Lady Godiva    (video)    (intro)    (midi)

 

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1.                                       Seventeen, a beauty queen,

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    she made a ride that caused a scene in the town.

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    Her long blonde hair hangin' down around her knees,

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    all the cats who dig striptease, prayin' for a little breeze.

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    Her long blonde hair falling down across her arms,

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    hiding all the lady's cha....rms, Lady Godiva.

 

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2.     She found fame and made her name,

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    a Hollywood director came into town.

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    And said to her, "How'd you like to be a star?

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    You're a girl that could go far, specially dressed the way you are."

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    She smiled at him, gave her pretty head a shake,

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    that was Lady G's mistake, a-hey-hey-hey, Lady Godiva.

 

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3.     He directs certificate 'X',

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    and people now are craning their necks to see her.

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   ‘Cause she's a star, one that everybody knows,

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    finished with the striptease shows, now she can afford her clothes.

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    Her long blonde hair lyin' on the barber's floor,

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    doesn't need it long anymo.......re, Lady Godiva.     + D - G (3x) - D

 

(orig. = capo 1st)    (Peter & Gordon)