Sweet and Tender Hooligan - John Peel Session, 12/2/86 Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am]
[F][Dm][Em][F][G][Am]

[Verse 1]
He [Am]was a[G] sweet
and tender hoo[Am]ligan, hooligan
[Em]He said that he'd [F]never, never do it [Dm]again
And of course he [Em]won't
Oh, [F]not until [G]the nex[Am]t time

[Verse 2]
He [Am]was a[G] sweet and tender hool[Am]igan,
hooligan
He swore that he'd [F]never,
never do it [Dm]again
And of course [Em]he won't
Oh, [F]not until [G]the next [Am]time

[Verse 3]
[Am]Poor [G]old man[Am]
He had an accident with [F]a three-bar fire
fire
[Dm]But that's okay[Em]
Because [F]he wasn't very
[G]happy any[Am]way

[Verse 4]
[Am]Poor [G]old woman
[Am]Stra[Em]ngled[Am] in h[Em]er very[F]
own bed [Dm]as she read
But [C]that's [Em]okay
Because she was [F]old and she
would [G]have died [Am]anyway

[Verse 5]
Don't [Am]blame [G]the sweet and tender hoo[Am]ligan,
hooligan
Because he'll [F]never, never, [Dm]never,
never, never do it [Em]again
[F]Not until the [G]next time
[Am]

[Verse 6]
[G]Jury, you've hea[Am]rd every word,
so before you de[Em]cide
Would you [F]look into those
"mother me" eye[Dm]s
I love you for [Em]you, my love, you, my love
[F]You, my love, [G]you, my [Am]love
[G]Jury, you've hea[Am]rd every word,
but before you decide
[Em]Would you [F]look into those
"mother me" [Dm]eyes
I love you [Em]for you, my love, you, my love
I [F]love you just for you, [G]my [Am]love

[Verse 7]
Don't [Am]blame [G]the sweet and tender hoo[Am]ligan,
hooligan
Because he'll [F]never,
never do it [Dm]again
And [Am]in t[Em]he midst of life we ar[F]e
in [G]death [Am]etcetera

[Verse 8]
[Am]Don't [G]forget the hoolig[Am]an,
hooligan
Because [F]he'll never, never do it [Dm]again
And [Am]in t[Em]he midst of life we ar[F]e
in [G]death [Am]etcet[G]era

[Verse 9]
[Am]Etcet[Em]era, [Am]etceter[G]a,
[Em]etce[F]tera, etce[Dm]tera
In the [Em]midst of life we [F]are in [G]debt,
[Am]etcetera
[G]Etcetera, [Am]etce[G]tera[Em],[Am][Em]
[F]etcetera, [Dm]etcetera
In the [Em]midst of life we [F]are in [G]debt,
[Am]etcetera
[G]Just will you free me?

[Verse 10]
[Am]
Will you find me?
Will you [F]free me?
[Dm]Will [Em]you find me?
Will you free me, free me,
[F]free me, [G]free me, free me?
[Am]Jury [G]will you[Am] free[F] me?[Dm]
Will you find me?
Will [Am]you f[Em]ree me?
Will you find me?
How will you find [F]me, find me,
[G]find me, find [Am]me, find me, find me, [G]find me?

[Verse 11]
[Am]Etceter[Em]a, et[Am]cete[Em]ra, et[F]cetera, et[Dm]cetera,
[Em]etceter[F] a,[G] et[Am]cetera[G]
[Am]Etceter[Em]a, et[Am]cetera,
[Em]etce[F]tera, etce[Dm]tera
In the [Em]midst of life we [F]are in [G]debt,
etcet[Am]era

[Outro 1]
Oh, oh
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[G][Am]
[Em][F][Dm][Am][Em][F][G][Am][G]
[Am][G][Am][G][Am]