...MY PEOPLE WERE FAIR... by Tyrannosaurus Rex (1968) -------------------------............................ ........................................... *MY PEOPLE WERE FAIR AND HAD SKY IN THEIR HAIR...* -------------------------------------------------- >1. HOTROD MAMA >2. SCENESCOF >3. CHILD STAR >4. STRANGE ORCHESTRAS >5. CHATEAU IN VIRGINIA WATERS >6. DWARFISH TRUMPET BLUES >7. MUSTANG FORD >8. AFGHAN WOMAN >9. KNIGHT >10.GRACEFUL FAT SHEBA >11.WIELDER OF WORDS >12.FROWNING ATAHUALLPA (MY INCA LOVE) ........................................... 1...HOT ROD MAMA... by T.Rex -------------------......... *from 'My People were Fair and had Sky in their Hair...' (1968)* Intro: A7 Verse 1:

^A7 Hot Rod Mama, moving like a motorcycle devil in a race, ^D7 Hot Rod Mama, moving like a motorcycle devil in a race. ^E7 Blown out my mind; I can't ^D7keep up the ^A7pace. ^E7

Verse 2:

I'm ^A7selling all my midnight, still broke and living on the ground, I'm ^D7selling all my midnight, still broke and living on the ground. My ^E7gone little mama, cut ^D7out without a ^A7sound.^E7

Verse 3:

With my ^A7greased-up Levis, baseball boots above my head, With my ^D7greased-up Levis, baseball boots above my head. If it ^E7wasn't such a tragedy, I ^D7might wish I was ^A7dead. ^E7

Verse 4:

She ^A7took my ice-cream Mustang and my purple coloured Dodeville, She ^D7took my ice-cream Mustang and my purple coloured Dodeville. She ^E7even took my panpipes and my ^D7elixir of life ^A7pill. ^E7

Verse 5:

^A7 Hot Rod Mama, moving like a motorcycle Devil in a race, ^D7 Hot Rod Mama, moving like a motorcycle Devil in a race. ^E7 Blown out my mind; I can't ^D7keep up the ^A7pace.

CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- A7 D7 E7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x02223 xx0212 020100 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 2...SCENESCOF... by T.Rex ----------------......... *from 'My People were Fair and had Sky in their Hair...' (1968)* *CAPO 1st FRET* (Original Key: Eb) Intro: D Verse 1:

^D Smile your smile, Mister Scenescof, It's not hard, to have run off on a physical ride. With my babe by your ^Aside, Smile your ^Dsmile, for a ^Awhile.^D

Verse 2:

^D It was grand, to have known her, It was grand, to have shown her. I don't need anyone to dictate all my ^Afun, Smile your ^Dsmile, and then ^Arun.^D

Verse 3: (with Scatting) D, A, D A D Outro: D CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- D A EADGBE EADGBE xx0232 x02220 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 3...CHILD STAR... by T.Rex -----------------......... *from 'My People were Fair and had Sky in their Hair...' (1968)* Intro: D7sus Verse 1:

^D7sus Mountain eyes, peeping out of his head. Sipping tea; composing in his bed. A hundred hands working on a musical of ^Cold. Debussy and ^AmMendelssohn, Han-^Cdel and D-^Amvorak of ^Cold.

Chorus 1:

^C Child star, protegee of Mister Gormez who said you'd ^Amgo far. ^C Child star, they do not see just what a precious ^Amgem you'd be.

Break:

^D7 Sad to see them watching you fade, into in-invisibilty... Verse 2:

^D7sus Twelve years old; your elvish fingers kiss your... Beethoven hair; the awesome people stare. They're un-aware of all the Angel sounds they see and ^Chear. Debussy and ^AmMendelssohn, Han-^Cdel and D-^Amvorak they ^Chear.

Chorus 2:

^C Child star, protegee of Mister Gormez who said you'd ^Amgo far. ^C Child star, and when you died at just thirteen, They wept and ^Amwrung their hair.

Break:

^D7 Sad to see them mourning you, And you are there within the flowers and the trees...

