Mr Lacey

        G                   C     
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-------------------------------
D|----------------------5--5--7--
A|---5--5--7--7--(...)--3--3--3--
E|---3--3--3--3--(...)-----------
              D
E|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|7--(...)--7--7--9--9--(...)-----------------| 
A|3--(...)--5--5--5--5--(...)-----------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 

G               C   G
Please, Mr. Lacey, let me work your 
loving machine
C                  G
Please, Mr. Lacey, let me work your 
loving machine
D (strum and stop)
Will you let me control the handles?
C (strum and stop)                  
        D/C/G/D
You know it's the best thing I've 
ever seen

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Well, Mr. Lacey, where'd you learn 
just what to do?
Well, Mr. Lacey, where'd you learn 
just what to do?
Can you fix me up now with a 
teacher?
I wanna become an inventor too

Why, Mr. Lacey, why d'you do the 
things you do?
Why, Mr. Lacey, why d'you do the 
things you do?
It's true no one here understands 
now
But maybe someday they'll catch up 
with you



Solo (Intro):

E|--------------------------------
B|----------------------8---------
G|-----7-7--5--3--5-----7---3b-3b-
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------
G|3b---3----------9>--7--5--3----3-
D|---5---5-----5---------------5---
A|---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------

E|----------| 
B|----------| 
G|----------| 
D|5---------| 
A|----------| 
E|----------| 


      4x            

E|-----------------|         
B|-----------------| keep on 
G|-----------------| in this 
D|--------5--------| figure o
A|--5--7-----------| Since it

E|   
B|jam
G|sty
D|ut 
A|'s 

E|                                  
B|mming along with the rhythm guitar
G|le. (I'm too lazy (mr. Lacey ;-)) 
D|Richard Thompson's whole Solo.    
A|very slow, it should be easier to 

         
         
to       
         
learn it 
E|-----------------|  directly by 
playing along with the song.