Peppy by the High Llamas
From the High Llamas’ 1996 Hawaii album. Written by Sean O’Hagan. No capo.
INTRO
[G] [Gmaj7] [G7] [G6] [Eb/G] [G] [C/D]
VERSE 1
[G] Gather up your be [D7] longings
[C7] Gather them around your [F/C] feet
[G] Shine up the bottles and [D7] booties
[A7] Right before you [C] sleep
[Bm7] Doctor’s got a roadside [E7] manner
[Bm7] Handing the prescriptions [C] round [C/D]
And [G] this is what they [D7] ask for
When they [C] burn the surgery [G] down
[G] This is what they [D7] ask for
When they [C] burn the surgery [G] down [Gmaj7] [G7] [G6] [Eb/G] [G] [C/D]
[G] [Gmaj7] [G7] [G6] [Eb/G] [G] [C/D]
VERSE 2
[G] Peppy’s just another [D7] kulak
[C7] Owns another patch of [F/C] land
[G] Doesn’t have a lot to [D7] speak of
So the [A7] children lend their [C] hands
[Bm7] Never really been too [E7] happy
[Bm7] Never really been too [C] sad [C/D]
And he [G] doesn’t know what he [D7] wanted
And he [C] doesn’t know what he [G] had
[G] Doesn’t know what he [D7] wanted
And he [C] doesn’t know what he [G] had
[G] Doesn’t know what he [D7] wanted
And he [C] doesn’t know what he [G] had [Gmaj7] [G7] [G6] [Eb/G] [G] [C/D]
[G] [Gmaj7] [G7] [G6] [Eb/G] [G] [C/D]
[Bm7] Never really been too [E7] happy
[Bm7] Never really been too [C] sad [C/D]
And he [G] doesn’t know what he [D7] wanted
And he [C] doesn’t know what he [G] had
[G] Doesn’t know what he [D7] wanted
And he [C] doesn’t know what he [G] had
[G] Doesn’t know what he [D7] wanted
And he [C] doesn’t know what he [G] had [Gmaj7] [G7] [G6] [Eb/G] [G] [C/D]
FADE
[G] [Gmaj7] [G7] [G6] [Eb/G] [G] [C/D]