Chords for The Fivepenny Piece. Brown Photographs. Lynda Meeks. 2007
Tempo:
103.55 bpm
Chords used:
Am
Dm
E
F
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm]
[E]
[Am]
I've sat on her knee [Dm] for many an hour [E] at round photographs [Am] we'd be looking.
And she'd tell of the times [Dm] she's had in her life,
[E] some good with some tears and [Am] some laughing.
And [F] she'd tell of the [G] times when [C] life was so grand,
[F] when the mills were [G] all weaving [C] and spinning.
[Am] In her bonnet and shawl, [Dm] the start of each day,
[E] to work, to play, then [Am] her courting.
Her days, they were long, [Dm] and most of them hard.
[E] They didn't pay much for [Am] her working.
But when it were done, [Dm] she always came home
to [E] a house that was poor but [Am] was loving.
And [F] she lives all [G] alone since [C] me grandfather died.
[F] She don't have [G] the same joy [C] of living.
[Am] But she don't mope around.
[Dm] She is always a smile, [E] old-fashioned advice.
She [Am] loves giving.
She says times have changed.
[Dm] People have too.
[E] They're too busy [Ab] fighting [Am] and grabbing.
When she were her lass, [Dm] they hadn't much grasp,
but [E] were never [Ab] frightened [Am] of giving.
And [F] me [G] grandfather's boots are [C] still there by the fire,
[F] as if home from [G] the mill he'll [C] be coming.
[Am] And as evening will come, [Dm] you'll find her alone by [E] the fire.
Her [Am] memory's living.
I've sat on her knee.
[Dm] For many an hour, [E] at brown photographs, we'd [Am] be looking.
And she'd tell of the times [Dm] she's had in her life,
[E] some good with [Ab] some tears and [Am] some laughing.
And [F] she'd tell of the times when [C] life was so grand,
[F] when the mills were all weeping and [C] spinning.
[Am] In her bonnet and shawl, [Dm] the start of each day,
[E] to work, to play, then [Am] her quarters.
I've sat on her knee [Dm] for many an hour,
[E] at brown photographs, we'd [Am] be looking.
[E]
[Am]
I've sat on her knee [Dm] for many an hour [E] at round photographs [Am] we'd be looking.
And she'd tell of the times [Dm] she's had in her life,
[E] some good with some tears and [Am] some laughing.
And [F] she'd tell of the [G] times when [C] life was so grand,
[F] when the mills were [G] all weaving [C] and spinning.
[Am] In her bonnet and shawl, [Dm] the start of each day,
[E] to work, to play, then [Am] her courting.
Her days, they were long, [Dm] and most of them hard.
[E] They didn't pay much for [Am] her working.
But when it were done, [Dm] she always came home
to [E] a house that was poor but [Am] was loving.
And [F] she lives all [G] alone since [C] me grandfather died.
[F] She don't have [G] the same joy [C] of living.
[Am] But she don't mope around.
[Dm] She is always a smile, [E] old-fashioned advice.
She [Am] loves giving.
She says times have changed.
[Dm] People have too.
[E] They're too busy [Ab] fighting [Am] and grabbing.
When she were her lass, [Dm] they hadn't much grasp,
but [E] were never [Ab] frightened [Am] of giving.
And [F] me [G] grandfather's boots are [C] still there by the fire,
[F] as if home from [G] the mill he'll [C] be coming.
[Am] And as evening will come, [Dm] you'll find her alone by [E] the fire.
Her [Am] memory's living.
I've sat on her knee.
[Dm] For many an hour, [E] at brown photographs, we'd [Am] be looking.
And she'd tell of the times [Dm] she's had in her life,
[E] some good with [Ab] some tears and [Am] some laughing.
And [F] she'd tell of the times when [C] life was so grand,
[F] when the mills were all weeping and [C] spinning.
[Am] In her bonnet and shawl, [Dm] the start of each day,
[E] to work, to play, then [Am] her quarters.
I've sat on her knee [Dm] for many an hour,
[E] at brown photographs, we'd [Am] be looking.
Key:
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F
C
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Dm
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_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I've sat on her knee [Dm] for many an hour [E] at round photographs [Am] we'd be looking. _ _
_ _ And she'd tell of the times [Dm] she's had in her life,
[E] some good with some tears and [Am] some laughing.
