Capo: 1 Tuning: E A D G B E

[Chords] A X 0 2 2 2 0 A7/G 3 0 2 0 2 0 Dsus2/F# 2 X 0 2 3 0 E 0 2 2 1 0 0 Esus4 0 2 2 2 0 0 F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2 B7 X 2 1 2 0 2 D X X 0 2 3 2 This version is based on Rod Stewart's impromptu 2017 performance of 'Handbags and Gladrags' in London's Piccadilly Circus with a street performer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr8t5y_bgKg [Intro] A A7/G Dsus2/F# E x3 [Verse 1]

^AEver seen a ^A7/Gblind man cross the ^Dsus2/F#road ^ETrying to make the ^Esus4other ^E ^Aside? ^A7/G ^Dsus2/F# ^E ^AEver seen a ^A7/Gyoung girl growing ^Dsus2/F#old ^ETrying to make ^Esus4herself ^Ea ^Abride? ^A7/G ^Dsus2/F# ^E

[Chorus 1]

^F#mSo what becomes of ^Eyou my love ^A When they have finally ^B7stripped you of ^DThe handbags and the gladrags ^EThat your grandad had to sweat so ^Esus4you ^Ecould b^Auy? ^A7/G ^Dsus2/F# ^EBaby ^A ^A7/G ^Dsus2/F# ^E

[Verse 2]

^AOnce I was a ^A7/Gyoung man ^Dsus2/F# ^EAnd all I thought I had to ^Esus4do ^Ewas ^Asmile ^A7/G ^Dsus2/F# ^E ^AYou are still a ^A7/Gyoung girl ^Dsus2/F# ^EAnd you bought every^Esus4thing ^Ein ^Astyle ^A7/G ^Dsus2/F# ^E

Listen [Chorus 2]

^F#mBut once you think you're ^Ein, you're out ^A'Cause you don't mean a ^B7single thing without ^DThe handbags and the gladrags ^EThat your grandad had to sweat so ^Esus4you ^Ecould ^Abuy ^A7/G ^Dsus2/F# ^EOoh ^A ^E ^A ^E

[Bridge]

^ASing a song of ^A7/Gsix-pence for your ^Dsus2/F#sake ^EAnd take a bottle full of ^Arye ^A7/G ^Dsus2/F# ^E ^AFour and twenty ^A7/Gblackbirds in a ^Dsus2/F#cake ^EAnd bake them all in a ^Apie ^A7/G ^Dsus2/F# ^E

[Chorus 3]

^F#mThey told me you missed ^Eschool today ^ASo what I suggest you just ^B7throw them all away ^DThe handbags and the gladrags That your ^Epoor old granddad had to sweat to ^Abuy ^Dsus2/F# Oh, woah ^A ^Dsus2/F#

[Outro]

^F#mThey told me you missed ^Eschool today ^ASo I suggest you just ^B7throw them all away ^DThe handbags and the gladrags That your ^Epoor old granddad had to sweat to ^Abuy ya^A7/G, ^Dsus2/F#baby ^E ^A ^A7/G ^Dsus2/F# ^E Bye, ^Abye ^A7/G ^Dsus2/F# ^E ^A ^A7/G ^Dsus2/F# ^E ^A

Rod Stewart - Handbags and gladrags