Picaresque Chords

Capo 4th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Here she Ecomes in her palanquin on the back of an elephant

On a Fbed made of linen and sequins and Esilk

All astride on her father's line with the king and his concubines

And her Fnurse with her pitchers of liquors and Emilk

And we'll Gall come Dpraise the inEfanta

And we'll Gall come Dpraise the inEfanta

Among Efive score pachyderm each canopied and passengered

Sit the Fduke and the duchess's luscious young Egirls

Within sight of the baronness seething spite for this live largesse

On her Fside sits the baron, her barrenness Ebarbs her

And we'll Gall come Dpraise the inEfanta

And we'll Gall come Dpraise the inEfanta

(Interlude:)

Em D

Em D

Am A♯ F

A Fphalanx on camel back, thirty ranks on a forward tack

Followed F♯close, their shiny bright standards are Fwaving

While behind in their coach in fours ride the wives of the king of bores

And the F♯veiled young virgin, the prince's Fbetrothed

And we'll G♯all come D♯praise the Finfanta

And we'll G♯all come D♯praise the Finfanta

EAnd as she sits upon her Fplace

EHer innocence laid on her Fface

A♯From all atop the parapets blow a Fmultitude of coronets

A♯Melodies rhapsodical and Ffair

A♯And all our hearts afire, the Fsky ablaze with cannonfire

We Eall raise our voices to the Fair

To the Eair

And Eabove all this folderol on a bed made of chaparral

She is Flaid, a coronal placed on her Ebrow

And the babe all in slumber dreams of a place filled with quiet streams

And a Flake where her cradle was pulled from the Ewater

And we'll Gall come Dpraise the inEfanta

And we'll Gall come Dpraise the inEfanta

And we'll Gall come Dpraise the inEfanta

End

G D E

G D E

G D E

Intro

Am

Am

AmHere on these cliffs of Dover

EmSo high you can't see over

AmAnd while your head is spinning

EmHold tight, it's just beginning

Am

Am

AmYou come from parents wanton

EmA childhood rough and rotten

AmI come from wealth and beauty

EmUntouched by Gwork or duty

And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove G

And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove

We Eboth go down toAmgether

Am

AmI found you a tattooed tramp

EmA dirty daughter from the labor camps

AmI laid you down in the grass of a clearing

EmYou wept but your Gsoul was willing

And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove G

And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove

We Eboth go down toFgether

And my parents will never conAmsent to this love

FAnd I hold your Ghand E

AmMeet me on my vast veranda

EmMy sweet untouched Miranda

AmAnd while the seagulls are crying

EmWe fall but our Gsouls are flying

And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove G

And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove G

And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove G

And Coh, my Emlove, my Flove

We Eboth go down Amtogether

Intro

Am Am Then repeat if you want

Strum for first 3 beats then do second part, you can throw the second

part in before each verse or even before each Am , wherever you see fit

AmEli, the barrow boy

Of the oCld town

AmSells coal and marigolds

As he cCries out

AGll down the Amday

AmBelow the tamaracks

He is crCying:

AmCorn cobs and candle wax

for theC buying

GAll down the Amday

“FWould I could afford to buy my love a Cfine robe

MFade of gold and silk Arabian Amthread

FBut she is dead and gone and lying in Ca pine grove

And GI must push my barrow all theAm day

And GI must push my barrow all theAm day”

AmEli, the barrow boy

WAmhen they found him

AmDressed all in corduroy

He had dCrowned in

ThGe river down the Amway

AmThey laid his body down

in a Cchurchyard

AmBut still when the moon is out

With his Cpush cart

HeG calls down the Amday

“FWould I could afford to buy my love a Cfine gown

MFade of gold and silk Arabian Amthread

FBut I am dead and gone and lying in a Cchurch ground

And Gstill I push my barrow all thAme day

SGtill I push my barrow all the Amday”

G7MI fell on the playing field

Emthe work of an errant heel

Cadd9the din of the crowd and the loud commotion

Amwent deafening silence Dsus2and stopped emotion

G7Mthe season was almost done

Emwe managed it 12 to 1

Cadd9so far I had known no humiliation

Amin front of my friends aDsus2nd close relations

C7MThere's my father looking G7Mon

C7Mand there's my girlfriend arm in G7Marm

Emwith the captain of the other team

Cadd9and all of this is clear to me

Dsus2they condescend and fix on me a Cadd9frown

Amhow they Dsus2love

G7Mthe sporting life

G7MAnd father had had such hopes

Emfor a son who would take the ropes

Cadd9and fulfill all his old athletic aspirations

Ambut apparently Dsus2now there's some complications

G7Mbut while I am lying here

Emtrying to fight the tears

Cadd9I'll prove to the crowd that I come out stronger

Amthough I think I might Dsus2lie here a little longer

C7MThere's my coach he's looking G7Mdown

C7Mthe disappointment in his knitted G7Mbrow

EmI should've known he thinks again

Cadd9I never should have put him in

Dsus2he turns and loads the Cadd9lemonade away

Amand breathes in Dsus2deep

G7Mthe sporting life

Emthe sporting life

Cadd9the sporting life

G7Mhow he loves...

