Market Traders by the High Llamas

From the High Llamas’ 1992 Santa Barbara album. Written by Sean O’Hagan. No capo.

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INTRO

[E]

VERSE 1

[E] Guess my business [A6] is okay
[F#m7] He’s a [F#m/B] lucky [E] man
[E] Sold a bicy [A6] cle today
[F#m7] Just to [F#m/B] get a [E] round
[E] Three days off, what [A6] should I do
[F#m7] Ride out [F#m/B] to the [E] sea
[E] Watch the lighthouse [A6] spinning ’round
[F#m7] Yes it [F#m/B] seems to [C/D] be

CHORUS 1

[G] Cute English [Em6] square, market tr [Cmaj7] aders every [Em7] where
[Am7] Coaches are ar [C/D] riving, [Am7] Essex men are [C/D] driving
[G] Cheap at the [Em6] price, every [Cmaj7] body seems so [Em7] nice
[Am7] Teenagers are [C/D] loading, [Am7] market men ex [C/D] ploding

INTERLUDE

[Em7] [A6] (x2)

VERSE 2

[E] There’s a place where [A6] they all go
[F#m7] Got a [F#m/B] funny [E] name
[E] Singing songs on [A6] ly they know
[F#m7] Playing [F#m/B] silly [E] games
[E] I know they’re up [A6] to no good
[F#m7] Even [F#m/B] as we [E] speak
[E] Plotting the great [A6] market coup
[F#m7] Run us [F#m/B] off the [C/D] street

CHORUS 1

[G] Cute English [Em6] square, market tr [Cmaj7] aders every [Em7] where
[Am7] Coaches are ar [C/D] riving, [Am7] Essex men are [C/D] driving
[G] Cheap at the [Em6] price, every [Cmaj7] body seems so [Em7] nice
[Am7] Teenagers are [C/D] loading, [Am7] market men ex [C/D] ploding

INTERLUDE

[Em7] [A6] (x2)

[Cmaj7] [Bm7]
[Cmaj7] [Abdim] [Am7] [Fsus2]

CHORUS 1

[G] Cute English [Em6] square, market tr [Cmaj7] aders every [Em7] where
[Am7] Coaches are ar [C/D] riving, [Am7] Essex men are [C/D] driving
[G] Cheap at the [Em6] price, every [Cmaj7] body seems so [Em7] nice
[Am7] Teenagers are [C/D] loading, [Am7] market men ex [C/D] ploding

CHORUS 2

[G] Finish my [Em6] beer, come on [Cmaj7] ladies over [Em7] here
[Am7] Joke, joke, very [C/D] funny – I [Am7] want your fucking [C/D] money

OUTRO

[Em7] [A6] (x4)