Cove Cutter (Hills and Fields) by the High Llamas

From the High Llamas’ 2007 Can Cladders album. Written by Sean O’Hagan. No capo.

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INTRO

[E] [C#m7] [Abm7] [F#m7] [F] [Dm7] [Am7] [Gm7]

VERSE 1

[Ab] Hills and [F#] fields of [D6] treasured land
The [E] doctor built a house before the [D6] railway ran
He [Ab] left the Carib [F#] bean with a [D6] cure in mind
He [E] came to cure a nation of a [Bm] different kind

CHORUS 1

[Ebm7] Hills and fields of [C#maj7] treasured land (x4)

VERSE 2

A [Ab] man he went a [F#] walking, heard the [D6] engine blow
I [E] came to lay a road and build a [D6] terraced road
He [Ab] drew upon a [F#] view upon a [D6] gentle hill
He [E] bid the doctor leave and had the [Bm] terrace built

CHORUS 2

1a) [Ebm7] Hills and fields of [C#maj7] treasured land
1b) [Ebm7] Hills and [C#maj7] fields of [Ebm7] treasured [C#maj7] land

2a) [Ebm7] Hills and fields of [C#maj7] treasured land
2b) [Ebm7] Hills and [C#maj7] fields of [Ebm7] treasured [C#maj7] land

INTERLUDE

[Bb] [C#maj7] [Bb] [Gm7] [Dm7] [Cm7] [E] [C#m7] [Abm7] [F#m7]

CHORUS 3

[Ebm7] Hills and [C#maj7] fields of [Ebm7] treasured [C#maj7] land (x2)

VERSE 1

[Ab] Hills and [F#] fields of [D6] treasured land
The [E] doctor built a house before the [D6] railway ran
He [Ab] left the Carib [F#] bean with a [D6] cure in mind
He [E] came to cure a nation of a [Bm] different kind

CHORUS 3/FADE

[Ebm7] Hills and [C#maj7] fields of [Ebm7] treasured [C#maj7] land