Scarlet Begonias

By

Guitar

Ukulele

Verse 1

B
As
E
I was walking 'round Grosvenor
B
Square
A
Not a
E
chill to the winter but a nip to the
B
air
A
From the other di
E
rec
B
tion
A
she was calling my
E
eye
A
It could be an illu
E
-
B
sion,
A
but I might as well
E
try
Might as well
B
try

Verse 2

B
She had
E
rings on her fingers and bells on her
B
shoes
A
And I knew
E
without asking she was into the
B
blues
A
She wore scarlet be
E
go
B
nias,
A
tucked into her
E
curls
A
I knew right a
E
way
B
she was
A
not like other
E
girls
Other
B
girls

Verse 3

B
In the
E
thick of the evening when the dealing got
B
rough
A
She was too
E
pat to open and too cool to
B
bluff
A
As I picked up my
E
mat
B
ches
A
and was closing the
E
door
A
I had one of those
E
flash
B
es
A
I'd been there
E
before
Been there
B
before

Bridge

Well I
F#
ain't often right but I've never been wrong
It
B
seldom turns out the way it
A
does in the
E
song
F#
Once in a while you get shown the light
In the
B
strangest of places if you
A
look at it
E
right
F#
A
B

Verse 4

Well there
E
ain't nothing wrong with the way she
B
moves
A
Or
E
scarlet begonias or a touch of the
B
blues
A
And there's nothing
E
wrong
B
with the look
A
that's in her
E
eye
A
I had to learn the
E
hard
B
way
A
to let her pass
E
by
Let her pass
B
by

Verse 5

The
E
wind in the willows playing Tea for
B
Two
A
The
E
sky was yellow and the sun was
B
blue
A
Strangers stopping
E
stran
B
gers just
A
to shake their
E
hand
A
Everybody is
E
play
B
ing
A
in the heart of gold
E
band
Heart of gold
B
band
B