Mark Knopfler – Madame Genevas (Ukulele)
Key
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Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Intro: Bm G Em A (2x)
Bm A Bm I’m a maker of ballads right pretty Bm A Bm I write them right here in the street Bm A G You can buy them all over the city Bm A Bm yours for a penny a sheet Bm A Bm I’m a word pecker out of the printers Bm A Bm out of the dens of Gin Lane Bm A G I’ll write up a scene on a counter Bm A Bm A - confessions and sins in the main, boys Bm A Bm confessions and sins in the main Bm G A D Then you’ll find me in Madame Geneva’s G D A keeping the demons at bay A F#m Bm G There’s nothing like gin for drowning them in Em F#m but they’ll always be back Bm G Em A on a hanging day Bm G Em A Bm G Em A on a hanging day Bm A Bm They come rattling over the cobbles Bm A Bm they sit on their coffins of black Bm A G Some are struck dumb, some gabble Bm A Bm top-heavy on brandy or sack Bm A Bm The pews are all full of fine fellows Bm A Bm and the hawker has set up her shop Bm A G As they’re turning them off at the gallows Bm A Bm A She’ll be selling right under the drop, boys Bm A Bm selling right under the drop Bm G A D Then you’ll find me in Madame Geneva’s G D A keeping the demons at bay A F#m Bm G There’s nothing like gin for drowning them in Em F#m but they’ll always be back Bm G Em A on a hanging day Bm G Em A Bm G Em A on a hanging day