Richard Thompson – Singapore Sadie (Guitar)
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Chords
As recorded by Richard Thompson
(From the 2024 Album SHIP TO SHORE)
[Intro]
Em C Em C
Em Cmaj7
[Verse 1]
Em Cmaj7 Singapore Sadie, three times the lady Em Cmaj7 Of anyone that you can name Em Cmaj7 That's why the tongues wag in the gob Em Cmaj7 Of each hag deficient in beauty or brain Bm Am She doesn't even know lies and excuses Bm D Circles the wagons with whoever she chooses
[Chorus]
C G C G Her love is a mystical thing Am Bm C D I swear I hear choirs celestial sing C G C G Her love doesn't come every day Am Bm C Bm It comes like a bolt from the blue Am D Em C Burning and blinding and true
[Verse 2]
Em C Oh Singapore Sadie, she leaves them all standing Em C The envious howl and they sigh Em C The talismans hang from her wrists and her ankles Em C To ward of the mischievous eye Bm Am Now some girls just lay it all there on the table Bm D She keeps you guessing like Monroe or Grable
[Chorus]
C G C G Cause her love is a mystical thing Am Bm C D I swear I hear choirs celestial sing C G C G Her love doesn't come every day Am Bm C Bm It comes like a bolt from the blue Am D Em Burning and blinding and true
[Guitar & Fiddle Solos]
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
Em Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
Bm Am Bm D Em
[Verse 3]
Em C Oh Singapore Sadie, she channels the dead Em C Like they're standing right there in the room Em C She can be forgiving, at times to the living Em C So please no mummy in that crew Bm Am She don't dignify one-eyed jigs or beginners Bm D She don't hang around with no rock and no swimmers
[Chorus]
C G C G Cause her love is a mystical thing Am Bm C D I swear I hear choirs celestial sing C G C G Her love doesn't come every day Am Bm C Em It comes like a bolt from the blue C G C G Her love is a mystical thing Am Bm C D I swear I hear choirs celestial sing C G C G Her love doesn't come every day Am Bm C Bm It comes like a bolt from the blue
[Outro]
Am D Em Burning and blinding and true Am D Em Burning and blinding and true Am D Em Burning and blinding... and true