Quinella Holiday Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][D][G][D][A][C]
[Bb][Em]

[Verse 1]
[Bm]The bar [A]was
crowded in [Em]the a[F#m]rvo din[D]
[A]And the voi[Bm]ces got[A] higher
and [Em]higher[F#m][D]
For the [Bm]man [A]at the back with
the tick[Em]ets in h[F#m]is hat[D]
He would [Bm]have to [A]do more than as
[Em]pire [D]to[A][Em][D]
[Em][D]
[Em]A place with some [G]light [A]on
[Bm]the sand [A]near a [G]beach
[D]A p[Em]lace near some gre[Bm]en
[A]running [G]water[D][A]
Place on the hill with [Em]a view
of [D]the sea
And the cooking was done by his
[Em]daughter[D]

[Interlude 1]
[G][A][G][A][D][Dm]
[Bb]

[Verse 2]
[Bb]If the quinella comes in today
[F#][Bm][D][Em][D]

[Verse 3]
[Em]
[D]
The [A]day is late and the [Em]race is [D]run
[Bm]A full [D]weeks wages and the [Em]lots been done
[D]'cause the[Bm] meeting is [A]over
and [Em]the crowd has thinned
[D]In [A]the gam[D]e of chance the dice
has [Em]rolled it's [D]spin
An[Em]other [A]long [G]week,
[A]lady [Bm]luck [A]makes [G]it plain
[F#]His drea[Em]ms and h[F#m]is hopes[Bm]
[A]are [G]dashed [A]in [D]vain
[A]In the fin[D]al sho[A]ut as the[Em]y call his name
[D]His tickets lie like sca[A]ttered lea[D]ves out on [Em]that asphal[D]t plai[Em]n[G]
[A]

[Interlude 2]
[G][D]
[Bb]
[Dm][D][F#m][D][G][A]
[Bbdim][F#][D][G][A]
[G]

[Verse 4]
[F#m]Looking around for [D]the mo
[G]ment that's right
[A]Lottery life well the num
[Bb]bers are tight
[Bbdim]As they try on[F#]e more pull[F#m]
on [D]the [G]handle too late
[A]He thinks of what could
be it [Bb]sticks in his throat

[Verse 5]
[Bb]If t[Dm]he quinella...

[Outro 1]
[Dm][D][G][A][G]
[D][G][F][Bb]