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My People Were Fair And Wore Flowers In Their Hair

T. Rex
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D-DU-UDU
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 *MY PEOPLE WERE FAIR AND HAD FLOWERS IN THEIR HAIR...*
 >1. HOTROD MAMA
 >2. SCENES OF
 >3. CHILD STAR
 >4. STRANGE ORCHESTRAS
 >5. CHATEAU IN VIRGINIA WATERS
 >6. DWARFISH TRUMPET BLUES
 >7. MUSTANG FORD
 >8. AFGHAN WOMAN
 >9. KNIGHT
 >10.GRACEFUL FAT SHEBA
 >11.WIELDER OF WORDS
 >12.FROWNING ATAHUALLPA
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 1...HOT ROD MAMA... by T.Rex
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 Hot Rod Mama, moving like a motorcycle devil in a race,
 Hot Rod Mama, moving like a motorcycle devil in a race.
 Blown out my mind; I can't keep  up the pace.
 I'm selling  all my midnight, still broke and living on the ground,
 I'm selling  all my midnight, still broke and living on the ground.
 My gone  little mama, cut out  without a sound.
 With my greased-up  Levis, baseball boots above my head,
 With my greased-up  Levis, baseball boots above my head.
 If it wasn't  such a tragedy, I might  wish I was dead.
 She took  my ice-cream Mustang and my purple coloured Dodeville,
 She took  my ice-cream Mustang and my purple coloured Dodeville.
 She even  took my panpipes and my elixir  of life pill.
 Hot Rod Mama, moving like a motorcycle Devil in a race,
 Hot Rod Mama, moving like a motorcycle Devil in a race.
 Blown out my mind; I can't keep  up the pace.
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:
 
 
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 2...SCENES OF... by T.Rex
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 (Original Key: )
 Smile your smile, Mister Scenescof,
 It's not hard, to have run off on a physical ride.
 With my babe by your side,
 Smile your smile,  for a while.
 It was grand, to have known her,
 It was grand, to have shown her.
 I don't need anyone to dictate all my fun,
 Smile your smile,  and then run.
 (with Scatting)
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:
 
 
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 3...CHILD STAR... by T.Rex
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 Mountain eyes, peeping out of his head.
 Sipping tea; composing in his bed.
 A hundred hands working on a musical of old.
 Debussy and Mendelssohn,  Han-del  and D-vorak  of old.
 Child star, protegee of Mister Gormez who said you'd go  far.
 Child star, they do not see just what a precious gem  you'd be.
 Sad to see them watching you fade, into in-invisibilty...
 Twelve years old; your elvish fingers kiss your...
 Beethoven hair; the awesome people stare.
 They're un-aware of all the Angel sounds they see and hear.
 Debussy and Mendelssohn,  Han-del  and D-vorak  they hear.
 Child star, protegee of Mister Gormez who said you'd go  far.
 Child star, and when you died at just thirteen,
 They wept and wrung  their hair.
 Sad to see them mourning you,
 And you are there within the flowers and the trees...
 Child star, protegee of Mister Gormez who said you'd go  far.
 (Repeat to Fade)
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:
 
 
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 4...STRANGE ORCHESTRAS... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
-------------------------.....................
 (*NB*
  This song is all played with single notes on one string.
 I, however, have tabbed the CHORDS suggested by those notes,
 To make it a little more fun to play!...)
 Eh-eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh-eh.
 Doo doo doo doo, doo  doo doo, doo doo doo,
 Doo doo doo, doo doo.
 Saw a face in a conical  of lace, it was a;  strange orches-tra-a.
 Mannikin skin pounding  on a bass-drum;  strange orches-tra-a.
 Lillipution, evil  in the eyes, of the man  with the leaf harp.
 He lusts for the urchin,  hiding under mountains  of moleskin.
 Doo doo doo doo, doo  doo doo, doo doo doo,
 Doo doo doo, doo doo.
 Doo doo doo doo, doo  doo doo, doo doo doo,
 Doo doo doo, doo doo.
 A big cat like T-Tyrannosaurus,  going to Lilli-put.
 The ensemble make  a tiny rumble; the celloist so-los.
 Doo doo doo doo, doo  doo doo, doo doo doo,
 Doo doo doo, doo doo.
 Doo doo doo doo, doo  doo doo, doo doo doo,
 Doo doo doo, doo doo.
 The sky blackens and the bass  string slackens,
 And they stand  statu-esque-ly.
 Then they giggle and they wiggle,  through the door,
 In the big  dark oak tree.
 Doo doo doo doo, doo  doo doo, doo doo doo,
 Doo doo doo, doo doo.
 Doo doo doo doo, doo  doo doo, doo doo doo,
 Doo doo doo, doo doo.
 Eh-eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh-eh.
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:
 
