The stud
(1978)
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+ Am - F - G (2x)
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1. He's too young to die, too old to cry,
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If he talks
of love people might laugh.
Am
F - C - G
He's too
tough for love, too butch to cry,
Am - Dm - Am - E
he's a stud, a stud,
a stud, a stud !
+ Am - F - G (2x)
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2. One and only friend: his motorbike,
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G E - C - G
speedin' on the road, wind in his eyes.
Am
F - C - G
Beatin' up the old, too shy to fight,
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he's a stud, a stud,
a stud, a stud !
+ E - D
- E - Am - G
+ Am - F - G (2x)
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- F - G
3. He's too proud to jerk, too pretty to work,
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standin' in a street, trousers too
tight.
Am F
- C - G
He's sellin' himself to make a few bucks,
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he's a stud, a stud,
a stud, a stud !
+ Am - G - F - E (2x)
+ Am - F - G (2x)
Am G Am - F - G
4. Sure, he lies, he cheats,
whenever we meet,
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G E - C - G
he has no finesse, just a pretty face.
Am
F - C - G
He's so good
I can't send him away,
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he's a stud, a stud,
a stud, a stud !
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Am
A stud, a stud, stud a 50 dollar-leather-trousered-stud !
(Amanda Lear)