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Wooden Bag by Richard Dawson Tuning Open D: DADF#AD (low to high) [Intro] D |----------------------------------| A |----------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--| A |----------------------------------| D |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5----| [Verse 1] "A knapsack made of oak..." D |---------0---------------0-------|---------------------------------| A |-----4-----4---------4-----4-----|-4-2-0-----------4-2-0-----------| F#|---5---5----5------5---5----5----|-------2320------------2320------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| D |---------0-40------------4-54-0--|-2-0-----------------------------| A |-----4--------4-0----4-----------|-----4-2-0-----------------------| F#|---5---5-----------5---5---------|-----------2320------------------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| [Chorus A] "Many rainstorms..." D |-0--0--0--0--------------------|----0------7----------9--------5---| A |--4--4--4--4-------------------|---9------7---------5------------4-| F#|---3--3--3--3------------------|--7---------------5----------4-----| D |-4--0------------------0-4-5-4-|-9-------7------6----------5-------| A |-------4--0--------0-4---------|-----------------------------------| D |-------------4-0-4-------------|-----------------------------------| D |-4--2-0--2------5-------|-7---5-4---2-0--------| A |--0----------2---5---5--|---------------0------| F#|---2---2---2------5---5-|-----------------0----| D |-0-------2---2-----7----|-------------------0--| A |------------------------|----------------------| D |------------------------|----------------------| [Verse 2] "It closes with a click..." D |---------0--------------0--------|---------------------------------| A |-----4-----4---------4----4------|-4-2-0-----------4-2-0-----------| F#|---5---5----5------5--5-----5----|-------2320------------2320------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| D |---------0-40------------4-54-0--|-5-4-2-0-------------------------| A |-----4--------4-0----4-----------|---------4-2-0-------------------| F#|---5---5-----------5---5---------|---------------2320--------------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| [Chorus B] "At the centre of each flower..." D |-0--0--0--0--------------------|-4-5-7--5-7-9--7-9-11--9---| A |--4--4--4--4-------------------|---------------------------| F#|---3--3--3--3------------------|---------------------------| D |-4--0------------------0-4-5-7-|---------------------------| A |-------4--0--------0-4---------|---------------------------| D |-------------4-0-4-------------|-4------5------7-------9---| D |-4-5-7--5-7-9--7-9-11---9----|-4-5-7--5-7-9--7-9-11--9---|-12---------| A |-------------------------9-0-|---------------------------|-0----------| F#|-----------------------------|---------------------------|-0----------| D |-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------| A |-----------------------------|---------------------------|----7---4-7-| D |-4------5------7-------9-----|-4------5------7-------9---|----7---4-7-| [Verse 3] "A bar of highland toffee..." D |---------0--------------0--------|---------------------------------| A |-----4-----4---------4----4------|-4-2-0-----------4-2-0-----------| F#|---5---5----5------5--5-----5----|-------2320------------2320------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| D |---------0-40------------4-54-0--|-9-7-5-4-2-0-------------------------| A |-----4--------4-0----4-----------|-------------4-2-0-------------------| F#|---5---5-----------5---5---------|-------------------2320--------------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| A |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| [Chorus A] "Shells collected from the shore..." D |-0--0--0--0--------------------|-------0--------7--------9--------5-| A |--4--4--4--4-------------------|-----9--------7--------5--------4---| F#|---3--3--3--3------------------|---7--------7--------5--------4-----| D |-4--0------------------0-4-5-4-|-9--------7--------6--------5-------| A |-------4--0--------0-4---------|------------------------------------| D |-------------4-0-4-------------|------------------------------------| D |-4--2-0--2------5-------|-7---5-4---2-0--------| A |--0----------2---5---5--|---------------0------| F#|---2---2---2------5---5-|-----------------0----| D |-0-------2---2-----7----|-------------------0--| A |------------------------|----------------------| D |------------------------|----------------------| [Verse 4] "A cloth-bound diary" D |---------0---------------0-------|---------------------------------| A |-----4-----4---------4-----4-----|-4-2-0-----------4-2-0-----------| F#|---5---5----5------5---5----5----|-------2320------------2320------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| D |---------0-40------------4-54-0--|-12-11-9-7-5-4-2-0-----------------| A |-----4--------4-0----4-----------|-------------------4-2-0-----------| F#|---5---5-----------5---5---------|-------------------------2320------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|----0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-0-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| [Chorus B] "HOW I MISS YOU, I CAN FEEL IT IN MY MOLECULES OOOOH OOOH OOOOH OHHH" D |-0--0--0--0--------------------|-4-5-7--5-7-9--7-9-11--9---| A |--4--4--4--4-------------------|---------------------------| F#|---3--3--3--3------------------|---------------------------| D |-4--0------------------0-4-5-7-|---------------------------| A |-------4--0--------0-4---------|---------------------------| D |-------------4-0-4-------------|-4------5------7-------9---| "I CAN'T THROW THIS BAG AWAY" D |-4-5-7--5-7-9--7-9-11---9----|-4-5-7--5-7-9--7-9-11--9---|-12---------| A |-------------------------9-0-|---------------------------|-0----------| F#|-----------------------------|---------------------------|-0----------| D |-----------------------------|---------------------------|------------| A |-----------------------------|---------------------------|----7---4-7-| D |-4------5------7-------9-----|-4------5------7-------9---|----7---4-7-| [Outro] D |---------0--------------0--------|---------------------2------------------| A |-----4-----4---------4----4------|-4-2-0----------4--2--------------------| F#|---5---5----5------5--5-----5----|-------2320------------2-------2320-0---| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2--0-| A |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------2--| D |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0----------| D |---------0-40------------4-54-0--|-12-11-9-7-5-4-2-0-----------------| A |-----4--------4-0----4-----------|-------------------4-2-0-----------| F#|--5-5--5-----------5--5-5--------|-------------------------2320------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|----0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0-| A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-0-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| D |-----------0-2-4-6-7-9-10-12--| A |-----0-2-3-------------10-----| F#|-0-2--------------------------| D |---0---0---0---0---0---0------| A |------------------------------| D |-0---0---0---0---0---0----0---| Lyrics: A knapsack made of oak Purchased for thirty francs From a market in Geneva In 1968 Carved from a single piece of wood A level of workmanship one rarely comes across today Many rainstorms have not dulled the lustre of the wood The lid of the satchel is made up of slats Affixed to a piece of sky-coloured felt It closes with a click And fastens with a clasp The shape of a bumblebee Blown in glass The shoulder strap is equally quaint A daisy chain of leather Fraying at the zenith of its arc At the centre of each flower there lies a bead of wood, oh I can't throw this bag away, oh I can't throw this bag away A bar of highland toffee Its wrapper still intact With an expiration date Of J.A.N. 86 A strip of contraceptive pills A box of Anadin Extra Half a dozen of those tiny Ladbrokes pens Shells collected from the shore of Newton-by-the-Sea The smell of the ocean In a used handkerchief A lattice of hairpins combing the beach A cloth-bound diary Filled with cartography Countries that you saw Whilst you were asleep Receding into leaf I can see a bridge of moonlight flowing, oh Through the page How I miss you, I can feel it in my molecules, oh I can't throw this bag away, oh I can't throw this bag away