A Lady Of A Certain Age Tab

Song: A Lady Of A Certain Age
By: The Divine Comedy
Written by: Neil Hannon
 
Tabbed by: Chris Seeley (chris@dataclinic.co.uk)
 
Standard Tuning:
Capo on 3rd Fret
Fingerpick throughout
 
 
Intro:
 
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B|--4---3---4---4---4---4---3---------------------------|
G|--5---3---3---3---3---3---3---------------------------|
D|--6---6---5---5---6---6---6---------------------------|
A|----------6---4---3-----------------------------------|
E|--4---6---------------6---6---------------------------|
 
 
 
Verse:
 
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B|--4--------------------------4------------------------|
G|--5--------------------------5------------------------|
D|--5--------------------------6------------------------|
A|--3--------------------------3------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
    Back in the day....     ..part of the smart set
 
 
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B|--6--------------------------6------------------------|
G|--3--------------------------3------------------------|
D|--6--------------------------5------------------------|
A|-----------------------------6------------------------|
E|--6---------------------------------------------------|
    Holidayed with kings..  ..dined out with starlets
 
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4--------------------------3------------------------|
G|--5--------------------------5------------------------|
D|--5--------------------------5------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4--------------------------4------------------------|
    From London to...       ..Cap Ferrat to Capri
 
 
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B|--4--------------------------3------------------------|
G|--5--------------------------4------------------------|
D|--5--------------------------3------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3--------------------------3------------------------|
    In perfume by Chanel..  ..& clothes by
 
 
 
Chorus:
 
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B|--4-------------------------3-------------------------|
G|--5-------------------------3-------------------------|
D|--6-------------------------6-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-------------------------6-------------------------|
    Chased the sun...       ..Cote d'Azur
    And if a nice young..   ..buy you a drink
 
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B|--4-------------------------4-------------------------|
G|--3-------------------------3-------------------------|
D|--5-------------------------5-------------------------|
A|--6-------------------------4-------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
    Until the light...      ..became obscure
    You'd say with..        ..conspiratorial wink
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4------------------------4-------3------------------|
G|--3------------------------3-------3------------------|
D|--6------------------------6-------6------------------|
A|--3--------------------------------5------------------|
E|---------------------------6--------------------------|
    And left you all..     ..in the shade
 
e|---------------------------4-------3------------------|
B|--6------------------------4-------3------------------|
G|--3------------------------5-------4------------------|
D|--6------------------------3-------5------------------|
A|--4---------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
    An English Lady..      ..Certain Age
 
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-----------------------4---------------------------|
G|--3-----------------------3---------------------------|
D|--6-----------------------6---------------------------|
A|--3---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------7---------------------------|
    You wouldn't think..    Seventy..
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4------------3--------------------------------------|
G|--3------------3--------------------------------------|
D|--6------------6--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|--6------------6--------------------------------------|
    And he'd say no...
 
 
Outro:
 
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B|--4---4---4---4---3----4------------------------------|
G|--3---3---3---3---3----3------------------------------|
D|--5---5---6---6---6----5------------------------------|
A|--6---4---3------------6------------------------------|
E|--------------6---6-----------------------------------|
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