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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)
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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.