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Capo: 5 Tuning: E A D G B E
Author's Note - This is the basic melody. Bolan improvises a bit from verse to verse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwLCNIpBIxI [Intro] e|-----------------------------0--|-----------------------------0--| B|-----------------------------0--|-----------------------------0--| G|-----0---2---4---2---0----------|-----0---2---4---2---0----------| D|-2-----------------------2------|-2-----------------------2------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0| e|---------------5-------------- |---------------5-------------| B|---------------5----0----------|---------------5-------------| G|-----0---2---0-----------------|-----0---2---0-----0---------| D|-2-----------------------2-----|-2---------------------2-----| A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| E|---0---0---0------0----0---0---|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---| [Verse 1] e|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-------------| B|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-------------| G|-----0---2---4---2---0----------|-----0---2---0-----0---------| D|-2-----------------------2------|-2---------------------2-----| A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------| E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---| Met a man he was nice Said his name was paradise e|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-----------------| B|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-----------------| G|-----0---2---4---2---0----------|-----0---2---0-----0-------------| D|-2-----------------------2------|-2---------------------2---------| A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0-----0---0---0-------| Didn't realise at the time That his face and mind were mine [Chorus] e|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-------------| B|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-------------| G|-----0---2---4---2---0----------|-----0---2---0-----0---------| D|-2-----------------------2------|-2---------------------2-----| A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------| E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---| Hippy Gumbo he's no good Chop him up for firewood [Interlude] e|-----------------------------0-|---------------5-------------| B|-----------------------------0-|---------------5---0---------| G|-----0---2---4---2---0---------|-----0---2---0---------------| D|-2-----------------------2-----|-2---------------------2-----| A|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---| e|---------------5-------------| B|---------------5-------------| G|-----0---2---0-----0---------| D|-2---------------------2-----| A|-----------------------------| E|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---| [Verse 2] e|-----------------------------0-----|---------------5-------------------| B|-----------------------------0-----|---------------5-------------------| G|-----0---2---4---2---0-------------|-----0---2---0-----0---------------| D|-2-----------------------2---------|-2---------------------2-----------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---------| It seemed good and it seemed right That I should dig him on the night e|-----------------------------0---|---------------5-------------| B|-----------------------------0---|---------------5-------------| G|-----0---2---4---2---0-----------|-----0---2---0-----0---------| D|-2-----------------------2-------|-2---------------------2-----| A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---| But in the morning with the sun He pulled an automatic gun e|-----------------------------0----|---------------5----------------| B|-----------------------------0----|---------------5----------------| G|-----0---2---4---2---0------------|-----0---2---0-----0------------| D|-2-----------------------2--------|-2---------------------2--------| A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0-----0---0---0------| He blew my soul, he blew my brain He said I could not do the same [Chorus] e|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-------------| B|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-------------| G|-----0---2---4---2---0----------|-----0---2---0-----0---------| D|-2-----------------------2------|-2---------------------2-----| A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------| E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---| Hippy Gumbo he's no good Chop him up for firewood e|-----------------------------0--|---------------5---------------| B|-----------------------------0--|---------------5---------------| G|-----0---2---4---2---0----------|-----0---2---0-----0-----------| D|-2-----------------------2------|-2---------------------2-------| A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0-----0---0---0-----| Hippy Gumbo he's no good Chop him up and burn the wood