The Old Spring Town by the High Llamas
From the High Llamas’ 2007 Can Cladders album. Written by Sean O’Hagan. No capo.
INTRO
[C] [Em7] [Dm7]
[Gm] [Cm] [Fm] (x2)
VERSE 1
The [C] frost is on the ground and the [D#dim7] fairy’s far away
[Gm7] (Living in the [D#] old spring [Fm7] town)
A [C] house without a clock one [D#dim] slow to make it they
[Gm7] (Living in the [Cm7] old spring [Ab6] town)
CHORUS 1
[D#] How many times have [Gm7] you been to [Fm7] Mexico?
And [D#maj7] how many times have [Cm7] you been to [Fm7] Angelo?
VERSE 2
For [C] get the heavy bag and for [D#dim] get the name of those
[Gm7] (Living in the [D#] old spring [Fm7] town)
The [C] water in the hills is a [D#dim] clear as that which flows
[Gm7] (Living in the [Cm7] old spring [Ab6] town)
CHORUS 2
[D#] How many times have [Gm7] you been to [Fm7] Mexico?
And [Gm7] how many times have [Cm7] you been to [Fm7] Angelo?
[C] How many times have [G] you been to [Dm7] Mexico?
[D#] How many times have [Gm7] you been to [Fm7] Angelo?
[C] How many times have [Em7] you been to [Dm7] Mexico?
[C] How many times have [Cm6] you been to [F] Angelo?
And [C] how many times have [Bb/D] you seen the [F/C] ferry go?
INTERLUDE
[G] [A] [Ebm7] [Ab6] [Ebm] [C#maj7] [Fdim] [Ebm7] [Ab7] [Dm7] [G7]
VERSE 3
[C] Time to get away when they [D#dim] hold the carnival
[Gm7] (Living in the [Cm] old spring [Fm] town)
But [C] hey we’re coming back when the [D#dim] leaves begin to fall
[Gm7] (Living in the [Cm7] old spring [Ab6] town)
CHORUS 3
[D#] How many times have [Gm7] you been to [Fm7] Mexico?
And [Gm7] how many times have [Cm7] you been to [Fm7] Angelo?
[C] How many times have [Em7] you been to [Dm7] Mexico?
[D#] How many times have [Gm7] you been to [Fm7] Angelo?
[C] [Em7] [Dm7]
[C] How many times have [Cm6] you been to [F/C] Angelo?
And [C] how many times have [Bb/D] you seen the [F/C] ferry go?
OUTRO/FADE
[D#] [Gm7] [Fm7]
[C] Ah [Em7] ah [Dm7] ah
[D#] [Gm7] ba [Fm7] ba ba ba ba
[C] [Em7] [Dm7]
[D#] [Gm7] [Fm7]
[C] Ah [Em7] ah [Dm7] ah
[D#] [Gm7] [Fm7]
[C] [Em7] [Dm7]
[D#] [Gm7] [Fm7]
[C] [Em7] [Dm7]
[D#] [Gm7] [Fm7]
[C] [Em7] [Dm7]
[D#] [Gm7] [Fm7]
[C] [Em7] [Dm7]