Intro:
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Hey hey, do do do do, do do do do do, do do
Verse 1:
E B E
What should I compare you to, that sun on winter's day?
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Tulips standing proud and bright when all around is grey
E B E
What should I compare you to, a comet or a star?
A E B E
A little flicker where you've been or a lighthouse where you are?
A E B E
Well I'm a certain person who sees a sense of life
A E B E
That hides behind the glory days and only shines at night
Chorus:
E B
You're just a little red rooster; she's an old speckled hen
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You've fallen in love once before, now it's happening again
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Just do what you use to, I'll do what I ca a a an
E B A E
And she'll be once, twice, three times your lady, and I'll be her man
Repeat Intro:
Verse 2:
E B E
What should I compare you to, that window facing south?
A E B B7
That captures sun in tiny frames and throws it round the house
E B E
What should I compare you to, a compass or a stone?
A E B E
The rock that holds the whole thing down or the hand that points you home?
A E B E
Well I'm a certain person who sees a sense of life
A E B E
That hides behind the glory days and only shines at night
Repeat Chorus:
A E B E
So listen up you middle aged or slightly older men
A E B E
If they look old to you my friend, you sure look old to them
A E B E
Take this from the rooster who found his speckled hen
A E B E
It's never down to who you love; it's purely down to when
Repeat Chorus:
E B E A E B
Hey hey, do do do do, do do do do do, do do
E B E A E B
Hey hey, do do do do, do do do do do, do do
Verse 1:
E B E
What should I compare you to, that sun on winter's day?
A E B B7
Tulips standing proud and bright when all around is grey
E B E
What should I compare you to, a comet or a star?
A E B E
A little flicker where you've been or a lighthouse where you are?
A E B E
Well I'm a certain person who sees a sense of life
A E B E
That hides behind the glory days and only shines at night
Chorus:
E B
You're just a little red rooster; she's an old speckled hen
B7 E E7
You've fallen in love once before, now it's happening again
A D A F#m
Just do what you use to, I'll do what I ca a a an
E B A E
And she'll be once, twice, three times your lady, and I'll be her man
Repeat Intro:
Verse 2:
E B E
What should I compare you to, that window facing south?
A E B B7
That captures sun in tiny frames and throws it round the house
E B E
What should I compare you to, a compass or a stone?
A E B E
The rock that holds the whole thing down or the hand that points you home?
A E B E
Well I'm a certain person who sees a sense of life
A E B E
That hides behind the glory days and only shines at night
Repeat Chorus:
A E B E
So listen up you middle aged or slightly older men
A E B E
If they look old to you my friend, you sure look old to them
A E B E
Take this from the rooster who found his speckled hen
A E B E
It's never down to who you love; it's purely down to when
Repeat Chorus:
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