[Intro]
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C F C F C F C
[Verse]
F
Oh, I'll sing you a stave, if you'll gies your attention
C G F G
It's no song of pity, it's no tale of woe
Em7 C
And no word of honour or love will I mention
F G C
But I'll sing of a lassie I kent long ago
[Chorus]
F C F C
No better than most, and no worse as many
G
And what drew me to her's no' easy to say
C F C F
She was coarse, she was heartless, and she wasnae that bonnie
C G C
She was the star o' the bar in her day
[Verse]
F
I've stravaiged the Royal Mile with her, drinking in style with her
C G F G
And Rose Street, from end to end, often surveyed
Em7 C
Fought and swore in the pubs with her, rolled in the dubs with her
F G C
Cadged many's a sub from her, never repaid
[Chorus]
F C F C
No better than most, and no worse as many
G
And what drew me to her's no' easy to say
C F C F
She was coarse, she was heartless, and she wasnae that bonnie
C G C
She was the star o' the bar in her day
[Verse]
F
All you chaps with young lassies, believe me, love soon passes
C G F G
And all your bright dreams are but straws in the wind
Em7 C
Better one who'll sit down with you, sing a fine tune with you
F G C
Pass the glass 'round with you, drink herself blind
[Chorus]
F C F C
No better than most, and no worse as many
G
And what drew me to her's no' easy to say
C F C F
She was coarse, she was heartless, and she wasnae that bonnie
C G C
She was the star o' the bar in her day
[Chorus]
F C F C
No better than most, and no worse as many
G
And what drew me to her's no' easy to say
C F C F
She was coarse, she was heartless, and she wasnae that bonnie
C G C
But she was the star o' the bar in her day
[Outro]
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