 
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 5...CHATEAU IN VIRGINIA WATERS... by T.Rex
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 Broken English words, cracked the air  like a bell.
 She had a chateau  in Virginia Waters, free  from all those culture vultures.
 Her silver  car, a silver cloud, cloaked the air  in a shroud.
 Her pearly  author's teeth, Tore the seasoned  cedar coloured pheasant.
 Her one  rich wish, is to write  a book about,
 A ve-netian  mother's problems, on a barge  in Little Venice.
 She peers  at the portrait, of her poetess  grandmother,
 Who's theatrical  in character,  wise just like Socrates.
 Doo doo, dah dah dah,  dah dah dah,
 Cha-cha-cha-cha,  ba ba ba ba ba ba.
 She sinks  her nails into the aged  canvas,
 But the power  from the wordster's head,
 Was cool  and shrill and frightening.
 Miss Drag  is intermingled, with the powder-blue  chaise lounge.
 She types  some acid words to her,  hairless Havana art dealer.
 Her one  rich wish, is to write  a book about,
 A ve-netian  mother's problems, on a barge  in Little Venice.
 Doo doo, dah dah dah,  dah dah dah,
 Cha-cha-cha-cha,  ba ba ba ba ba ba.
 Doo doo, dah dah dah,  dah dah dah,
 Cha-cha-cha-cha,  ba ba ba ba ba ba.
 (Repeat to Fade)
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:
 
 
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 6...DWARFISH TRUMPET BLUES... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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 Oh, oh, oh, oh.
 Oh, oh, oh  oh oh oh.
 I saw  a little man,  who had  a toy trumpet.
 He sat  on a stone,  with his lips  to the mouthpiece.
 He was deaf,  dumb and blind,  so he couldn't  quite make  it.
 When out  of the horn,  came a solid  silver genie,
 Who was made  just to make  the little  man happy.
 As the man  made sounds,  the genie  painted fluid,
 Mind-blowing visions  on the little  man's brain-box.
 Everbody small,  with no lips  to play the trumpet.
 Everybody living  in-side  a giant deaf  aid.
 Everybody's eyes  cruci-fied  to the tapestry.
 Woven by the giant,  with the solid  silver genie,
 Who plays the trumpet.
 La da da da  da, da da da  da da, da da.
 La da da da  da, da da da  da da, da da.
 Oh, oh, oh, oh.
 Oh, oh, oh  oh oh oh.
 Oh, oh, oh, oh.
 Oh, oh, oh  oh oh oh.
 Oh, oh, oh, oh.
 Oh, oh, oh  oh oh oh.
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:
 
 
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 7...MUSTANG FORD... by T.Rex
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 (Original Key: )
G7
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-my Mustang Ford.
 It's all  put together with alligator leather.
 My Baby she know's I'm on a scene,
 My baby keeps asking where I've been.
 My baby's guessing that I'm messing.
 It's all  put together with alligator leather.
G7
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-my Mustang Ford.
 It's all  put together with alligator leather.
 My baby, she know's I'm no fool,
 My baby, she says; hey keep cool.
 My baby, don't realise I'm hypnotized;
 It's all  put together with alligator leather.
G7
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford.
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
G7
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my.
G7
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford.
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
G7
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my.
G7
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-my Mustang Ford.
G7
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-my Mustang Ford.
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:
 
