Holland by the High Llamas
From the High Llamas’ 1992 Santa Barbara album. Written by Sean O’Hagan. No capo.
INTRO
[E]
VERSE 1
[E] Holland’s [E6] ill at [Emaj7] ease
With [Bm] cara [Bm7] vans and [Bm] trees [Bm7]
[Bb] Cosy, cosy lamp
[Gm6] Burns throughout the [A7] camp
[E] Two-way [E6] radi [Emaj7] o
[Bm] Germans [Bm7] on the [Bm] go [Bm7]
[Bb] Souped-up Caravelle
[Gm6] Germans living [A7] well
CHORUS 1
[D6] Raise the sails and [Gmaj7] go
[A6] Blow the [Bm7] wind will [Em7] blow
[D6] Down the flags we’ll [Gmaj7] fold
[A6] Cold the [Bm7] wind blows [C] cold [G] [A]
VERSE 2
[E] From his [E6] island [Emaj7] shack
[Bm] Pon [Bm7] cho’s fighting [Bm] back [Bm7]
[Bb] DJ in a cage
[Gm6] DJ in a [A7] rage
VERSE 3
[E] Hippies [E6] will de [Emaj7] ny
While [Bm] giving [Bm7] you a [Bm] ride [Bm7]
[Bb] This whole trip can’t last
[Gm6] Nothing’s hard and [A7] fast
CHORUS 2
[E6] Raise the [Emaj7] sails and [Amaj7] go
[B6] Blow the [C#m7] wind will [F#m7] blow
[E6] Down the [Emaj7] flags we’ll [Amaj7] fold
[B6] Cold the [C#m7] wind blows [D] cold [A] [B7]
INTERLUDE
[B] [Abm7] [F#m7] [C] [D]
[E] [E6] [Emaj7] [Bm] [Bm7] [Bm] [Bm7] [Bb] [Gm6] [A7]
CHORUS 3
[D6] Raise the sails and [Gmaj7] go
[A6] Blow the [Bm7] wind will [Em7] blow
[D6] Down the flags we’ll [Gmaj7] fold
[A6] Cold the [Bm7] wind blows [Em7] cold
[D6] Raise the sails and [Gmaj7] go
[A6] Blow the [Bm7] wind will [Em7] blow
[D6] Down the flags we’ll [Gmaj7] fold
[A6] Cold the [Bm7] wind blows [C] cold … [G] cold … [D] cold
FADE
[D]