Keep Your Receipts
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Intro
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e|-----3-----|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-------0---|
A|---2-----2-|
E|-3---------| x3
e|-------------------3-----|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------------------0---|
A|-0--2--3-2-3-2---2-----2-|
E|---------------3---------|
G
G
It seems like only yesterday
D
When my father sat me down, and said:
Am Am/C G
"Have a good gig at the Prince Pat tomorrow night."
G
It was actually this morning
D
And he got the dates confused
Am Am/C G
(My Dad... ...he's a fuckwit.)
pick through G x10 before C
G C G
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e|-----3--------------------3-----|
B|--------------1~----------------|
G|-------------0~-----------------|
D|-------0----2~--------------0---|
A|---2-----2-3~-----------2-----2-|
E|-3------------------2-3---------|
e|-----3-----|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-------0---|
A|---2-----2-|
E|-3---------| x3
G
I remember another time
D
When my father sat me down and said:
Am Am/C G
"The people in the row behind can't see."
G
I said, "Dad, we're on a bus,
D
And there's nothing much to see."
Am
And he said,
Am/C G
"The landscape, son. The landscape."
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G C G
e|-----3--------------------3-----|
B|--------------1~----------------|
G|-------------0~-----------------|
D|-------0----2~--------------0---|
A|---2-----2-3~-----------2-----2-|
E|-3------------------2-3---------|
e|-----3-----|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-------0---|
A|---2-----2-|
E|-3---------| x3
[Verso 2]
G
When I reached a certain age
D
As all the young boys do
Am Am/C
My body started changing
G
I grew another head
G
I had an operation
D Am
And I had that head removed
Am/C G
Which was fortunate 'cause at the time there was a
G
shortage of head donors
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G
e|-----3-----|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-------0---|
A|---2-----2-|
E|-3---------| x2
G G/B C G
e|----------------------3-----|
B|-3--0--1~~~~----------------|
G|--0--0---0~-----------------|
D|--------2~--------------0---|
A|-2--2--3~-----------2-----2-|
E|-3--3-----------2-3---------|
e|-----3-----|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-------0---|
A|---2-----2-|
E|-3---------| x3
[Verso 3]
C Am G
My Dad took really good care of me
C Am Em
Sat by my side every day
C Am G
When I started to recover
D C
Dad told me I was old enough
D/F# D7
To hear some of the things he had to say
N.C.
Hey hey hey
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e|-----3-----|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-------0---|
A|---2-----2-|
E|-3---------| x9
He wasn't fat albert - my dad. Got that clear?
[Ponte]
N.C.
My Dad said
B7 Am G
"Son, you've turned out nice
B7 Am G
You're old enough to hear my advice
B7 Am
You're a man now
G D C
And so I want to tell you what I know
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e|-------0-----|
B|---------1---|
G|-----------2-|
D|---0h2-------|
A|-0h3---------|
E|-------------| x2
e|---2----3-2-0-2-|
B|-2---2----------|
G|-3----3---------|
D|-0--------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
[Refrão]
G D C
"Son, keep your receipts
G D C
Keep your receipts
G D C
If money is a cash cow, then planning is the meat,
G D C
So son, keep your receipts
C
Keep your receipts
{Break}
G C D x4
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e|-----3---------2---------0-------------|
B|-----------------3---------1-----------|
G|-------------2-----2---------0---------|
D|-------0---0-----------2-------0-2-3-2-|
A|---2-----2-----------3-----------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------|
e|-----3---------2---------------------|
B|-----------------3---0-1-0-1-3-1-0-1-|
G|-------------2-----2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-------0---0-------------------------|
A|---2-----2-----------2-3-2-3-5-3-2-3-|
E|-3-----------------------------------|
[Refrão]
G D C
"Son, keep your receipts
G D C
Keep your receipts
G D C
If life's a bog in Ireland, then wisdom is the peat
G D C
So son, keep your receipts..."
Outro
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e|-----------------|---------|
B|-0-1-0-1-3-1-0-1-|-0-1-0-1-|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|
D|-----------------|---------|
A|-2-3-2-3-5-3-2-3-|-2-3-2-3-|
E|-----------------|---------|
G
...Keep your receipts."
e|-----3-----------------|-----3-----------------|
B|-----------3/5-3-1-0---|-----------3/4/5-3-1-0-|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------0---------------|-------0---------------|
A|---2-----2-------------|---2-----2-------------|
E|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|
e|-----3-----------------|-----3-----------|
B|-----------3h5-3-1-0---|-----------5-3-0-|
G|-----------------------|-----------------|
D|-------0---------------|-------0---------|
A|---2-----2-------------|---2-----2-------|
E|-3---------------------|-3---------------|
How to play Keep Your Receipts
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.