 
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 8...AFGHAN WOMAN... by T.Rex
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 Afghan woman, deemed  a Princess, born  a true blue thoroughbred.
 Head a chiseled face  of fables, omen  of no ill.
 Hills that spread a-round  your chamber,
 Blooms that twine a-round  your ears.
 Blossoms of the royalest  texture, angel  of the years.
 Clad in sacks and scraps  of linen, living  'neath your waterwell.
 Praying that my youthy  pauper's, face  will quench  you well.
 La la la la, la  la la la, la  la la la, la-la-la.
 La la la la, la  la la la, la  la la la, la-la-la.
 Ga-zelle  girl striding through  your palace,
 Precious jewels nestle in  your hair.
 Rameses born with platinum  future; take  my heart and care.
 La la la la, la  la la la, la  la la la, la-la-la.
 La la la la, la  la la la, la  la la la, la-la-la.
 Doo doo doo doo, doo  doo doo doo, doo  doo doo doo, doo-doo-doo.
 Doo doo doo doo, doo  doo doo doo, doo  doo doo, doo-doo.
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:
 
 
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 9...KNIGHT... by T.Rex
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 Na na na na, ooh, na na na na, oh.
 Night comes down, just like a giant umbrella,
 Slows me down; got to get it together, yeah... yeah.
 Na na na na, ooh, na na na na, oh.
 Saxophone sage, plays upon her doorstep,
 Evening's lies are dying all around him, yeah... yeah.
 Na na na na, ooh, na na na na, oh.
 Head of plumes and crimson ostrich feathers,
 8th Hussars' manners gush out of my blood-stream,  my Queen.
 Na na na na, ooh, na na na na, oh.
 Clad in drag of oriental beggar, ju-ju beads, holding me all together.
 Na na na na, ooh, na na na na, oh.
 Dah, dah.
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:
 
 
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 10...GRACEFUL FAT SHEBA... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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 Graceful fat Sheba;  she works  with a meatcleaver.
 Sweating be-hind  the meat counter...
 Her skin  it leaks liquid,  the odour  is sickly,  her,
 Features aren't unlike  a swan...
 Her poetic, gluttonic waist  is im-pressive;
 She smiles  as she hacks  up a pig...
 Graceful fat Sheba;  she works  with a meatcleaver.
 Sweating be-hind  the meat counter...
 Oh, oh, oh,  doo doo doo,
 Oh, oh, oh,  doo doo doo.
 Oh, oh, oh,  doo doo doo,
 Ah, ah...
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:
 
 
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 11...WIELDER OF WORDS... by T.Rex
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 (Original Key: )
 Weilder of words,
 Is steeped  within tra-ditional  verbs,
 And curiously  a dented  top hat,
 Discovered in the moonlit laundro-mat.
 Na na na na,  na na na  na, na na  na.
 A busted  cheroot,
 Is smoking  on the heel  of his boot,
 His opera  cape is torn  through the haste,
 Of operatic oyster eating evenings  of waste.
 Na na na na,  na na na  na, na na  na.
 Na na na na,  na na na  na, na na  na.
 Sleek Astrakhan,
 Re-clining  on a Chippendale  stand,
 So sad  they should be owning  a man,
 Who's thicker than the forestry,  from where  they be-gan.
 Na na na na,  na na na  na, na na  na.
 Na na na na,  na na na  na, na na  na.
 Na na na na,  na na na  na, na na  na.
 Na na na na,  na na na  na, na na  na.
 Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy,
 Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy.
 Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy,
 Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy.
 Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy,
 Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy,  Robard, Robard de...
 (Increase Tempo)
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:
 
