will you?
[C] Your purse [Gm] strings are tight.
Bleed for a [D] sinner.
I just need a few pennies more.
[Gm]
A few pennies more.
[D#] No, [Gm] no.
But greedy, [F#] so greedy.
Me, [G] me, me.
She snarled as she swiped and struck [Gm] at the mud [F#] in the [C] water.
A [G] foolish pooch loosed from herself [Gm] in the water.
[F#] [Gm] Her [F#] reflection struck back.
[G] Lord, I want to go on with the song, but [C] don't make me bring up what she did to that pup.
[G] That cute little pup.
I just might well up.
But I'll continue my [D] rhyme for a dime.
For a penny is [D#] fine in the difficult times.
Yes, difficult times.
[A#] Thank you, sir.
You're too [C] kind.
Lord, [G#] Lord, that greed, it'll kill [C] you.
Lord, Lord, go up past the hat, will you?
[Gm] Your purse strings are [G#] tight.
Bleed for a sinner.
[D] I just need a few [C] pennies more.
[G#] Lord, Lord, that greed, it'll kill [C] you.
Lord, Lord, go up past [G] the hat, will you?
[A#] Your purse strings are [G#] tight.
Bleed for a sinner.
[F#] I just need a few pennies [Cm] more.
[A#] A few [D] pennies more.
[G]
And so [C] did our doggie.
She [G] killed for a bite at the shiny red pin.
She leapt and she barked [Em] at the [Gm] dog in the wall.
[F#]
[C] But her pennies, her pennies, they [G#] dropped down, down.
After them she shot down, [G] down, [D] down in the waters below.
God rest [C] her soul.
Key:
G
Gm
C
F#
D
G
Gm
C
_ _ _ [G] Let me tell you a tale for a penny, one that you cannot hear anywhere else, not anywhere [F#] else.
I heard from [A] a birdie it doesn't end pretty, [C] it doesn't end well.
[Gm] No, it never ends well.
Let me spin you a yarn for a cent.
Lord, would it not be a sin for [Cm] you to deny [D] yourselves a _ tale?
_ [G] _
A penny, a penny, a [Bm] penny for an old [G] beggar man's story, a story, _ a penny for a tale.
_ _ _ [Gm] There once was a [F#] doggie. _
[G] She pranced in the [Em] moon with a mouth full of shiny red pennies.
[Gm] She [G] leapt and she wagged so proud [Gm] of her shiny red pennies.
Even [G] with [F#m] me. _ _
_ She trotted [A] by the [F#] river.
_ _ [G]
And oh, bless my soul, she saw her reflection in the water.
A pup with a jaw [Em] full of [G] shiny red pennies [F#] in the water.
[G] She trotted as she plotted to [F#] pirate [Gm] those pennies. _
_ Hear how [D] they teased.
[Gm] _ _ _
[C] _ Lord, Lord, that [G] greed, it'll kill you.
Lord, Lord, go up past the hat, will you?
[C] Your purse [Gm] strings are tight.
Bleed for a [D] sinner.
I just need a few pennies more.
_ _ [Gm]
A few pennies more.
[D#] No, [Gm] no.
But greedy, [F#] so greedy.
Me, [G] me, me.
She snarled as she swiped and struck [Gm] at the mud [F#] in the [C] water.
A [G] foolish pooch loosed from herself [Gm] in the water.
[F#] _ [Gm] Her [F#] reflection struck back.
_ [G] _ Lord, I want to go on with the song, but [C] don't make me bring up what she did to that pup.
[G] That cute little pup.
I just might well up.
But I'll continue my [D] rhyme for a dime.
For a penny is [D#] fine in the difficult times.
Yes, difficult times.
[A#] Thank you, sir.
You're too [C] kind. _
Lord, [G#] Lord, that greed, it'll kill [C] you.
Lord, Lord, go up past the hat, will you?
[Gm] Your purse strings are [G#] tight.
Bleed for a sinner.
[D] I just need a few [C] pennies more.
[G#] Lord, Lord, that greed, it'll kill [C] you.
Lord, Lord, go up past [G] the hat, will you?
[A#] Your purse strings are [G#] tight.
Bleed for a sinner.
[F#] I just need a few pennies [Cm] more.
_ [A#] A few [D] pennies more.
[G] _ _
_ And so [C] did our doggie.
_ She [G] killed for a bite at the shiny red pin. _ _
She leapt and she barked [Em] at the [Gm] dog in the wall.
[F#] _
[C] But her pennies, her pennies, they [G#] dropped down, down.
After them she shot down, [G] down, [D] down in the waters below.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
God rest [C] her soul. _ _ _
I heard from [A] a birdie it doesn't end pretty, [C] it doesn't end well.
[Gm] No, it never ends well.
Let me spin you a yarn for a cent.
Lord, would it not be a sin for [Cm] you to deny [D] yourselves a _ tale?
_ [G] _
A penny, a penny, a [Bm] penny for an old [G] beggar man's story, a story, _ a penny for a tale.
_ _ _ [Gm] There once was a [F#] doggie. _
[G] She pranced in the [Em] moon with a mouth full of shiny red pennies.
[Gm] She [G] leapt and she wagged so proud [Gm] of her shiny red pennies.
Even [G] with [F#m] me. _ _
_ She trotted [A] by the [F#] river.
_ _ [G]
And oh, bless my soul, she saw her reflection in the water.
A pup with a jaw [Em] full of [G] shiny red pennies [F#] in the water.
[G] She trotted as she plotted to [F#] pirate [Gm] those pennies. _
_ Hear how [D] they teased.
[Gm] _ _ _
[C] _ Lord, Lord, that [G] greed, it'll kill you.
Lord, Lord, go up past the hat, will you?
[C] Your purse [Gm] strings are tight.
Bleed for a [D] sinner.
I just need a few pennies more.
_ _ [Gm]
A few pennies more.
[D#] No, [Gm] no.
But greedy, [F#] so greedy.
Me, [G] me, me.
She snarled as she swiped and struck [Gm] at the mud [F#] in the [C] water.
A [G] foolish pooch loosed from herself [Gm] in the water.
[F#] _ [Gm] Her [F#] reflection struck back.
_ [G] _ Lord, I want to go on with the song, but [C] don't make me bring up what she did to that pup.
[G] That cute little pup.
I just might well up.
But I'll continue my [D] rhyme for a dime.
For a penny is [D#] fine in the difficult times.
Yes, difficult times.
[A#] Thank you, sir.
You're too [C] kind. _
Lord, [G#] Lord, that greed, it'll kill [C] you.
Lord, Lord, go up past the hat, will you?
[Gm] Your purse strings are [G#] tight.
Bleed for a sinner.
[D] I just need a few [C] pennies more.
[G#] Lord, Lord, that greed, it'll kill [C] you.
Lord, Lord, go up past [G] the hat, will you?
[A#] Your purse strings are [G#] tight.
Bleed for a sinner.
[F#] I just need a few pennies [Cm] more.
_ [A#] A few [D] pennies more.
[G] _ _
_ And so [C] did our doggie.
_ She [G] killed for a bite at the shiny red pin. _ _
She leapt and she barked [Em] at the [Gm] dog in the wall.
[F#] _
[C] But her pennies, her pennies, they [G#] dropped down, down.
After them she shot down, [G] down, [D] down in the waters below.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
God rest [C] her soul. _ _ _