Mrs. Stately's Garden
Four Seasons

(Bob Gaudio - Jake Holmes)


 Intro:

         (flutes)

         (band enters)

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 Chorus 1:

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         Such pleasant company
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         In Mrs. Stately's garden
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         Saltines and jasmine tea
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         In Mrs. Stately's garden

 Verse 1:

         Ab7
         Did you hear the Miller girl was found by Cooper's Pond
                      Db        Gb       Bbm7  
         (Oh, what a shame, she was  so young)
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         There has even been talk of a child
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         (Well, the Millers have always been wild)
          F     E
         Poor thing

 Chorus 2:

         A new cake recipe
         In Mrs. Stately's garden
         A minor tragedy
         In Mrs. Stately's garden

 Verse 2:

         The boy that she'd been seeing went to Watertown
         (She must have thought he'd let her down)
         Do you think he knows what she has done
         (My boy Roger would never have run)
         Poor thing

 Chorus 3:

         The ladies fill the chairs
         In Mrs. Stately's garden
         A scandal fills the air
         In Mrs. Stately's garden

 Verse 3:

         I don't think we should see Marge Miller anymore
         (I know I'm right and that's for sure)
         You can't mingle with people like that
         (Get up, Alice, you're crushing my hat)
         Poor thing

 Chorus 4:

         Lots of activity
         In Mrs. Stately's garden
         But there's no sympathy
         In Mrs. Stately's garden

 Chorus 5:

         Next week they'll come for tea
         In Mrs. Stately's garden
         Next week it may be me
         In Mrs. Stately's garden

 Coda:

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 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

    Source: geocities.com/hollywood/academy/3225/60s_and_70s/Four_Seasons

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