Tilting Windmills by the High Llamas

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

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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]