 
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 12...FROWNING ATAHUALLPA... by T.Rex
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 Sitting all alone, looking  at the throne of the one  I used to love.
 Sitting all alone, looking  at the stone of my lovely  Inca love.
 Ooh, la la gune, la la gune ah,
 La la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah,
 Gune la la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah gu.
 The huntress  stands with peacock  hands; she'd take  me to where she lie.
 She sighs  so deep, it rocks  the river of  her stomach sky.
 Ooh, la la gune, la la gune ah,
 La la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah,
 Gune la la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah gu.
 Ooh, la la gune, la la gune ah,
 La la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah,
 Gune la la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah gu.
 The oval  moon, it tans  the faun, who holds grapes  for my love.
 Sitting all alone, sitting  in the throne of my lovely  Inca love.
 Ooh, la la gune, la la gune ah,
 La la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah,
 Gune la la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah gu.
 Ooh, la la gune, la la gune ah,
 La la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah,
 Gune la la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah gu.
 Hare, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krish-na.
 Hare, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krish-na.
 Hare, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krish-na.
 Hare, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krish-na.
 Hare, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krish-na.
 Hare, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krish-na.
 Hare Krishna,  Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna,
 Krish-na,  Hare krishna.
 *JOHN PEEL STORY*
 (Follows Story)
 I come from a time where the burning of trees was a crime.
 I lived by a sea, where to be was a thing of true joy.
 My people were fair and had sky in their hair,
 But now  they're content to wear stars on their brows.
 CHORD DIAGRAMS:
 
 
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Readable chord sheet for My People Were Fair And Wore Flowers In Their Hair by T. Rex

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*MY PEOPLE WERE FAIR AND HAD FLOWERS IN THEIR HAIR...*

>1. HOTROD MAMA
>2. SCENES OF
>3. CHILD STAR
>4. STRANGE ORCHESTRAS
>5. CHATEAU IN VIRGINIA WATERS
>6. DWARFISH TRUMPET BLUES
>7. MUSTANG FORD
>8. AFGHAN WOMAN
>9. KNIGHT
>10.GRACEFUL FAT SHEBA
>11.WIELDER OF WORDS
>12.FROWNING ATAHUALLPA
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1...HOT ROD MAMA... by T.Rex
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[A7]

[A7] Hot Rod Mama, moving like a motorcycle devil in a race,
[D7] Hot Rod Mama, moving like a motorcycle devil in a race.
[E7] Blown out my mind; I can't [D7]keep up the [A7]pace. [E7]

I'm [A7]selling all my midnight, still broke and living on the ground,
I'm [D7]selling all my midnight, still broke and living on the ground.
My [E7]gone little mama, cut [D7]out without a [A7]sound.[E7]

With my [A7]greased-up Levis, baseball boots above my head,
With my [D7]greased-up Levis, baseball boots above my head.
If it [E7]wasn't such a tragedy, I [D7]might wish I was [A7]dead. [E7]

She [A7]took my ice-cream Mustang and my purple coloured Dodeville,
She [D7]took my ice-cream Mustang and my purple coloured Dodeville.
She [E7]even took my panpipes and my [D7]elixir of life [A7]pill. [E7]

[A7] Hot Rod Mama, moving like a motorcycle Devil in a race,
[D7] Hot Rod Mama, moving like a motorcycle Devil in a race.
[E7] Blown out my mind; I can't [D7]keep up the [A7]pace.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

   [A7]      [D7]      [E7]

 [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]
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2...SCENES OF... by T.Rex
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(Original Key: [Eb])

[D]

[D] Smile your smile, Mister Scenescof,
It's not hard, to have run off on a physical ride.
With my babe by your [A]side,
Smile your [D]smile, for a [A]while.[D]

[D] It was grand, to have known her,
It was grand, to have shown her.
I don't need anyone to dictate all my [A]fun,
Smile your [D]smile, and then [A]run.[D]

(with Scatting)

[D]  [A]  [D]  [A]  [D]

[D]

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

   [D]       [A]

 [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]
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3...CHILD STAR... by T.Rex
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[D7sus4]

[D7sus4] Mountain eyes, peeping out of his head.
Sipping tea; composing in his bed.
A hundred hands working on a musical of [C]old.
Debussy and [Am]Mendelssohn, Han-[C]del and D-[Am]vorak of [C]old.

[C] Child star, protegee of Mister Gormez who said you'd [Am]go far.
[C] Child star, they do not see just what a precious [Am]gem you'd be.

