Pirates Of Penzance - When A Felons Not Engaged In His Employment
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: FCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Bb F C7 F
Bb F C7 F
[Verse 1]
F C7 F F/C
When a felon's not engaged in his employment
Bb Bdim C7
Or maturing his felonious little plans
F C7 F F/C
His capacity for innocent enjoyment
Bb F C7 F
Is just as great as any honest man's
[Chorus]
C G G7
G7 C
When constabulary duty is to be done
C/E C/G F F#dim
Taking one consideration with another (with another)
C G7 C C7
A policeman's lot is not a happy one
F C7 Dm F
When constabulary duty’s to be done, to be done
Bb F C7 F
A policeman's lot is not a happy one
[Interlude]
Bb F C7 F
Bb F C7 F
[Verse 2]
F C7 F F/C
When the enterprising burglar's not a-burgling
Bb Bdim C7
When the cutthroat isn't occupied in crime
F C7 F F/C
He loves to hear the little brook a-gurgling
Bb F C7 F
And listen to the merry village chime
[Chorus]
C G G7
When the coster's finished jumping on his mother
G7 C
He loves to lie a-basking in the sun
C/E C/G F F#dim
Taking one consideration with another (with another)
C G7 C C7
A policeman's lot is not a happy one
F C7 Dm F
When constabulary duty’s to be done, to be done
Bb F C7 F
A policeman's lot is not a happy one
[Interlude]
Bb F C7 F
Bb F C7 F
[Verse 3]
F C7 F F/C
When the drunkard shows no sign of where the drink went
Bb Bdim C7
He nobly bids all alchohol farewell
F C7 F F/C
When the juvenile delinquent to the clink went
Bb F C7 F
He hung his mother's picture in his cell
[Chorus]
C G G7
When the cardshark's finished wiping out his brother
G7 C
He buys a rattle for his little son
C/E C/G F F#dim
Taking one consideration with another (with another)
C G7 C C7
A policeman's lot is not a happy one
F C7 Dm F
When constabulary duty’s to be done, to be done
Bb F C7 F
A policeman's lot is not a happy one
[Outro]
Bb F C7 F
Bb F C7 F F F
How to play Pirates Of Penzance - When A Felons Not Engaged In His Employment
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