Tenpenny Bit

D G D A 3x D G D A D D G D A I have a memento from the first job I ever did D G D A D In my line of work the first pocket that I picked D G A hands in, hands out, hand-me-down D A A token king, a sovereign crown D G The only lord to which I bow D A D A tenpenny bit G D Tenpenny bit A D A tenpenny bit G D Decided with a flip A D Of the ol' tenpenny bit G D And if it's heads up boys A D I'm going over the wall G And if she's tails Em Another day of toil D G I was working the crowds D A At Regency Park D G A hands in, hands out, hands up D A D And hands behind my back D G They threw me in the monkey house D A Between iron bar and brick D G Threw me in the courthouse D A D And then threw me on a ship D G And I could've bought favours D A Drowned my thirst with wine D G I could've feasted on salted pork D A D And chewed upon the rind D G Instead I hid my treasure well D A Through six long months of living hell D G At least I left the ship D A D With my tenpenny bit G D Tenpenny bit A D A tenpenny bit G D Decided with a flip A D Of the ol' tenpenny bit G D And if it's heads up boys A D I'm going over the wall G And if she's tails Em Another day of toil Bm G Bm A 3x Bm G Bm A Bm Hey! Bm G Bm A 3x Bm G Bm A Bm 1 2, 1 2 3 4! D G D A 3x D G D A D D G I'll send good King George up D A To look over the wall D G And then he'll let me know D A D If the traps are on patrol D G It's over the wall across the hills D A To China by a whale ship D G To live like a prince D A D With my tenpenny bit G D Tenpenny bit A D A tenpenny bit G D Decided with a flip A D Of the ol' tenpenny bit G D And if it's heads up boys A D I'm going over the wall G And if she's tails G D Tenpenny! Tenpenny! A D Tenpenny Bit! G D To live like a prince A D With the ol’ tenpenny bit G D And if it's heads up boys A D I'm going over the wall G And if she's tails G Another day of toil G D