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C She was young, she was pure, she was new, she was nice G She was fair, she was sweet seventeen F C Am He was old, he was vile, and no stranger to vice D G He was base, he was bad, he was mean C F He had slyly inveigled her up to his flat Dm G To view his collection of stamps C F C Am And he said as he hastened to put out the cat F G The wine, his cigar and the lamps C Have some madeira, m'dear G You really have nothing to fear F C Am I'm not trying to tempt you, that wouldn't be right D G You shouldn't drink spirits at this time of night C Have some madeira, m'dear G It's really much nicer than beer F C Am I don't care for sherry, one cannot drink stout D G And port is a wine I can well do without C F C Am It's simply a case of chacun a son gout F G C Have some madeira, m'dear C Unaware of the wiles of the snake-in-the-grass G And the fate of the maiden who topes F C Am She lowered her standards by raising her glass D G Her courage, her eyes and his hopes C F She sipped it, she drank it, she drained it, she did Dm G He promptly refilled it again C F C Am And he said as he secretly carved one more notch F G On the butt of his gold-headed cane [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/f/flanders-and-swann/364385.html ] C Have some madeira, m'dear, G I've got a small cask of it here F C Am And once it's been opened, you know it won't keep D G Do finish it up, it will help you to sleep C Have some madeira, m'dear, G It's really an excellent year F C Am Now if it were gin, you'd be wrong to say yes D G The evil gin does would be hard to assess C F C Am Besides it's inclined to affect me prowess F G C Have some madeira, m'dear C Then there flashed through her mind what her mother had said G With her antepenultimate breath F C Am "Oh my child, should you look on the wine that is red D G Be prepared for a fate worse than death" C F She let go her glass with a shrill little cry Dm G Crash! tinkle! it fell to the floor C F C Am When he asked, "What in Heaven?" she made no reply F G Up her mind, and a dash for the door C Have some madeira, m'dear, G Rang out down the hall loud and clear F C Am A tremulous cry that was filled with despair D G As she paused to take breath in the cool midnight air C Have some madeira, m'dear, G The words seemed to ring in her ear F C Am Until the next morning, she woke up in bed D G With a smile on her lips and an ache in her head C F C Am And a voice in her ear 'ole that tickled and said F G C Have some madeira, m'dear |