[D7] Sad to see them watching you fade, into in-invisibilty...

[D7sus4] Twelve years old; your elvish fingers kiss your...
Beethoven hair; the awesome people stare.
They're un-aware of all the Angel sounds they see and [C]hear.
Debussy and [Am]Mendelssohn, Han-[C]del and D-[Am]vorak they [C]hear.

[C] Child star, protegee of Mister Gormez who said you'd [Am]go far.
[C] Child star, and when you died at just thirteen,
They wept and [Am]wrung their hair.

[D7] Sad to see them mourning you,
And you are there within the flowers and the trees...

[C] Child star, protegee of Mister Gormez who said you'd [Am]go far.

[D7]

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

  [D7sus4]    [C]       [Am]      [D7]

 [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]
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4...STRANGE ORCHESTRAS... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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(*NB*
 This song is all played with single notes on one string.
I, however, have tabbed the CHORDS suggested by those notes,
To make it a little more fun to play!...)

[D] Eh-eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh-eh.

[D] Doo doo doo doo, [C]doo doo doo, doo doo doo,
[G] Doo doo doo, [C]doo [D]doo.

[D] Saw a face in a [C]conical of lace, it was a;[G] strange orches-[C]tra-[D]a.
[D] Mannikin skin [C]pounding on a bass-drum;[G] strange orches-[C]tra-[D]a.

[D] Lillipution, [C]evil in the eyes, of the [G]man with the [C]leaf [D]harp.
[D] He lusts for the [C]urchin, hiding under [D]mountains of [C]moleskin.

[D] Doo doo doo doo, [C]doo doo doo, doo doo doo,
[G] Doo doo doo, [C]doo [D]doo.

[D] Doo doo doo doo, [C]doo doo doo, doo doo doo,
[G] Doo doo doo, [C]doo [D]doo.

[D] A big cat like T-[C]Tyrannosaurus,[G] going to [C]Lilli-[D]put.
[D] The ensemble [C]make a tiny rumble; the [G]celloist [C]so-[D]los.

[D] Doo doo doo doo, [C]doo doo doo, doo doo doo,
[G] Doo doo doo, [C]doo [D]doo.

[D] Doo doo doo doo, [C]doo doo doo, doo doo doo,
[G] Doo doo doo, [C]doo [D]doo.

[D] The sky blackens and the [C]bass string slackens,
And they [G]stand statu-[C]esque-[D]ly.
[D] Then they giggle and they [C]wiggle, through the door,
In the [G]big dark [C]oak [D]tree.

[D] Doo doo doo doo, [C]doo doo doo, doo doo doo,
[G] Doo doo doo, [C]doo [D]doo.

[D] Doo doo doo doo, [C]doo doo doo, doo doo doo,
[G] Doo doo doo, [C]doo [D]doo.

[D] Eh-eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh-eh.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

   [D]       [C]       [G]

 [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]
 xx0232  x32010  320003

5...CHATEAU IN VIRGINIA WATERS... by T.Rex
---------------------------------.........

[G] Broken English words, cracked the [C]air like a bell.
She had a [Am]chateau in Virginia Waters, [Amaj7]free from all those culture vultures.

Her [G]silver car, a silver cloud, cloaked the [C]air in a shroud.
Her [Am]pearly author's teeth, Tore the [Amaj7]seasoned cedar coloured pheasant.

Her [G]one rich wish, is to [C]write a book about,
A ve-[Am]netian mother's problems, on a [Amaj7]barge in Little Venice.

She [G]peers at the portrait, of her [C]poetess grandmother,
Who's [Am]theatrical in character,[Amaj7] wise just like Socrates.

[G] Doo doo, dah dah [C]dah, dah dah dah,
[Am] Cha-cha-cha-cha,[Amaj7] ba ba ba ba ba ba.

She [G]sinks her nails into the [C]aged canvas,
But the [Am]power from the wordster's head,
Was [Amaj7]cool and shrill and frightening.

