Nomads by the High Llamas
From the High Llamas’ 1996 Hawaii album. Written by Sean O’Hagan. No capo.
INTRO
[F#m7] [E/F#] [Bbdim] [D6] [E7]
VERSE 1
[A] Standing in a lightweight [E] suit [Eadd9] [E] [E6] [E]
Re [D6] ports from the lo [E] ca [E7] tion [Amaj7] shoot
It [F#m7] seems to be a period [E/F#] piece [Bbdim]
It [D6] could be Spain, it could be [E7] Greece
CHORUS
[C#m7] This is what the nomads did
[F#7] This is what the nomads did
[C#m7] This is how they fed the kids
[F#7] This is what the nomads did [Bm7] [E7]
VERSE 2
[A] That’s as close as you can [E] get [Eadd9] [E] [E6] [E]
To the [D6] secrets of the [E] su [E7] per [Amaj7] set
I’m [F#m7] sorry but it must be [E/F#] said [Bbdim]
The [D6] dead man isn’t really [E7] dead
CHORUS
[C#m7] This is what the nomads did
[F#7] This is what the nomads did
[C#m7] This is how they fed the kids
[F#7] This is what the nomads did [Bm7] [E7]
INTERLUDE
[Amaj7] [Dmaj7] [Fm6] [Em] [A7] [Am7] [D7]
[C#m7] [F#6] [Bm7] [E7]
VERSE 3
At [A] midday I begin to [E] fade [Eadd9] [E] [E6] [E]
So we’ll [D6] have to move in [E] to [E6] the [Amaj7] shade
[Fm7] Clutching to the Cadbury [E/F#] cup [Bbdim]
The [D6] method actor’s acting [E7] up
CHORUS
[C#m7] This is what the nomads did
[F#7] This is what the nomads did
[C#m7] This is how they fed the kids
[F#7] This is what the nomads did [Bm7] [E7]
[C#m7] This is what the nomads did
[F#7] This is what the nomads did
[C#m7] This is how they fed the kids
[F#7] This is what the nomads did [Bm7] [E7]
OUTRO/FADE
[C#m7] [F#7] [C#m7] [F#7] [Bm7] [E7]