Bridge/Bass Solo:

G7M Em Cadd9 G7M

C7MThere's my father looking G7Mon

C7Mand there's my girlfriend arm in G7Marm

Emwith the captain of the other team

Cadd9and all of this is clear to me

Dsus2they condescend and fix on me a Cadd9frown

Amhow they Dsus2love

G7Mthe sporting life

Emthe sporting life

Cadd9the sporting life

G7Mhow they love...

Outro

G7M Em Cadd9 G7M

G7M Em Cadd9 G7M

EADGBE

C7M:x32000 or 332000

Note: Section "I" here has many variations. Try them all and play the one you like!

OR

OR

(Intro:)

I I

I

On the lam from the law

I

On the steps of the capital

I I

You shot a plainclothes cop on the ten o'clock

II

And I saw momentarily

II I

They flashed a photograph, it couldn't be you

II

You'd been abused so horribly

II I I

But you were there in some anonymous room

I

And I recall that fall

I

I was working for the government

I I

And in a bathroom stall off the national mall

II

How we kissed so sweetly

II I

How could I refuse a favor or two

II

And for a tryst in the greenery

II I I

I gave you documents and microfilm too

GAnd from my ten floor tenement

Where once our bodies Amlay

How I longed to hear you Csay

Cm"No they'll never catch me Gnow

CmNo they'll never catch me

AmNo they cannot catch me Fnow

We Ewill escape someFhow

FmSomehow, oh"

I I

I

It was late one night

I

I was awoken by the telephone

I I

I heard a strangled cry on the end of the line

II

Purloined in Petrograd

II I

They were suspicious of where your loyalties lay

II

So I paid off a bureaucrat

II I I

To convince your captors there to secret you away

GAnd at the gate of the embassy

Our hands met through the Ambars

As your whisper stilled my Cheart

Cm"No they'll never catch me Gnow

CmNo they'll never catch me

AmNo they cannot catch me Fnow

We Ewill escape someFhow

FmSomehow, oh"

(Interlude:)

C B C B G

GAnd I dreamt one night

You were there in F♯form

Hands Gheld high

In uniF♯form

GOh

F♯Oh

I I

I

It was ten years on

I

When you resurfaced in a motorcar

I C

And with the wave of an arm you were there and gone

Intro

Verse Riff A:

Verse Riff B:

Play riff B twice, but on the second time around, instead of playing the 1st time bar,

the second time bar, which is just below here, and then go into the chorus.

Chorus Riff A

Play the Chorus Riff A, then the 1st Time bar (Chorus), play the Chorus Riff A once

but instead of playing the second Time Bar (chorus) play the 2nd Time Bar (chorus)and go

chorus riff B.

Chorus Riff B

The rest of the song is the following:

Verse Riff A

1st Time Bar

Verse Riff A

2nd Time Bar

Chorus Riff A

1st Time Bar (chorus)

Chorus Riff B

2nd Time Bar (chorus)

Finish off by repeating the Verse Riff A, and the 1st Time Bar as many times as you

and finishing on on Am chord (the chord in the intro)

Chords:

Am Am/E Am Am E

Four scorAme yearAm/Es, livinAmg downAm inE this Drain swept town.

Am Am/E Am Am E

Sea salt AmtearsAm/E, swimminAmg rounAmd aEs the Drain comes down.

GMister Postman, do you have a Amletter for Am/Eme?

GMister Postman, do you have a Amletter for Am/Eme? FA letter for me?

Am Am/E G G C

AmFrom my own true love, lost at sea. (lost at sea)

The rest of the song is a repeat of what

is already there, it shouldn't take too much

effort to figure out :)

E G A B C♯ D

Lyrics and chords:

Intro

E E E E

E Sixteen military Gwives

Thirty-two Asoftly focused brightly colored Eeyes

E Staring at the natural Gtan

Of thirty-two Agently clenching wrinkled little Ehands

A Seventeen company Bmen

Out of which C♯only twelve will Dmake it back Aagain

E Seargeant sent a letter to Gfive

Military Awives, his tears drip down to ten little Eeyes

B Cheer them on to their rivals

Cause AAmerica Ecan, and AAmerica Ecan't say Bno

And AAmerica Edoes, if AAmerica Esays it's Bso

BIt's so

( D O N T P L A Y H E R E )

