Showstop Hip Hop by the High Llamas
From the High Llamas’ 1998 Cold and Bouncy album. Written by Sean O’Hagan. Capo on 1st fret.
INTRO
[E] [A] [Abm7] [F#m7] (x2)
[E] [Amaj7] [F#m7] [Abm7] [C#m7] [A] (x2)
[Em7] [F#m7] [A7sus4] [D6] (x2)
[Cmaj7] [D] [Cmaj7] [C7]
VERSE 1
[E] Quarterly dip, a [Amaj7] century slip
[F#m7] Save your [Abm7] shock, the [C#m7] last old [A] lot
Were [E] never this bad, [Amaj7] some of them had
[F#m7] Crude oil [Abm7] lighters, [C#m7] tipsy [A] writers
CHORUS
[Em7] Showstop [F#m7] hip hop, [A7sus4] drifting on the [D6] dial
[Em7] Pretend [F#m7] weekend, [A7sus4] lost the final [D6] mile
[Cmaj7] Drifting on the [D] dial, [Cmaj7] drifting on the [C7] dial
VERSE 2
[E] It’s got to be, a [Amaj7] ‘B’ road for me
[F#m7] Sold the [Abm7] truck, fix [C#m7] this one [A] up and
[E] Words come in three, the [Amaj7] sound is at sea
[F#m7] Christmas [Abm7] hitlist, [C#m7] scared half [A] witless
CHORUS
[Em7] Showstop [F#m7] hip hop, [A7sus4] drifting on the [D6] dial
[Em7] Pretend [F#m7] weekend, [A7sus4] lost the final [D6] mile
[Cmaj7] Drifting on the [D] dial, [Cmaj7] drifting on the [C7] dial
[E] [A] [Abm7] [F#m7] (x2)
VERSE 3
[E] Finding what fits, and [Amaj7] loading on bits
[F#m7] Shaky [Abm7] convert [C#m7] plods in [A] new work
[E] End of a lease, a [Amaj7] building at peace
[F#m7] Skipful [Abm7] no waste, [C#m7] spiral [A] staircase
CHORUS
[Em7] Showstop [F#m7] hip hop, [A7sus4] drifting on the [D6] dial
[Em7] Pretend [F#m7] weekend, [A7sus4] lost the final [D6] mile
[Em7] Showstop [F#m7] hip hop, [A7sus4] drifting on the [D6] dial
[Em7] Pretend [F#m7] weekend, [A7sus4] lost the final [D6] mile
[Em7] Showstop [F#m7] hip hop, [A7sus4] drifting on the [D6] dial
FADE
[Em7] [F#m7] [A7sus4] [D6] (x2)
[Cmaj7] [D] [Cmaj7] [C7]