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Gm Eb F Gm Some men are cowards and some men are brave, Bb F/A Gm Some share their secrets, some take them to their grave, Gm Eb F Gm Some walk in sunlight, some hide in shadows, Gm F Gm But they all love Penelope Rose.
Gm Eb F Gm He came from Baton Rouge working on a case, Eb F Gm A law man, a good man, who lived for the chase, Gm Eb F Gm A picture of a woman in a red cotton dress, Gm F Gm Was a dead man’s last caress.
Gm F C/E Eb He drunk in that picture and came on the gin, D7 Cm Bb D7 dangerous eyes that could make a good man sin, Gm F C/E Eb He’d memorized her from her head to her toes, Eb F And he’d dream about Penelope Rose.
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Gm Eb F Gm For ten lonely years he’s worked homicide, Bb F/A Gm Turning his back would be justified, Gm Eb F Gm But he’s tangled in a web of cases he can’t close, Gm F Gm All tied to Penelope Rose.
Gm Eb F Gm They call her the woman with the rose tattoo, Eb F Gm In New Orleans she goes by Penny LaRue, Gm Eb F Gm He’d know her anywhere, any name, any clothes, Gm F Gm He’ll find his Penelope Rose.
Gm F C/E Eb He’ll uncover every secret in Louisian’, D7 Cm Bb D7 They say he’s a genius - he always gets his man, Gm F C/E Eb Or maybe he's a mad man chasing shadows, Eb And he’s in love with Penelope Rose, F Penelope Rose.
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Gm F C/E Eb Some say they’ve seen her in New Orleans, D Cm Bb D7 Some say they ‘ve seen her on a silver screen, Gm F C/E Eb He sees a ghost when the warm wind blows, Eb F That looks like Penelope Rose.
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MV : Penelope Rose Mean Mary & The Contrarys