Handy Dandy

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
A      D     E 
 Handy Dandy
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Controversy surrounds him
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He been around the world and back again
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Something in the moonlight still hounds him
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 Handy Dandy, just like sugar and candy

[Verse 2]
A      D
 Handy Dandy
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If every bone in his body was broken he would never admit it
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He got an all-girl orchestra and when he says
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“Strike up the band,” they hit it
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  Handy Dandy,      Handy Dandy

[Middle 8]
Bm
 You say, “What are ya made of?”
          A
He says, “Can you repeat what you said?”
            bm
You’ll say, “What are you afraid of?”
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He’ll say, “Nothin’! Neither ’live nor dead.”

[Verse 3]
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Handy Dandy, he got a stick in his hand and a pocket full of money
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He says, “Oh, my Darling, tell me the truth, how much time I got?”
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She says, “You got all the time in the world, honey”
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  Handy Dandy
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  Handy Dandy

[Middle 8]
Bm
 He got that clear crystal fountain
A
 He got that soft silky skin
Bm
 He got that fortress on the mountain
        A/E
With no doors, no windows, so no thieves can break in

[Verse 4]
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Handy Dandy, sitting with a girl named Nancy in a garden feelin’ kind of lazy
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He says, “Ya want a gun? I’ll give ya one.” She says, “Boy, you talking crazy”
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  Handy Dandy, just like sugar and candy
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  Handy Dandy,   pour him another brandy

[Verse 5] (fade out)
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Handy Dandy, he got a basket of flowers and a bag full of sorrow
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He finishes his drink, he gets up from the table, he says
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“Okay, boys, I’ll see you tomorrow”
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  Handy Dandy,      Handy Dandy,     just like sugar and candy
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  Han-dy Dan-dy, just like sugar and candy