Chords:
{t:Don't Sit On My Jimmy Shands}
{artist:Richard Thompson}
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Richard Thompson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FH7Kj_V6-c - cheers Steve Walton
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[F] [G] [C] [C]
[G] When the party hit full swing ,[C] I saw you come reeling in
You [G] had that six pack in a strangle[C] hold
[G] Now you stagger, now you sway, [C] why don't you fall the other way?
'Cause [F] I've got something [G] here worth more than [C] gold [C7]
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I said, [F] Don't sit on my Jimmy Shands, [C] don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
[G] They don't mend with sticky tape and [C] glue [C7]
[F] Don't sit on my Jimmy Shands, [C] don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
And [F] that's my very [G] best advice to [C] you
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[G] Call me precious, I don't mind, [C] 78's are hard to find
You [G] just can't get the shellac since the [C] war
[G] This one's the Beltona brand, [C] finest label in the land
[F] They don't make 'em [G] like that any[C] more [C7]
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I said, [F] Don't sit on my Jimmy Shands, [C] don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
Un[G]less you wanna wind up black and [C] blue [C7]
[F] Don't sit on my Jimmy Shands, [C] don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
And [F] that's my very [G] best advice to [C] you
[G] [C] [D] [G] x 2
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[G] Darling, though you're twice my size, [C] I don't mean to patronize
[G] Honey, let me lead you by the [C] hand
[G] Find a lap or find a chair, [C] you can park it anywhere
[F] Just don't rest your [G] cheeks against my [C] man [C7]
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I said, [F] Don't sit on my Jimmy Shands, [C] don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
[G] They don't mend with sticky tape and [C] glue [C7]
[F] Don't sit on my Jimmy Shands, [C] don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
And [F] that's my very [G] best advice to [C] you
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[G] No shindig is half complete with [C]out that famous polka beat
[G] That's why they invite me, I sup[C]pose
[G] Waltzes, Strathspey's, eightsome reels, [C] now you know how good it feels
[F] Crank that handle [G] babe, away she [C] goes [C7]
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I said, [F] Don't sit on my Jimmy Shands, [C] don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
Un[G]less you wanna wind up black and [C] blue [C7]
[F] Don't sit on my Jimmy Shands, [C] don't sit on my Jimmy Shands
And [F] that's my very [G] best advice to [C] you
