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f	1	Lily the Pink - The Scaffold	f	1	Lily the Pink - The Scaffold
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	3	\|Chorus:		3	\|Chorus:
	4	\|[G7] We'll [C] drink a drink a drink, To Lily the [G7] pink the pink the pink,		4	\|[G7] We'll [C] drink a drink a drink, To Lily the [G7] pink the pink the pink,
	5	\|The saviour of, our human [C] race,		5	\|The saviour of, our human [C] race,
	6	\|For she invented, medicinal [G7] compound,		6	\|For she invented, medicinal [G7] compound,
	7	\|Most efficacious, in every [C] case		7	\|Most efficacious, in every [C] case
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	9	Verse 1:		9	Verse 1:
	10	Mr. [C] Freers, had sticky out [G7] ears, and it made him awful [C] shy,		10	Mr. [C] Freers, had sticky out [G7] ears, and it made him awful [C] shy,
	11	So they gave him, medicinal [G] compound, and now he's learning how to [C] fly.		11	So they gave him, medicinal [G] compound, and now he's learning how to [C] fly.
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	13	Verse 2:		13	Verse 2:
	14	Brother [C] Tony, was notably [G7] bony, he would never eat his [C] meals		14	Brother [C] Tony, was notably [G7] bony, he would never eat his [C] meals
	15	And so they gave him, medicinal [G7] compound, now they move him round on [C] wheels.		15	And so they gave him, medicinal [G7] compound, now they move him round on [C] wheels.
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	17	Chorus:		17	Chorus:
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	19	Verse 3:		19	Verse 3:
	20	Old Ebe-[C]nezer thought he was Julius [G7] Caesar, and so they put him in a [C] home		20	Old Ebe-[C]nezer thought he was Julius [G7] Caesar, and so they put him in a [C] home
	21	Where they gave him, medicinal [G7] compound, and now he's emperor of [C] Rome.		21	Where they gave him, medicinal [G7] compound, and now he's emperor of [C] Rome.
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	23	Verse 4:		23	Verse 4:
	24	Johnny [C] Hammer, had a terrible [G7] stammer, he could hardly say a [C] word,		24	Johnny [C] Hammer, had a terrible [G7] stammer, he could hardly say a [C] word,
	25	And so they gave him, medicinal [G7] compound, now he's seen, but never [C] heard.		25	And so they gave him, medicinal [G7] compound, now he's seen, but never [C] heard.
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	27	\|Chorus:		27	\|Chorus:
	28	\|[G7] We'll [C] drink a drink a drink, To Lily the [G7] pink the pink the pink,		28	\|[G7] We'll [C] drink a drink a drink, To Lily the [G7] pink the pink the pink,
	29	\|The saviour of, our human [C] race,		29	\|The saviour of, our human [C] race,
	30	\|For she invented, medicinal [G7] compound,		30	\|For she invented, medicinal [G7] compound,
	31	\|Most efficacious, in every [C] case		31	\|Most efficacious, in every [C] case
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	33	Verse 5:		33	Verse 5:
	34	Auntie [C] Milly, ran willy [G7] nilly, when her legs they did [C] recede,		34	Auntie [C] Milly, ran willy [G7] nilly, when her legs they did [C] recede,
	35	And so they rubbed on medicinal [G7] compound, now they call her Milly [C] Peed.		35	And so they rubbed on medicinal [G7] compound, now they call her Milly [C] Peed.
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	37	Verse 6:		37	Verse 6:
	38	Jennifer [C] Eccles, had terrible [G7] freckles, and the boys all called her [C] names		38	Jennifer [C] Eccles, had terrible [G7] freckles, and the boys all called her [C] names
	39	But she changed with medicinal [G7] compounds, now he joins in all the [C] games		39	But she changed with medicinal [G7] compounds, now he joins in all the [C] games
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	41	Chorus:		41	Chorus:
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	43	Verse 7:		43	Verse 7:
	44	Lily the [C] pink she turned to [G7] drink, she filled up with paraffin [C] inside		44	Lily the [C] pink she turned to [G7] drink, she filled up with paraffin [C] inside
	45	And despite her medicinal [G7] compound, sadly Pickled Pily [C] died		45	And despite her medicinal [G7] compound, sadly Pickled Pily [C] died
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n	47	Verse 8: (Slow)	n	47	Verse 8: {blue}(Slow){/blue}
	48	Up to [C] heaven her soul [G7] ascended, oh the church bells they did [C] ring		48	Up to [C] heaven her soul [G7] ascended, oh the church bells they did [C] ring
	49	She took with her medicinal [G7] compound, Hark the herald angels [C] sing		49	She took with her medicinal [G7] compound, Hark the herald angels [C] sing
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t	51	\|Chorus: (slowing on last line)	t	51	\|Chorus: {blue}(slowing on last line){/blue}
	52	\|[G7] We'll [C] drink a drink a drink, To Lily the [G7] pink the pink the pink,		52	\|[G7] We'll [C] drink a drink a drink, To Lily the [G7] pink the pink the pink,
	53	\|The saviour of, our human [C] race,		53	\|The saviour of, our human [C] race,
	54	\|For she invented, medicinal [G7] compound,		54	\|For she invented, medicinal [G7] compound,
	55	\|Most efficacious, in every [C] case		55	\|Most efficacious, in every [C] case

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