Cap In Hand -- The Proclaimers
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3/4 time - best sung with a heavy Scottish accent!
Basic strum rythym: 1 2 3
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Intro: |D |D |D |D |
D G A
I could tell the meaning of a word like serene,
D G A
I got some `O' grades when I was sixteen,----
D G A
I can tell the difference 'tween margarine and butter,
D G A
I can say "Saskatchawen" without starting to stutter.
A D G D A
But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D
we're cap in hand.
D G A
I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight,
D G A
I know it's evening when day turns to night,
D G A
I can understand why Stranraer lie so lowly,
D G A
They could save a lot of points by signing Hib's goalie.
A D G D A
But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D
we're cap in hand.
G D A D
We fight when they ask us,
G D A D
We boast then we cower,
G D A D
We beg for a piece of
G A
What's already, what's already, what's already, ours.
Instr:
|D |D |G |A |D |D |G |A |A |D |G |D |A |A |
D G A
Once I thought I could make God a bribe,
D G A
So I said I was in His lost tribe,
D G A
Getting handouts can be so frustrating,
D G A
"Get in line son, there's five million waiting".
D G D A
But I can't understand why you let someone else rule your land
NC D
You're cap in hand.
A D G D A
No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D Bm G E7
We're cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand,
A D G D A
No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D
We're cap in hand ....
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