Coda:

^C Child star, protegee of Mister Gormez who said you'd ^Amgo far. Outro:

D7 (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- D7sus C Am D7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0210 x32010 x02210 xx0212 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 4...STRANGE ORCHESTRAS... by Tyrannosaurus Rex -------------------------..................... *from 'My People were Fair and had Sky in their Hair...' (1968)* (*NB* This song is all played with single notes on one string. I, however, have tabbed the CHORDS suggested by those notes, To make it a little more fun to play!...) Intro:

^D Eh-eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh-eh. ^D Doo doo doo doo, ^Cdoo doo doo, doo doo doo, ^G Doo doo doo, ^Cdoo ^Ddoo.

Verse 1:

^D Saw a face in a ^Cconical of lace, it was a;^G strange orches-^Ctra-^Da. ^D Mannikin skin ^Cpounding on a bass-drum;^G strange orches-^Ctra-^Da.

^D Lillipution, ^Cevil in the eyes, of the ^Gman with the ^Cleaf ^Dharp. ^D He lusts for the ^Curchin, hiding under ^Dmountains of ^Cmoleskin.

Bridge 1:

^D Doo doo doo doo, ^Cdoo doo doo, doo doo doo, ^G Doo doo doo, ^Cdoo ^Ddoo.

Verse 2:

^D A big cat like T-^CTyrannosaurus,^G going to ^CLilli-^Dput. ^D The ensemble ^Cmake a tiny rumble; the ^Gcelloist ^Cso-^Dlos.

Bridge 2:

^D Doo doo doo doo, ^Cdoo doo doo, doo doo doo, ^G Doo doo doo, ^Cdoo ^Ddoo.

Verse 3:

^D The sky blackens and the ^Cbass string slackens, And they ^Gstand statu-^Cesque-^Dly. ^D Then they giggle and they ^Cwiggle, through the door, In the ^Gbig dark ^Coak ^Dtree.

Bridge 3:

^D Doo doo doo doo, ^Cdoo doo doo, doo doo doo, ^G Doo doo doo, ^Cdoo ^Ddoo.

Coda:

^D Eh-eh-eh-eh, eh-eh-eh-eh.

CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- D C G EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0232 x32010 320003 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 5...CHATEAU IN VIRGINIA WATERS... by T.Rex ---------------------------------......... *from 'My People were Fair and had Sky in their Hair...' (1968)* Verse 1:

^G Broken English words, cracked the ^Cair like a bell. She had a ^Amchateau in Virginia Waters, ^Amaj7 Free from all those culture vultures.

Verse 2:

Her ^Gsilver car, a silver cloud, cloaked the ^Cair in a shroud. Her ^Ampearly author's teeth, Tore the ^Amaj7seasoned cedar coloured pheasant.

Verse 3:

Her ^Gone rich wish, is to ^Cwrite a book about, A ve-^Amnetian mother's problems, on a ^Amaj7barge in Little Venice.

Verse 4:

She ^Gpeers at the portrait, of her ^Cpoetess grandmother, Who's ^Amtheatrical in character,^Amaj7 wise just like Socrates.

Break:

^G Doo doo, dah dah ^Cdah, dah dah dah, ^Am Cha-cha-cha-cha,^Amaj7 ba ba ba ba ba ba.

Verse 5:

She ^Gsinks her nails into the ^Caged canvas, But the ^Ampower from the wordster's head, Was ^Amaj7cool and shrill and frightening.

Verse 6:

Miss ^GDrag is intermingled, with the ^Cpowder-blue chaise lounge. She ^Amtypes some acid words to her,^Amaj7 hairless Havana art dealer.

Verse 7:

Her ^Gone rich wish, is to ^Cwrite a book about, A ve-^Amnetian mother's problems, on a ^Amaj7barge in Little Venice.

Coda:

^G Doo doo, dah dah ^Cdah, dah dah dah, ^Am Cha-cha-cha-cha,^Amaj7 ba ba ba ba ba ba.

Outro: Amaj7 (Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G C Am Amaj7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 320003 x32010 x02210 x02120 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 6...DWARFISH TRUMPET BLUES... by Tyrannosaurus Rex -----------------------------..................... *from 'My People were Fair and had Sky in their Hair...' (1968)* