
Angeline
Elton John
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Tom : D
[Intro]
A G/A A D7 A G/A A
Oh oh oh oh oh. {4 times} Oh oh oh oh oh. Oh oh oh oh oh. Oh oh oh oh oh.
A D/A A D/A A
Well I'm work shy. I'm wild eyed so shut that door when the baby cries.
D G/D D
And keep me well fed, give me warm bread.
D / F# / A A A D/A A
Lay my body on a feather bed and spoil me Angeline.
D A
Get to work when the whistle screams Angeline.
A D/A A D/A A
Maybe someday, some way somewhere in the future there's more pay.
D G/D D
Give me more cash. Bring me sour mash.
/ F# / A A A D/A A
Peel me a grape and fetch my stash and bite me Angeline.
D A
Let me use you like a sex machine Angeline.
Chorus: A
You've got to swing that hammer, punch that card.
D
Angeline I love you when you work so hard.
A
Swing that hammer and sew my jeans.
E D A A G/A Em/A A A G/A Em/A {twice}
Angeline just loves it when I treat her mean.
A A G/A Em/A A A G/A Em/A A Bm/A A G/A
Angeline.
A D/A A D/A A
Well I talk tough. I act rough. Lay still honey I can't get enough.
D G/D D
Keep your nose clean. Let me be.
/ F# / A A A D/A A
On your knees when you speak to me and trust me Angeline.
D A
Talk real dirty and I'll make you scream Angeline.
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