Miss [G]Drag is intermingled, with the [C]powder-blue chaise lounge.
She [Am]types some acid words to her,[Amaj7] hairless Havana art dealer.

Her [G]one rich wish, is to [C]write a book about,
A ve-[Am]netian mother's problems, on a [Amaj7]barge in Little Venice.

[G] Doo doo, dah dah [C]dah, dah dah dah,
[Am] Cha-cha-cha-cha,[Amaj7] ba ba ba ba ba ba.

[G] Doo doo, dah dah [C]dah, dah dah dah,
[Am] Cha-cha-cha-cha,[Amaj7] ba ba ba ba ba ba.

[Amaj7]

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

   [G]       [C]       [Am]     [Amaj7]

 [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]
 320003  x32010  x02210  x02120

6...DWARFISH TRUMPET BLUES... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
-----------------------------.....................

[Am] Oh, [Am/B]oh,  [Am]oh, [Em]oh.
[Am] Oh, [Am/C]oh,  [Am]oh oh oh oh.

[Am]  [Am/B]  [Am/C]  [Am/B]

I [Am]saw a little [Am/B]man, who [Am/C]had a toy [Am/B]trumpet.

[Am]  [Am/B]  [Am/C]  [Am/B]

He [Am]sat on a [Am/B]stone, with his [Am/C]lips to the [Am/B]mouthpiece.

[Am]  [Am/B]  [Am/C]  [Am/B]

He was [Am]deaf, dumb and [Am/B]blind, so he [Am/C]couldn't quite [Am/B]make it.

[Am]  [Am/B]  [Am/C]  [Am/B]

When [C]out of the [F]horn, came a [C]solid silver [G]genie,
Who was [C]made just to [F]make the [C]little man [E7]happy.

As the [C]man made [F]sounds, the [C]genie painted [G]fluid,
[C] Mind-blowing [F]visions on the [C]little man's brain-[E7]box.

[Am] Everbody [Am/B]small, with no [Am/C]lips to play the [Am/B]trumpet.

[Am]  [Am/B]  [Am/C]  [Am/B]

[Am] Everybody [Am/B]living in-[Am/C]side a giant [Am/B]deaf aid.

[Am]  [Am/B]  [Am/C]  [Am/B]

[Am] Everybody's [Am/B]eyes cruci-[Am/C]fied to the [Am/B]tapestry.

[Am]  [Am/B]  [Am/C]  [Am/B]

[C] Woven by the [F]giant, with the [C]solid silver [E7]genie,
Who plays the trumpet.

[Am] La da da [Am/B]da da, da da [Am/C]da da da, da [Am/B]da.

[Am]  [Am/B]  [Am/C]  [Am/B]

[Am] La da da [Am/B]da da, da da [Am/C]da da da, da [Am/B]da.

[Am]  [Am/B]  [Am/C]  [Am/B]

[Am] Oh, [Am/B]oh,  [Am]oh, [Em]oh.
[Am] Oh, [Am/C]oh,  [Am]oh oh oh oh.

[Am] Oh, [Am/B]oh,  [Am]oh, [Em]oh.
[Am] Oh, [Am/C]oh,  [Am]oh oh oh oh.

[Am]  [Em]  [Am]  [C]

[Am] Oh, [Am/B]oh,  [Am]oh, [Em]oh.
[Am] Oh, [Am/C]oh,  [Am]oh oh oh oh.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

   [Am]     [Am/B]     [Em]     [Am/C]     [C]       [F]       [G]       [E7]

 [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]
 x02210  x22210  022000  x32210  x32010  133211  320003  020100

7...MUSTANG FORD... by T.Rex
-------------------.........

(Original Key: [Bb])

[G7]

[G7]
 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-my Mustang Ford.
It's [C7]all put together with alligator leather.

[G7] My Baby she know's I'm on a scene,
My baby keeps asking where I've been.
My baby's guessing that I'm messing.
It's [C7]all put together with alligator leather.

[G7]
 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-my Mustang Ford.
It's [C7]all put together with alligator leather.

