Lydia The Tattooed Lady Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

 LCydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?

 LGydia the tattooed lady

 SFhe has eyCes that folFks adore Cso

 AFnd a toDmrso eveFn moreDm so

 LCydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia

 OFh Lydia, the queen of tattoo

 ODmn her back is the Battle of Waterloo

 BFeside it the Wreck of the Hesperus, too

 ACnd proudly above waves thFe red, white and blue

 YCou can leGarn a lot Cfrom Lydia

 (Cla la la, la la la)

 (Cla la la, la la la)

 WD♯hen her robe is unfurled, she will show you the world

 IA♯f you step up and tell her where

For a dime you can see Kankakee or Paree

 OD♯r Washington crossing the Delaware

 (D♯la la la, la la la)

 (Cla la la, la la la)

 ACh Lydia, oh Lydia, say, have you met Lydia?

 OGh Lydia the tattooed lady

 WFhen her muCscles staFrt relaCxin'

 UFp the hiDmll comes AndFrew JackDmson

 LCydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia

 OFh Lydia, the queen of them all

 FDmor two bits she will do a mazurka in jazz

 WFith a view of Niagara that nobody has

 ACnd on a clear day, you caFn see Alcatraz

 YCou can leGarn a lot Cfrom Lydia

 (Cla la la, la la la)

 (D♯la la la, la la la)

 CD♯ome along and see Buffalo Bill with his lasso

 JA♯ust a little classic by Mendel Picasso

Here is Captain Spaulding exploring the Amazon

 HD♯ere's Godiva but with her pajamas on

 (D♯la la la, la la la)

 (D♯la la la, la la la)

 HD♯ere is Grover Whelan unveilin' the Tri-lon

 OA♯ver on the west coast we have Treasure Isle-on

Here's Nijinski a-doin' the rumba

 HD♯ere's her social security numbah

 (D♯Whistling instead of singing la la la...)

 (CWhistling instead of singing la la la...)

 ACh Lydia, oh Lydia, that encyclo-pidia

 OFh Lydia, the champ of them all

 SDmhe once swept an admiral clear off his feet

 TFhe ships on her hips made his heart skip a beat

 ACnd now the old boy's in coFmmand of the fleet

 FCor he wentG and marrCied Lydia