_ _ _ _ And [F] she'd tell of the [G] times when [C] life was so grand,
[F] when the mills were [G] all weaving [C] and spinning.
_ [Am] In her bonnet and shawl, [Dm] the start of each day,
[E] to work, to play, then [Am] her courting.
_ _ _ _ _
Her days, they were long, [Dm] and most of them hard.
[E] They didn't pay much for [Am] her working. _ _ _ _
_ But when it were done, [Dm] she always came home
to [E] a house that was poor but [Am] was loving. _ _
_ _ And [F] she lives all [G] alone since [C] me grandfather died.
[F] She don't have [G] the same joy [C] of living.
_ [Am] But she don't mope around.
[Dm] She is always a smile, [E] old-fashioned advice.
She [Am] loves giving. _ _
_ _ _ She says times have changed.
[Dm] People have too.
[E] They're too busy [Ab] fighting [Am] and grabbing. _
_ _ _ _ _
When she were her lass, [Dm] they hadn't much grasp,
but [E] were never [Ab] frightened [Am] of giving. _ _ _ _
And [F] me [G] grandfather's boots are [C] still there by the fire,
[F] as if home from [G] the mill he'll [C] be coming. _ _
[Am] And as evening will come, [Dm] you'll find her alone by [E] the fire.
Her [Am] memory's living. _ _ _ _
_ I've sat on her knee.
[Dm] For many an hour, [E] at brown photographs, we'd [Am] be looking. _ _
_ _ And she'd tell of the times [Dm] she's had in her life,
[E] some good with [Ab] some tears and [Am] some laughing.
_ _ _ _ And [F] she'd tell of the times when [C] life was so grand,
[F] when the mills were all weeping and [C] spinning.
_ [Am] In her bonnet and shawl, [Dm] the start of each day,
[E] to work, to play, then [Am] her quarters.
_ _ _ _ _
I've sat on her knee [Dm] for many an hour, _ _ _
[E] at brown photographs, we'd [Am] be looking. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I've sat on her knee [Dm] for many an hour [E] at round photographs [Am] we'd be looking. _ _
_ _ And she'd tell of the times [Dm] she's had in her life,
[E] some good with some tears and [Am] some laughing.
_ _ _ _ And [F] she'd tell of the [G] times when [C] life was so grand,
[F] when the mills were [G] all weaving [C] and spinning.
_ [Am] In her bonnet and shawl, [Dm] the start of each day,
[E] to work, to play, then [Am] her courting.
_ _ _ _ _
Her days, they were long, [Dm] and most of them hard.
[E] They didn't pay much for [Am] her working. _ _ _ _
_ But when it were done, [Dm] she always came home
to [E] a house that was poor but [Am] was loving. _ _
_ _ And [F] she lives all [G] alone since [C] me grandfather died.
[F] She don't have [G] the same joy [C] of living.
_ [Am] But she don't mope around.
[Dm] She is always a smile, [E] old-fashioned advice.
She [Am] loves giving. _ _
_ _ _ She says times have changed.
[Dm] People have too.
[E] They're too busy [Ab] fighting [Am] and grabbing. _
_ _ _ _ _
When she were her lass, [Dm] they hadn't much grasp,
but [E] were never [Ab] frightened [Am] of giving. _ _ _ _
And [F] me [G] grandfather's boots are [C] still there by the fire,
[F] as if home from [G] the mill he'll [C] be coming. _ _
[Am] And as evening will come, [Dm] you'll find her alone by [E] the fire.
Her [Am] memory's living. _ _ _ _
_ I've sat on her knee.
[Dm] For many an hour, [E] at brown photographs, we'd [Am] be looking. _ _
_ _ And she'd tell of the times [Dm] she's had in her life,
[E] some good with [Ab] some tears and [Am] some laughing.
_ _ _ _ And [F] she'd tell of the times when [C] life was so grand,
[F] when the mills were all weeping and [C] spinning.
_ [Am] In her bonnet and shawl, [Dm] the start of each day,
[E] to work, to play, then [Am] her quarters.
_ _ _ _ _
I've sat on her knee [Dm] for many an hour, _ _ _
[E] at brown photographs, we'd [Am] be looking. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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