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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #
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Lyrics and Chords

Intro:
  G          Am
Cry, baby, cry,
F                   G
  Make your mother sigh,
      Em7                 A7     F
She's old enough to know better.

Verse 1:
     Em          Em/D#
The King of Marigold was
        Em/D
In the kitchen
          Em/C#             C7   G
Cooking breakfast for the Queen,

      Em              Em/D#
The Queen was in the parlour
          Em/D
Playing piano
          Em/C#          C7
For the children of the King.

Chorus:
  G          Am
Cry, baby, cry,
F                   G
  Make your mother sigh,
      Em7                 A7
She's old enough to know better,
     F          G
So cry, baby, cry.

Verse 2:
     Em              Em/D#
The King was in the garden
          Em/D
Picking flowers
        Em/C#              C7  G
For a friend who came to play,

      Em               Em/D#
The Queen was in the playroom
          Em/D
Painting pictures
          Em/C#         C7
For the children's holiday.

[Chorus]

Verse 3:
     Em             Em/D#
The Duchess of Kirkcaldy,
         Em/D
Always smiling
       Em/C#           C7  G
And arriving late for tea,

     Em               Em/D#
The Duke was having problems
        Em/D
With a message
        Em/C#          C7
At the local Bird and Bee.

[Chorus]

Verse 4:
     Em              Em/D#
At twelve o'clock a meeting
            Em/D
'Round the table
       Em/C#         C7  G
For a seance in the dark

      Em            Em/D#
With voices out of nowhere
         Em/D
Put on spec'lly
         Em/C#         C7
By the children for a lark.

[Chorus]

Chorus:
            Am
Cry, cry, cry, baby,
F                   G
  Make your mother sigh,
      Em7                 A7
She's old enough to know better,
     F
So cry, baby, cry,

  G         Am
Cry, cry, cry,
F                   G
  Make your mother sigh,
      Em7                 A7
She's old enough to know better,
     F          Esus4!
So cry, baby, cry.

Coda:
 Fm7
Can you take me back where I came from,
Can you take me back?

 Fm7
Can you take me back where I came from,
Brother, can you take me back?

Key

key
G
original
key
G
G# F#
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

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