The Smiths - Handsome Devil

Capo: 2nd fret

[Intro]

Bm G A
Bm

[Verse]

G A Bm
All the streets are crammed with things
G
Eager to be held
A Bm
I know what hands are for
G
And I’d like to help myself
A Bm
You ask me the ti-ime
G A
But I sense something more
Bm
And I would like to give you
G A Bm
What I think you’re asking for
G A
You handsome devil
Bm G A
Oooh! You handsome devil

[Pre-chorus]

G A Bm
Let me get my hands
G A Bm
On yo-our mammary glands
A G
And let me get your head
D
On the conjugal bed
Bm A G F#m G* F#m
I say, I say, I say

[Chorus]

Bm G
I crack the whip and you skip, but you deserve it
A Bm G A
You deserve it, deserve it, deserve it
Bm
A boy in the bush is worth two in the hand
G A
I think I can help you get through your exams
Bm G A
Oh! you handsome devil

[Pre-chorus]

G A Bm
Oh! Let me get my hands
G A Bm
On yo-our mammary glands
A G
And let me get your head
D
On the conjugal bed
Bm A G F#m G* F#m
I say, I say, I say

[Chorus]

Bm G
I crack the whip and you skip, but you deserve it
A Bm
You deserve it, deserve it, deserve it
G
And when we’re in your scholarly room
A Bm
Who will swallow whom?
G
And when we’re in your scholarly room
A Bm
Who will swallow whom?
G A
You handsome devil

[Pre-chorus]

G A Bm
Oh! Let me get my hands
G A Bm
On yo-our mammary glands
A G
And let me get your head
D
On the conjugal bed
Bm A G F#m G* F#m
I say, I say, I say

[Chorus]

Bm
There’s more to life than books you know
G
But not much more
A Bm
Oooh! There’s more to life than books you know
G
But not much more
A
Not much more
Bm G A
Oh you handsome devil
Bm G A
Oh you handsome devil (oooh!)

[Outro]

G A Bm