Bad Penny

Rory Gallagher

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Well, like a bad penny you've turned up again,
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You're in my sights, there's a mist on my lens.
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I think you know how it was when I tripped and fell,
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Well, you double-dealed me, baby and I broke like a shell.


[Verse 1]

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Like a bad penny you've sure lost the glow
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But I'm out of reach, your smile's sure gone cold.
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Well, it can't ever be like it was then,
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Well, don't you fool with me, baby,
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Don't you mess with my plans.


[Chorus 1]

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Some stormy nights, your memory haunts me,
Bb
You won't go away.


[Verse 2]

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Well, like a bad penny you have turned up in the change,
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Try to fit into the picture, you can't get inside the frame.
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I think you know I'm still sore, but I'm on the mend,
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Times sure have changed, it won't happen again.
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Well, like a bad penny spins around and around,
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Well, you won't know what's gone wrong when it all falls down,
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You got to learn from now on to stop playing games,
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You ought to keep on moving, you got to spin on your way.


[Chorus 2]

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Some lonely nights, I hear you calling,
Bb
Won't you go away?


[Outro]

               Dm        F       C           Dm
Well, like a bad penny you have turned up again,
               Dm        F       C           Dm
You're in my sights, there's a mist on my lens.
               Dm        F       C           Dm
I think you know how it was when I tripped and fell,
               Dm        F       C           Dm
Well, you double-dealed me, baby, I cracked like a shell.