[G7] My baby, she know's I'm no fool,
My baby, she says; hey keep cool.
My baby, don't realise I'm hypnotized;
It's [C7]all put together with alligator leather.

[G7]
 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
[C7]
 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford.
[G7]
 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
[D7]
 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
[G7]
 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my.

[G7]
 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
[C7]
 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford.
[G7]
 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
[D7]
 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
[G7]
 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my.

[G7]
 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-my Mustang Ford.

[G7]
 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my,
M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-my Mustang Ford.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

   [G7]      [C7]      [D7]

 [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]
 353433  x35353  x57575

8...AFGHAN WOMAN... by T.Rex
-------------------.........

[G]

[G] Afghan woman, [Em]deemed a Princess, [G]born a true blue [C]thoroughbred.
[G] Head a chiseled [Em]face of fables, [G]omen of [C]no [G]ill.

[G] Hills that spread a-[Em]round your chamber,
[G] Blooms that twine a-[C]round your ears.
[G] Blossoms of the [Em]royalest texture, [G]angel of [C]the [G]years.

[G] Clad in sacks and [Em]scraps of linen, [G]living 'neath your [C]waterwell.
[G] Praying that my [Em]youthy pauper's, [G]face will [C]quench you [G]well.

[G] La la la la, [Em]la la la la, [G]la la la la, [C]la-la-la.
[G] La la la la, [Em]la la la la, [G]la la la la, [C]la-la-la.

Ga-[G]zelle girl striding [Em]through your palace,
[G] Precious jewels nestle [C]in your hair.
[G] Rameses born with [Em]platinum future; [G]take my heart [C]and [G]care.

[G] La la la la, [Em]la la la la, [G]la la la la, [C]la-la-la.
[G] La la la la, [Em]la la la la, [G]la la la la, [C]la-la-la.

[G] Doo doo doo doo, [Em]doo doo doo doo, [G]doo doo doo doo, [C]doo-doo-doo.
[G] Doo doo doo doo, [Em]doo doo doo doo, [G]doo doo doo, [C]doo-[G]doo.[C]   [G]

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

   [G]       [Em]      [C]

 [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]
 320003  022000  x32010

9...KNIGHT... by T.Rex
-------------.........

[E7] Na na na na, ooh, na na na na, oh.

[E7] Night comes down, just like a giant umbrella,
Slows me down; got to get it together, [Fmaj7]yeah... [G]yeah.[E7]

[E7] Na na na na, ooh, na na na na, oh.

[E7] Saxophone sage, plays upon her doorstep,
Evening's lies are dying all around him, [Fmaj7]yeah... [G]yeah.[E7]

[E7] Na na na na, ooh, na na na na, oh.

[E7] Head of plumes and crimson ostrich feathers,
8th Hussars' manners gush out of my blood-[Fmaj7]stream, my [G]Queen.[E7]

[E7] Na na na na, ooh, na na na na, oh.

[E7] Clad in drag of oriental beggar, ju-ju beads, holding me all together.

[E7] Na na na na, ooh, na na na na, oh.

[E7]

[End]

[Dm] Dah, [Fmaj7]dah.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

   [E7]     [Fmaj7]    [G]       [Dm]

 [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]
 020100  x03210  320003  xx0231

10...GRACEFUL FAT SHEBA... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
--------------------------.....................

[A] Graceful fat [C]Sheba; she [F]works with a [Em]meatcleaver.
[A] Sweating be-[C]hind the meat [Amaj7]counter...

Her [A]skin it leaks [C]liquid, the [F]odour is [Em]sickly, her,
[A] Features aren't [C]unlike a [Amaj7]swan...

Her [A]poetic, [C]gluttonic [F]waist is im-[Em]pressive;
She [A]smiles as she [C]hacks up a [Amaj7]pig...

[A] Graceful fat [C]Sheba; she [F]works with a [Em]meatcleaver.
[A] Sweating be-[C]hind the meat [Amaj7]counter...

[E] Oh, [D]oh, [C#]oh, doo doo doo,
[E] Oh, [D]oh, [C#]oh, doo doo doo.
[E] Oh, [G]oh, [A]oh, doo doo doo,
[Em] Ah, [Amaj7]ah...

