Tono: A
Introducción:
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Three scruples to a dram boys
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Eight drams to an ounce
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Two cups will get you a pint now
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And the first one?s on the house
verse 2
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The drunkard craves just another
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Blind man blames the eye
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The poor man dreams of riches
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And a martyr prays to die
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I don't need to read the papers
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Or the tea leaves to understand
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That this world's been shaved
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By a drunken barber's hand
verse 3
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I've drowned in the pull of young love
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Known the high and the hurt
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I've felt the heartbeat quicken
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At the sight of a lifted skirt
verse 4
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I've thrilled to the big sound
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Felt the rumble and the roar
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Drove straight through the blackest night
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In a chase forevermore
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I don't need to read the papers
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Or the tea leaves to understand
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That this world's been shaved
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By a drunken barber's hand
Bridge
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I rode ten thousand miles
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On a carousel horse of wood
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We end up where we started
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Get right back on if we could
Verse 5
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So go ahead make your confession
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To a washed up whiskey priest
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I'll be puttin' money down
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On the rough and slouching beast
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'Cause I don't need to read the papers
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Or the tea leaves to understand
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That this world's been shaved
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By a drunken barber's hand
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I don't need to read the papers
Dm
Or the tea leaves to understand
Am
That this world's been shaved
Em Am
By a drunken barber's hand