She Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina
Written by Ray Davies
Intro Harpsichord Arpeggios on C
C Cdim C
She's bought a hat like Princess Marina's
A Dm7
To wear at all her social affairs
E7 Am
She wears it when she's cleaning the windows
D#dim G Adim Bbdim G/B
She wears it when she's scrubbing the stairs
C Cdim C
But you will never see her at Ascot
A Dm7
She can't afford the time or the fare
F F#dim C/G A
But she's bought a hat like Princess Mari____na's
Dm9 G6 C
So she don't care Bass walk-up G A B (C)
C D7
He's bought a hat like Anthony Eden's
G C /D /Eb
Because it makes him feel like a Lord
E7 Am
But he can't afford a Rolls or a Bentley
D G Adim Bbdim ...
He has to buy a secondhand Ford
C D7
He tries to feed his wife and his family
G E
And buy them clothes and shoes they can wear
F F#dim C /B A
But he's bought a hat like Anthony E_____den's
Dm9 G6 C
So he don't care Drums up the tempo into...
(A stomp, with A swazzle)
A7 D7
Buddy can you spare me a dime
G
My wife is getting hungry
C
And the kids are crying
A7 D7
This poverty is hurting my pride
G G7 C
Buddy can you spare me, buddy can you spare me a dime
Guitar Solo and stomp on A7 D7 G C x2 (hold C last time)
[Buddy can you spare me, buddy can you spare me a dime...etc]
Drum break and key change into a looney tune rendition
F (doggie style bass) G
She's bought a hat like Princess Marina's
C F
And her neighbors think it suits her a treat
A7 Dm
But she hasn't any food in the larder
G C Ddim Ebdim C7/G
Nor has anybody else in the street
F G
But to look at her you'd think she was wealthy
C A7
'Cos she smiles just like a real millionaire
Bb Bdim F /E D
'Cos she's bought a hat like Princess Ma__rina's
Gm9 C6 F /E D
So she don't care,
Gm9 C6 F /E D
she don't care,
Gm9 C6 F (Drum break)
she don't care,
Gm9 C6 F
she don't care___________