The Scaffold - Lily The Pink Chords & Tabs

 

Lily The Pink Chords & Tabs

The Scaffold Chords & Tabs

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Lily The Pink Chords

   
Lily The Pink
Recorded by The Scaffold

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Chorus
C                                       G                           
We’ll drink a drink a drink to lily the pink the pink the pink 
                                C
The saviour of the of the human race
                 G                           G7               C
For she invented medicinal compound most efficacious in every case

Verse 1
C                        G                            C
Mr Flears had sticky out ears and they made him awful shy
                           G                     G7              C
So they gave him medicinal compound and now he’s learning how to fly

Verse 2
C                           G                            C
Brother Tony was said to be boney he would never eat his meals
                           G                     G7                 C
So they gave him medicinal compound and now they move him around on wheels

Chorus

Verse 3
C                                   G                               C
Old Ebeneezer thought he was Julius Caesar and so they put him in a home
                              G                     G7         C     
Where they gave him medicinal compound and now he's Emperor of Rome
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Verse 4
C                            G                             C
Johnny Hammer had a terrible stammer he could hardly say a word
                               G                 G7             C
And so they gave him medicinal compound now he's seen but never heard

Chorus

Verse 5
C                       G                              C
Auntie Millie ran willy nilly when her legs they did recede
                                G                     G7            C
And so they rubbed on medicinal compound and now they call her Millipede

Verse 6 
C                              G                                    C
Jennifer Eccles had lovely big freckles but the boys all called her names
                               G                   G7               C
But she changed with medicinal compound and now he joins in all the games

Verse 7 
C                           G                                   C 
Lily the Pink she turned to drink she filled up with paraffin inside
                          G              G7           C
And despite her medicinal compound sadly Pickled Lily died

Verse 8 (slow)
C                     G                                      C
Up to Heaven her soul ascended all the Church bells they did ring
                            G                 G7            C
She took with her medicinal compound hark the Herald angels sing

Chorus 


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Ken
evansongs@blueyonder.co.uk
 

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