And the anchorperson on TV goes

ELa de da de da

E Fifteen celebrity Gmimes

Leaving their Afifteen sorted wretched checkered Elives

E Will they find the solution in Gtime

Using their Afifteen pristine moderate liberal Eminds

A Eighteen academy Bchairs

Out of which C♯only seven Dreally even Acare

E Doling out a garment to Gfive

Celebrity Amimes, they're humbly taken by surEprise

B Cheer them on to their rivals

Cause AAmerica Ecan, and AAmerica Ecan't say Bno

And AAmerica Edoes, if AAmerica Esays it's Bso

BIt's so

( D O N T P L A Y H E R E )

And the anchorperson on TV goes

ELa de da de da de di de di de da

ELa de da de da de di de di de da

Bridge

E G A E E G A E

A Fourteen cannibal Bkings

Wondering C♯blindly what the Ddinner bell will Abring

E Fifteen celebrity Gmimes

Served on a Aleafy bed of sixteen military Ewives

B Cheer them on to their rivals

Cause AAmerica Ecan, and AAmerica Ecan't say Bno

And AAmerica Edoes, if AAmerica Esays it's Bso

BIt's so

( D O N T P L A Y H E R E )

And the anchorperson on TV goes

ELa de da de da de di de di de da

ELa de da de da de di de di de da

ELa de da de da de di de di de da

EDe da de da de di de di de da

EDe da de da de di de di de da

Outro

E G A E E G A E E G A E

Intro

C7MI'm an engine EmdriBmver

C7MOn a long run, Gon a Dlong run

C7MWould I were beEmside Bmher

C7MShe's a long one, Gsuch a Dlong one

C7MAnd if you don't Glove me Dlet meC7M go Em Bm

C7MAnd if you don't Glove me Dlet meC7M go Em Bm

C7MI'm a county EmlineBmman

C7MOn the highline, Gon the Dhighline

C7MSo will be my EmgrandBmson

C7MThere are powerlines Gin our Dbloodlines

C7MAnd if you don't Glove me Dlet meC7M go Em Bm

C7MAnd if you don't Glove me Dlet meC7M go Em Bm

GAnd I am a Bmwriter, writer of Emfictions

I am the Cheart that you call Ghome

And I've written Bmpages upon Empages

Trying to Crid you from my FboEnes

My FboEnes

My bones

(Interlude:)

C7M Em Bm C7M G D

C7M Em Bm C7M G D

C7MI'm a money EmlenBmder

C7MI have fortunes Gupon Dfortunes

C7MTake my hand for EmtenBmder

C7MI am tortured Gever Dtortured

C7MAnd if you don't Glove me Dlet meC7M go Em Bm

C7MAnd if you don't Glove me Dlet meC7M go Em Bm

GAnd I am a Bmwriter, writer of Emfictions

I am the Cheart that you call Ghome

And I've written Bmpages upon Empages

Trying to Crid you from my Gbones

Bm

I Am A writer

I am Emall that you have Chome, Ghome

And I've written Bmpages upon Empages

Trying to Crid you from my FboEnes

My FboEnes

My bones

C7M(And if you don't Glove me Dlet me go)

C7MAnd if you don't Glove me Dlet me go

C7M(And if you don't Glove me Dlet me go)

C7MAnd if you don't Glove me Dlet meC7M go

Guitar 1: Acoustic 12-String

Guitar 2: Electric with some kind of sustain pedal

Intro

Guitar 1

Cmaj7 G (x2) then guitar 2 comes in

*Note: at the point where the chord is Cmaj7-C, strum the Cmaj7

chord once then hammer on the 1 on the B string immediately.

Basically, you'll be strumming the C chord, then lift of the B

string C for one strum, then hold it again. If you listen to

the song, you can kind of tell.

