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Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes

Kevin Ayers
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D-DU-UDU
I  walked into this bar and  the man  refused
He  said we don’t serve strangers in blue  suede shoes
We  don’t give credit, and  we don’t  give way
We  have to think about what  the people  might say
Uh,  you know what I mean I  said “Yes  I Do”
He  gave me a smile that  was sickly  and wet
And  I offered him one  of my  cigarettes
He  took it, afraid that he might  appear rude
Then  proceeded to sell me some second  class food
Nice  guy - meet  ’em everywhere
He  said, my oh my, I  have suffered  too long
And  this cigarette seems  to be  very strong
I  don’t make the rules, I get  what I take
And  I guess every rule was made  to break
You  can take what you like, it won’t  hurt me
Cause  I’m just working for the  company
From  the green cigarette, he took  a long drag
 And said, I think  I’ll pack my traveling bag
 I’m tired of cheating, and wasting my head
 And filling the boss’s bags with bread.
 I want to get out in the sun and rain,
 And feel the wind on on skin again;
 The world is large, and I’ve got time yet.
 And, by the way, thanks for that cigarette..
 Thank you very much.
 You know, I feel like a new man
 Yes I do, I don’t know why;
 I’d just like to say
 Thank you very much(indeed)
 It’s a beautiful day
 I think I’ll be on my way (right away)
 I’d just like to say
 Thank you very much.
 Yes, I’m getting the hell out of here
 Yes, I am - bye, bye.
 That’s the end of the message
 Thank you very much.
 Bye bye...

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Readable chord sheet for Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes by Kevin Ayers

[E]I walked into this bar [D]and the [A]man re[D]fused[A]
[E]He said we don’t serve strangers [D]in [A]blue suede [D]shoes[A]
[E]We don’t give credit, [D]and we [A]don’t give [D]way[A]
[E]We have to think about [D]what the [A]people might [D]say[A]
[E]Uh, you know what I mean [D]I said “[A]Yes I [D]Do”[A]
[E]He gave me a smile [D]that was [A]sickly and [D]wet[A]
[E]And I offered him [D]one of [A]my ciga[D]rettes[A]
[E]He took it, afraid that [D]he [A]might appear [D]rude[A]
[E]Then proceeded to sell me [D]some [A]second class [D]food[A]
[B]Nice guy - [A]meet ’em [G]every[D]where[E]

[E]He said, my oh my, [D]I have [A]suffered too [D]long[A]
[E]And this cigarette [D]seems to [A]be very [D]strong[A]
[E]I don’t make the rules, [D]I [A]get what I [D]take[A]
[E]And I guess every rule [D]was [A]made to [D]break[A]
[E]You can take what you like, [D]it [A]won’t hurt [D]me[A]
[E]Cause I’m just working [D]for [A]the com[D]pany[A]
[E]From the green cigarette, [D]he [A]took a long [D]drag[A]
And said, I [E]think I’ll pack [D]my [A]traveling [D]bag [A]

I’m tired of cheating, and wasting my head
And filling the boss’s bags with bread.
I want to get out in the sun and rain,
And feel the wind on on skin again;
The world is large, and I’ve got time yet.
And, by the way, thanks for that cigarette..
Thank you very much.

You know, I feel like a new man
Yes I do, I don’t know why;
I’d just like to say
Thank you very much(indeed)
It’s a beautiful day
I think I’ll be on my way (right away)
I’d just like to say
Thank you very much.
Yes, I’m getting the hell out of here
Yes, I am - bye, bye.
That’s the end of the message
Thank you very much.
Bye bye...

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