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ONE CROWDED HOUR – Augie March 6 beats per chord (6/8 feel) * , = barre chord voicings ' = 3 beats ~ = extensions added by organ part (capo at second fret) (refer below) [pick-up] Now should you ex- VERSE-G:
Fpect to see something that Dmyou hadn't seen in some- Ambody you've known since Fyou were sixteen and if G Am, Love is a bolt from the blue then F* F* What is a bolt but a glorified screw and that F, G, G, Doesn't hold nothing to-gether far from these
VERSE-G:
FNonsense bars and their Dmnowhere music it's AmMaking me sick and I Fknow it's making you sick there's G Am, Nothing there it's like eating air it's like F* F* Drinking gin with nothing else in and F, G, G, That doesn't hold me to-gether but for
CHORUS: F Dm~ Am~ F One crowded hour you were the only one in the room I G~ Am, F* F* Sailed around all those bumps in the night to your beacon in the gloom I E F* F Am Thought I had found my golden September in the middle of that purple June but F Dm 'F 'G F One crowded hour would lead to my wreck and ruin now I know you like VERSE-E:
FYour boys who take their Dmmedicine from the AmBowl with a silver Fspoon who G Am, Run away with the dish and scale the fish by F* F* The silvery light of the moon who were
VERSE-F: E F* Taught from the womb to be-lieve till the tomb that as
FFar as their bleeding eyes Amsee is a FPleasure pen meant for them Dmbuild-ed and rent for them 'F 'G F Not for the likes of me no not for the F, G, G, Likes of you and me____ and for
CHORUS: F Dm~ Am~ F One crowded hour you were the only one in the room and I G~ Am, F* F* Sailed around all those bumps in the night to your beacon in the gloom I E F* F Am Thought I had found my golden September in the middle of that purple June but F Dm 'F 'G F One crowded hour would lead to my wreck and ruin oh but the BRIDGE: G G 'Am 'Dm F Green-eyed harpy of the salt land__ she G G(F#-bass) 'Am 'Dm F Takes in-to hers my hand__ and she says Am D9 'Am 'Dm G G(F#-bass) Boy I know you're lying oh but then so am I and to this I said oh SOLO: (short chorus)
FWellDm Am F G Am, F*(G-bass) F*
E F* F Am F Dm 'F 'G Now VERSE-E: F Dm~ Put me in a cage full of lions I'll learn to speak Am~ F Lion in fact I know the language G Am, Well I picked it up while I was F*(G-bass) F* Versing myself in the languages they speak in VERSE-G:
DmHell that night that Amsilence gave birth to a Fbaby they G Am, Took it away to her silent dismay and they F* F* Raised it to be a lady now she F, G, G,(F#-bass) Can't keep her mouth shut__ and for
CHORUS: F Dm~ Am~ F One crowded hour you were the only one in the room and I G Am, F*(G-bass) F* Sailed around all those bumps in the night to your beacon in the gloom I E F* F Am Thought I had found my golden September in the middle of that purple June but F Dm 'F 'G F One crowded hour would lead to my wreck and ruin and yes that CHORUS-VARIATION: F Dm~ Am~ F One crowded hour you were the only one in the room and I G~ Am, Played a few songs for those bumps in the night in fact F*(G-bass) F* I played this very tune but you said E F* F Am What is this six string-ed instrument but an adolescent loom__ and F Dm 'F 'G F One crowded hour would lead to my wreck and ruin__ (tags may have been edited on the video source) ================================================================================ In the promotional video Glenn can clearly be seen playing chords in the key of G while song is pitched in the key of A. The occasional appearance of open strings in the arpeggios (G in Bm, B in Am and C) confirm the first position voicings. To match the recording either tune up a whole step or use a capo at the second fret. Tuning up an acoustic guitar is not recommended. CHORDS: F Dm Am F G Am, F* F* F, G, E Am D9......seventh and third E|--3---0---2---0---2---7----8---3---3---5---7---0---0--| are not played by B|--0---1---3---1---3---8----8---3---5---7---7---0---0--| the guitar but the G|--0---2---4---0---2---9----9---4---5---7---8---0---2--| ensemble harmony D|--0---2---4---2---0---9----10--5---5---7---9---2---2--| is ninth not sus2 A|--2---0---2---3-------7----10--5---3---5---9---2---0--| E|--3------------------------8---3---3---5---7---0------| Barre chord voicings: * root on 6th-string , root on 5th-string Organ plays a G-note drone through several chords. These voicings mimic the ensemble harmony: Dm~ Am~ G~ Dm7 Cmaj7/E Dadd11 D9 E|--0------2---------2-----3--| B|--1------0---------3-----0--| G|--0------0---------0-----2--| D|--2------0---------0-----2--| A|--0------2---------0-----0--| E|----------------------------| The chord progression is not consistent hence the labelling of verses A B C D.