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

   [A]        [C]      [F]       [Em]     [Amaj7]    [E]       [D]       [C#]      [G]

 [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]
 x02220  x32010  133211  022000  x02120  022100  xx0232  x46664  320003

11...WIELDER OF WORDS... by T.Rex
------------------------.........

(Original Key: [Bb])

[G]  [Bm]

[G] Weilder of words,
[C] Is [D]steeped within tra-[G]ditional verbs,
[C] And [D]curiously a [G]dented top hat,
Discovered in the [C]moonlit [D]laundro-[G]mat.

[C] Na na na [C/B]na, na na [Am]na na, na [G]na na.

A [G]busted cheroot,
[C] Is [D]smoking on the [G]heel of his boot,
[C] His [D]opera cape is [G]torn through the haste,
Of operatic oyster [C]eating [D]evenings of waste.

[C] Na na na [C/B]na, na na [Am]na na, na [G]na na.

[G]  [C]  [D]      [G]

[C] Na na na [C/B]na, na na [Am]na na, na [G]na na.

[G] Sleek Astrakhan,
[C] Re-[D]clining on a [G]Chippendale stand,
[C] So [D]sad they should be [G]owning a man,
Who's thicker than the [C]forestry, from [D]where they be-[G]gan.

[C] Na na na [C/B]na, na na [Am]na na, na [G]na na.
[C] Na na na [C/B]na, na na [Am]na na, na [G]na na.

[C] Na na na [C/B]na, na na [Am]na na, na [G]na na.
[C] Na na na [C/B]na, na na [Am]na na, na [G]na na.

[Am]

[Am] Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy,
Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy.
Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy,
Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy.
Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy,
Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy,[Am] Robard, Robard [D]de...

(Increase Tempo)

[G]  [Bm]

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

   [G]       [Bm]      [C]       [D]       [C/B]     [Am]

 [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]
 320003  x24432  x32010  xx0232  x20010  x02210

12...FROWNING ATAHUALLPA... by T.Rex
---------------------------.........

[G]

[G] Sitting all alone, [D]looking at the throne of the [Em]one I used to love.

[G] Sitting all alone, [D]looking at the stone of my [Em]lovely Inca love.

[G] Ooh, la la gune, la la gune ah,
La la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah,
[D] Gune la la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah [Em]gu.

The [G]huntress stands with [D]peacock hands; she'd [Em]take me to where she lie.

She [G]sighs so deep, it [D]rocks the river [Em]of her stomach sky.

[G] Ooh, la la gune, la la gune ah,
La la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah,
[D] Gune la la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah [Em]gu.

[G] Ooh, la la gune, la la gune ah,
La la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah,
[D] Gune la la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah [Em]gu.

The [G]oval moon, it [D]tans the faun, who holds [Em]grapes for my love.

[G] Sitting all alone, [D]sitting in the throne of my [Em]lovely Inca love.

[G] Ooh, la la gune, la la gune ah,
La la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah,
[D] Gune la la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah [Em]gu.

[G] Ooh, la la gune, la la gune ah,
La la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah,
[D] Gune la la gune, la la gune, la la gune ah [Em]gu.

[G] Hare, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krish-[D]na.
[G] Hare, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krish-[D]na.
[G] Hare, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krish-[D]na.
[G] Hare, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krish-[D]na.
[G] Hare, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krish-[D]na.
[G] Hare, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krish-[D]na.
Hare [G]Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna,
Krish-[D]na, Hare [G]krishna.

*JOHN PEEL STORY*

(Follows Story)

[A] I come from a time where the burning of trees was a [E]crime.
[A] I lived by a sea, where to be was a thing of true [E]joy.
[Am] My people were fair and had sky in their hair,
But [D]now they're content to wear stars on their brows.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

   [G]       [D]       [Em]      [A]       [E]       [Am]

 [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]  [E][A][D][G][B][E]
 320003  xx0232  022000  x02220  022100  x02210

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