InC7M matching blue raincoats, our shoes were our showboats

we Gkicked around

From C7Mstairway to station, we made a sensation

with the Ggadabout crowd

And C7Moh what a bargain, we're two easy targets

For the Gold men at the off-tracks

Who've C7Mpaid in palaver and crumpled old dollars

Which we Gsquirreled away

In our Emrat-trap hotel by the Amfreeway Asus2 Am

And we Cslept in Sundays C7M C G

Your C7Mparents were anxious, your cool was contagious

At the Gold school

You C7Mleft without leaving a note for your grieving

Sweet Gmother while your brother was so cruel

And C7Mhere in the alleys your spirits were rallied

As you Glearned quick to make a fast buck

In C7Mbathrooms and ballrooms, on dumpsters and heirlooms

We Gbit our tongues

Sucked our Emlips into our lungs 'til we were Amfalling

Such was our Ccalling

And Emhere in our Dhollow we Amfused like a family C

But EmI will not Dmourn for Cyou

So Emtake up your Dmakeup and Ampocket your pills away C

We're Amkings among runaways Cm

On the Gbus mall

We're Cmdown on the Gbus mall

Intro x2

C7MAmong all the urchins and old chinese merchants

Of the Gold town

We C7Mreigned at the pool hall with one iron cue ball

And we Gnever let the bastards get us down

And we C7Mlaughed off the quick tricks, the old men with limp dicks

On the Gcolonnades of the waterfront park

As C7Mfour in the morning came on cold and boring

We Ghuddled close

In the Embus stop enclosure Amenfolding Asus2 Am

Our hands tightly Cholding C7M C

But Emhere in our Dhollow we Amfused like a family C

But EmI will not Dmourn for Cyou

So Emtake up your Dmakeup and Ampocket your pills away C

We're Amkings among runaways Cm

On the Gbus mall

We're Cmdown on the Gbus mall

We're Cmdown on the Gbus mall (At this point, Guitar 2 comes in with Intro riff)

CmDown on the Gbus mall

DOhC7Mhhh G C7M G

Chords Used:

[EADGBe]

C7M [x32000]

G [320033]

C [x32010]

Em [022000]

Am [x02210]

Asus2 [x02200]

D [xx0232]

Cm [x35543] or [x3x043]

h=hammer on

p=pull off

(Start with an Am intro, the strum is easy)

AmWe are two Mariners, our ship's sole survivors, in this belly of a Ewhale

EIt's ribs our ceiling beams, it's guts our carpeting, I guess we have some time

to Amkill. You may not remember me, I was a child of three, and you a lad of

Eeighteen. But I remember you, and I will relate to you, how our histories

interweAmave.

FmAt the time you were a rake and a rastaboAmut. SFmpending all your money on the

whores and hEounds. FmOh-Eoh

AmYou had a charming air, all cheap and debonair, my widowed mother found so

Esweet. And so she took you in, her sheets still warm with him, now filled

with filth and fowl Amdisease.

FmAs time wore on you proved a debt-ridden drunken Ammess. FmLeaving my mother a

poor consumptive wEretch. FmOh-Eoh

AmAnd then you disappeared. Your gambling arrears, the only thing you left

Ebehind. And then the magistrate, reclaimed our small estate, and my poor

mother lost her Ammind.

FmThen one day in spring my dear, sweet mother dAmied. BFmut before she did I took

her hand as she dying cEried, FmOh-Eoh,

"FmFind him, bind him, tie him to a pole and break his Amfingers to splinters,

drag him to a hole until he Fmwakes up, naked, clawing at the ceiling of his

Egrave, Fmoh-Eoh." (Little Am fill right here)

AmIt took me fifteen years to swallow all my tears, among the urchins in the

Estreet. And then a priory, took pity and hired me to keep their vestry nice

and nAmeat.

FmBut never once in the Amemploy of theseFm holy men, did I ever once turn my mind

from the thought of Erevenge. OFmh-oEh.

AmOne night I overheard, the prior exchanging words with a penetant whaler from

thEe sea. The Ecaptain of his ship, who matched you toe to tip, was known for a

wanton Amcruelty.

FmThe following day I shipped to sea with the Amprivateer. And in the whistle of

the wind I could almost Ehear, Fmoh-Eoh.

"FmFind him, bind him, tie him to a pole and break his fAmingers to splinters,

drag him to a whole until he Fmwakes up, naked, clawing at the ceiling of his

Egrave.

CThere is one thing I must Gsay to you, Cas you sail across the Gsea. AAmlways your

mother will watch Emover you, Fmas you avenge this wicked dEeed.

Middle section

Am E Fm E

AmAnd then one fateful night, we had you in our sights, after 20 months at Esea.

Your starboard flank abeam, I was getting my muskets clean, when came this

rumbling from bAmeneath.

FmThe ocean shook, the sky went blAmack and the captain Fmquailed. And before us

grew the angry jaws of a giant Ewhale, oh-oh, oh, Fmoh-Eoh

AmDon't know how I survived, the crew all was chewed alive, I must have slipped

between his Eteeth. But oh what providence, what divine intelligence, that you

should survive as well as Amme.

FmIt gives my heart great joy to see your eyes fill with Amfear. FmSo lean in close

and I will whisper the last words you'll Ehear, Fmoh-Eoh

(repeat until end of song, get faster and faster each time)

Hope you enjoyed!

beautiful track and a perfect closer for a really stellar album. magical as it is, the

actually quite simple.

Intro

enjoy!

END OF PICARESQUE