Berry Adams by the High Llamas
From the High Llamas’ 2011 Talahomi Way album. Written by Sean O’Hagan. No capo.
INTRO
[Bmaj7] [Abm7] [D] [Gbmaj7]
[Bmaj7] [Abm7] [Ebmaj7] [Eb7]
[A] [D6] [Cm] [F] [Bb/D] [Am7] [F#] [C#7]
VERSE 1
[D7] Berry Adams, your [Abm] lace is undone
[Db7] Put some air in the [Gbmaj7] kerosene drum
[D7] Berry Adams was [Abm] late the first day
[Db7] Wasn’t far, just a [Gbmaj7] daydream away
VERSE 2
[Bmaj7] Berry Adams is [Abm7] already gone
[D] Took a bus, that’s the [Gbmaj7] bus that he’s on
[Bmaj7] Berry Adams is [Abm7] far far away [Ebmaj7] [Eb7]
BRIDGE
[C#m] Drop the key (Come and [Ab] drop the key)
By the [Bm7] apple tree (By the [Gb] apple tree)
There is a [Abm7] world to see (There’s a world to see) [Db7]
VERSE 3
[D7] Berry Adams falls [Abm7] back in a chair
[Db7] He can still smell the [Gbmaj7] oil in his hair
[D7] Berry Adams is [Abm7] down on the beach
[Db7] There’s a song end that he [Gbmaj7] wants to reach
VERSE 2
[Bmaj7] Berry Adams is [Abm7] already gone
[D] Took a bus, that’s the [Gbmaj7] bus that he’s on
[Bmaj7] Berry Adams is [Abm7] far far away [Ebmaj7] [Eb7]
FADE
[Ebmaj7] [Fm7] [F#m] [E/Db] [E] [Ebm7] [C/D] [G6]