Period Music by the High Llamas
From the High Llamas’ 1992 Santa Barbara album. Written by Sean O’Hagan. No capo.
INTRO
[A]
VERSE 1
The [Dmaj7] van was [Dm7] shaking and the [G] driver was [E7] sick
The [D] apples in the [F7] back were a [F#m7] present from the [Em7] parish
[F#m7] I was holding [Bm7] on to every [Em7] word that he [A7] said
The [F#m7] stories that he [Bm7] told made me [Em7] wish I was [A7] dead
VERSE 2
There [Dmaj7] hasn’t been a [Dm7] tune since the [G] Beatles went [E7] weird
The [D] country we were [F7] in, it was [F#m7] heading for the [Em7] horrors
[F#m7] Find yourself a [Bm7] fiddle and a [Em7] girl that can [A7] play
The [F#m7] sound of John Mc [Bm7] Cormack is the [Fmaj7] sound of today, the sound of to [A7] day
CHORUS 1
[Gmaj7] In the falling rain I stood, [Em] the [Bm] Irish cowboys [Bm7] chopping wood
And [Gmaj7] daring donkeys [Bm] dancing [A7sus4] in the [Dmaj7] fields
VERSE 3
[Dmaj7] Looking for a [Dm7] horsey in a [G] one-horse [E7] town
[D] Met up with the [F7] boys so I [F#m7] offered tea and [Em7] flowers
[F#m7] Drinking gin and [Bm7] tonic in the [Em7] bicycle [A7] shop
[F#m7] Dying as a [Bm7] drinker is the [Em7] only way to [A7] stop
CHORUS 1
[Gmaj7] In the falling rain I stood, [Em] the [Bm] Irish cowboys [Bm7] chopping wood
And [Gmaj7] daring donkeys [Bm] dancing [A7sus4] in the [Dmaj7] fields
CHORUS 2
[Gmaj7] Wear your pride without a hood, [Em] like [Bm] Irish cowboys [Bm7] chopping wood
And [Gmaj7] daring donkeys [C6] dancing in the [Bm7] fields
INTERLUDE
[Bm7] [A7sus4] [A7] [F#m7] [B7] [Em7] [G/A]
VERSE 4
[Dmaj7] I became a [Dm7] preacher just an [G] hour a [E7] go
[D] Gathered up my [F7] thoughts and I [F#m7] threw them in the [Em7] bucket
[F#m7] If I catch you [Bm7] smiling, then you [Em7] know it’s your [A7] last
[F#m7] If I catch you [Bm7] smiling, say good [F6] bye to the past ’cause you know it’s your [A7] last
CHORUS 1
[Gmaj7] In the falling rain I stood, [Em] the [Bm] Irish cowboys [Bm7] chopping wood
And [Gmaj7] daring donkeys [Bm] dancing [A7sus4] in the [Dmaj7] fields
CHORUS 2
[Gmaj7] Wear your pride without a hood, [Em] like [Bm] Irish cowboys [Bm7] chopping wood
And [Gmaj7] daring donkeys [Bm] dancing [A7sus4] in the [Dmaj7] fields
FADE
[Gmaj7] [D/F#] [B7] [Em7] [C6] [D] (x9)