Necktie

            E7
There was a naked man standing in an alley
and he weren't wearing no clothes.
  A7
A naked man was standing in an alley
                          E7
and he weren't wearing no clothes.
        B7
He said all that I need I do believe
     A7                  E7
Is a pair of black dress shoes
(That's all a naked man really needs)

            E7
There was a red light lady standin' on the corner
lookin' like the richest woman in the world
  A7
A red light lady was standin' on the corner
                                      E7
lookin' like the richest woman in the world
          B7
She had a fine fur coat upon her back
       A7                E7
and a string of cultured pearls
(Cultured pearls is the kind that sips tea and reads lots of poetry)

            E7
There was a man found hanging in a jail cell
and they said it was suicide
  A7
A man was found hanging in a jail cell
                        E7
and they told me it was suici-i-i-i-ide
            B7
Now you can blame the social system
    A7                      E7
But I still say it was his necktie
Necktie
Oh oh oh oh
A7
my my my
E7
Ooh necktie

           E7
Now when I die won't you bury me
in a pair of black dress shoes.
      A7
Put a fine fur coat upon my back
                                E7
and a string of cultured pearls too
    B7
St Peter will be so proud to have a woman like me
         A7             E7
Come and see him when I die
        B7
And you know that they won't keep me out of them Pearly Gates
               A7              E7
'Cause I'll be sure to wear my necktie

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