Beg, borrow and steal
A - D - E - D
(2x)
A D
E
1. You threw me out the night before last and now
D A
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you want me back in your arms
again.
A D
You think I'm a fool, you
treat me like dirt,
E D
A - D - E - D
you pull the string and hope I
will be your friend.
G A
But I know what's on your
mind,
G
E
so I'd rather stay out in the
street, without a dime.
A
D E A
D E
And I'd rather beg, borrow and steal, I'd rather beg borrow and steal,
A D E D A
D E
I'd rather beg, borrow and steal than go back to you, go back to you.
D A D E
than go back to you, go back to you,
D
A D
E
than go back to you, go back to you,
D A D E
than go back to you, go back to you !
+ A - D
- A - D - A - D - G (2x) + E
A D E
2. How long did you think I'd hang around pretending not
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to see the tricks you pulled
on me ?
A
D
E
There's only so much a man can
take before his life
D
A - D - E - D
turns into a tragedy.
G A
So, I'm gettin' out now while
I can,
G E
‘cause I don't want to crawl,
I want to walk out like a man !
A D E A D E
And I'd rather beg, borrow and steal, I'd rather beg borrow and steal,
A D E D A D E
I'd rather beg, borrow and steal than go back to you, go back to you.
D A D E
than go back to you, go back to you,
D A D E
than go back to you, go back to you,
D A D E
than go back to you, go back to you !
A D E
+ I'd rather beg, borrow and
steal ! (3x) ....
(Ohio Express)