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A Bad Penny Tab

by Cat Stevens


...A BAD PENNY... by Cat Stevens
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*from 'Buddha And The Chocolate Box' (1974)*


Verse 1:

                       
Oh no, dont, say those same idle lies;
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 I've heard them be-fore, oh, oh,
                                      
 This fool who left his heart on an early train,
                     
Wont buy no more.

Verse 2:

                          
Oh no, dont, use those same weeping eyes;
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 I'll wipe them no more, oh, oh,
                         
 I didnt want to have to be cruel,
        
But the truth must be said,
                         
And you ain't heard e-nough.

Chorus 1:

                       
Oh, it was not so long a-go,,
                        
Since you wandered out of here.
                                      
To be-come a silver model of a city on the air.
                          
So dont choke me with your lies,
                        
Because this man has open eyes;
              
And I can see...
                      
 I can see, I can tell. Ooh, ooh, ooh.

Interlude:

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Break:

          
 I had it e-nough;
                         
All those sneaky bars and smart parties.
     
 Had -nough;
                           
All those sweet friends and lovers.

                
I've, I've had e-nough;
                          
All those lonely rooms and blank faces.
      
 Had -nough;

                          
And I want you, I want you, no more,
                      
I want you, I want you, no more.

Interlude:

      

Verse 3:

                       
Oh no, dont, say those same idle lies;
                      +  
 I've heard them be-fore, oh, oh,
                                      
 This fool who left his heart on an early train,
                     
Wont buy no more.

Outro:

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