Dorothy Ashby by the High Llamas
From the High Llamas’ 2007 Can Cladders album. Written by Sean O’Hagan. No capo.
VERSE 1
[Bm] Open [Em] up the [Am7] door to [D7] Dorothy [Gmaj7] Ashby
[Fmaj7] Lay the rugs and [Ab] boxes on the [Gm7] floor
[Dm7] String the beads as once dear [F/G] Ashby [Em] wore
[Abm7] Studied from the [F#6] start
CHORUS 1
[B7] Brought upon a [Abm] harp
From a [Ebm7] nother day
[B7] On a hammered [Abm] harp
From [Ebm7] another day
[B7] Poetry a [Abm] part
From a [B] nother day
From a [C#7] nother day
From a [F#7] nother day
VERSE 2
[Bm] Down the [Em] concrete [Am7] steps and [D7] into the [Gmaj7] night club
[Fmaj7] These are folk who [Cm] fare above us [Gm7] all
[Dm7] Feel the music’s sad and [F/G] gentle [Em] fall
[Abm7] Puzzled by the [F#6] sound
CHORUS 2
[B7] Dorothy’s a [Abm] round
From [Ebm7] another day
[B7] Music lost and [Abm] found
From [B] another day
From a [C#7] nother day
From a [F#7] nother day
CHORUS 1
[B7] Brought upon a [Abm] harp
From a [Ebm7] nother day
[B7] On a hammered [Abm] harp
From [Ebm7] another day
[B7] Poetry a [Abm] part
From a [B] nother day
From a [C#7] nother day
From a [F#7] nother day
CHORUS 3
[B7] Music lost and [Abm] found
From [Ebm7] another day
[B7] Dorothy’s a [Abm] round
From [Ebm7] another day
[B7] Puzzled by the [Abm] sound
From [Ebm7] another day
From a [C#7] nother day
From a [F#7] nother day
FADE
[B7] [Abm] [Ebm7] (x2)
[B7] [Abm] [B] [C#7] [F#7]