Handbags and Gladrags — Stereophonics
Chords and lyrics for Handbags and Gladrags by Stereophonics (key of C).
Verse 1
[G]Ever see a [F]blind man cross the [C]road
[C]Trying to make the other [G]side
[G]Ever see a [F]young girl growing [C]old
[C]Trying to make herself a [G]bride
Chorus
[Em]So what becomes of [D]you my love
[G]When they have finally [A]stripped you of
[C]The handbags and the gladrags
[C]That your [Am]poor old Grandad [D]had to sweat to buy[G] you
Verse 2
[G]Once I was a [F]young man
[C]And all I thought I had to do was [G]smile
[G]Well you are still a young girl[F]
[C]And you bought everything in [G]style
Chorus
[Em]So once you think you're[D] in you're out
[G]'Cos you don't mean a [A]single thing without
[C]The handbags and the [C]gladrags
That your [Am]poor old Grandad [D]had to sweat to buy [G]you
Verse 3
[G]Sing a song of [F]six-pence for your [C]sake
[C]And take a bottle full of [G]rye
[G]Four and twenty [F]blackbirds in a [C]cake
[C]And bake them all in a [G]pie
Chorus
[Em]They told me you missed [D]school today
[G]So what I suggest you just [A]throw them all away
[C]The handbags and the gladrags
[C]That your [Am]poor old Grandad [D]had to sweat to buy[G] you
Oh oh
Chorus
[Em]They told me you missed [D]school today
[G]So what I suggest you just [A]throw them all away
[C]The handbags and the gladrags
[C]That your [Am]poor old Grandad [D]had to sweat to buy [G]you
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