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McKain James by the High Llamas

From the High Llamas’ 2016 Here Come the Rattling Trees album. Written by Sean O’Hagan. No capo.

High Llamas - Here Come the Rattling Trees

INTRO

[F#maj7] [E6] [Dmaj7] [C#m7]

VERSE 1

Mc [C/D] Kain James, [Gmaj7] creative care
The [Cmaj7] rascals [D#dim] of the [Em] trade [Ddim]
With [C/D] slogans [Gmaj7] splashed a [Gdim] bove the [Am7] mess that they made [C/D]

VERSE 2

Mc [C/D] Kain James, [Gmaj7] creative care
To [Cmaj7] you our [D#dim] house we [Em] trust [Ddim]
Your [C/D] repu [Gmaj7] tation [Gdim] speaks of [Am7] finish and fuss [C/D]

VERSE 3

Mc [C/D] Kain James, [Gmaj7] creative care
With [Cmaj7] grace and [D#dim] charm they [Em] stand [Ddim]
But [C/D] twist and [Gmaj7] scoff u [Gdim] pon the [Am7] havoc they plan [C/D]

VERSE 4

Mc [C/D] Kain James, [Gmaj7] creative care
The [G/D] rascals [Ebdim] of the [Em] trade [Ddim]
Mc [D7] Kain James, [E7] creative care [Cmaj7] [D7/F#]

INTERLUDE

[Em/C#] [Cm7] [Bm7]

[F#maj7] [E6] [Dmaj7] [C#m7]

[G6] [Bm] [C/D] [B7] [Em] [E] [D/C] [G] [E7] [Am7] [D7]

VERSE 5/OUTRO

Come [C/D] on James, [D6] time to move on
Re [Cmaj7] gale at [D#dim] what you [Em] see [Ddim]
Mc [C/D] Kain James, [E7] creative care
The [Em6] boys re [Bm7] turn the [Em/C#] key

[Cm7] [D7] [G6]