Tilting Windmills by the High Llamas
From the High Llamas’ 1998 Cold and Bouncy album. Written by Sean O’Hagan. Capo on 2nd fret.

INTRO
[A#] [Dm] [Cm7] [F] [A#] [Dm] [Bm] [E7]
VERSE 1
[A] I con [C#m] fess it’s [Bm] hard to [E7] see
[C/G] Where the chain hoist [D] used to be
[C] And it’s waiting [Gm7] to be found
[Fmaj7] Turn this [Am7] little [D7] gem around
VERSE 2
[A] Mine’s a [C#m] bright and [Bm] cool af [E7] fair
[C/G] Simple gestures [D] get you there
[C] All in all they [Gm7] tumble in
[Fmaj7] Crafty [Am] tie and [D7] shifty grin
[D] Tilting windmills, [Bbaug] sandy dune
[G] Banjo pickers take [Bb7] time to tune
[Ebm7] [Ab] [Ebm7] [F#dim]
VERSE 3
[A] Steep as [C#m] mcents and [Bm] sleeping [E7] stone
[C/G] Once adrift and [D] left alone
[C] Shredders working [Gm7] overtime
[Fmaj7] As the [Am] climbers [D7] start the climb
[D] [Bbaug] [G] [Bb7]
[Ebm7] [Ab] [Ebm7] [F#dim]
[D] Tilting windmills, [Bbaug] sandy dune
[G] Banjo pickers take [Bb7] time to tune
[Ebm7] [Ab] [Ebm7] [F#dim]
[D] Tilting windmills, [Bbaug] sandy dune
[G] Banjo pickers take [Bb7] time to tune
[Em7] [A] [Em7] [F#dim]
[D] Tilting windmills [Bbaug] stand alone
[G] Banjo pickers have [Bb7] all gone home
[Ebm7] [Ab] [Ebm7] [F#dim]
FADE
[D] [Bbaug] [G] [Bb7]
[Ebm7] [Ab] [Ebm7] [F#dim]