The cuff of my
shirt
A
- D - Em - A - A7 - D
D
1. Oh, I stand in a quandary in front of the laundry
A
and
deep in my heart there's a hurt,
Em A
D
B7
lost
the phone and address of the girl I love best,
E A D
- A
wrote
it all on the cuff of my shirt.
D
2. Now we met just by chance at the Saturday dance,
A
and
she promised to date me tonight,
Em
A D
B7
but
her address and stuff I wrote down on my cuff,
E A D
and
that shirt of mine's nowhere in sight.
G D
Oh, her hair was red and her eyes were blue,
A
D - D7
and I dream of holding her tight,
G Em
D B7
but the moon's on the rise and
there's tears in my eyes,
E E7 A
- A7
`cause my arms will be empty tonight.
D
3. While I stand in a quandary in front of the laundry,
A
the
girls think I'm down here to flirt,
Em A
D B7
I'm a man without hope, if the
suds and the soap
E A D
wash
her name off the cuff of my shirt.
(orig. moves up half a note
to capo 4th here)
+ instrumental = verse 3
D
4. Now we met just by chance at the Saturday dance,
A
and
she promised to date me tonight,
Em A D B7
but
her address and stuff I wrote down on my cuff,
E A D
and
that shirt of mine's nowhere in sight.
G D
Oh, her hair was red and her eyes were blue,
A D - D7
and I dream of holding her tight,
G Em
D B7
but the moon's on the rise and
there's tears in my eyes,
E E7 A - A7
`cause my arms will be empty tonight.
D
3. While I stand in a quandary in front of the laundry,
A
the
girls think I'm down here to flirt,
Em A D B7
I'm a man without hope, if the
suds and the soap
E A D - B7
wash
her name off the cuff of my shirt.
Em A D
B7
I'm a man without hope if the
suds and the soap,
A A7 D A D
wash
her name of the cuff of my shirt, my shirt.
(orig. = capo 3rd)