Cap In Hand

Cap In Hand -- The Proclaimers

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3/4 time - best sung with a heavy Scottish accent!

Basic strum rythym: 1 2 3

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Intro: |D |D |D |D |

I could tell the meaning of a word like serene,

I got some `O' grades when I was sixteen,----

I can tell the difference 'tween margarine and butter,

I can say "Saskatchawen" without starting to stutter.

But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,

NC D

we're cap in hand.

I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight,

I know it's evening when day turns to night,

I can understand why Stranraer lie so lowly,

They could save a lot of points by signing Hib's goalie.

But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,

NC D

we're cap in hand.

We fight when they ask us,

We boast then we cower,

We beg for a piece of

What's already, what's already, what's already, ours.

Instr:

|D |D |G |A |D |D |G |A |A |D |G |D |A |A |

Once I thought I could make God a bribe,

So I said I was in His lost tribe,

Getting handouts can be so frustrating,

"Get in line son, there's five million waiting".

But I can't understand why you let someone else rule your land

NC D

You're cap in hand.

No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,

NC D Bm G E7

We're cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand,

No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,

NC D

We're cap in hand .... (listen to the record for the way they finish it)

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* -- Spread a little happiness as the days go by. *

* Stuart Bray sib@dsbc.icl.co.uk *

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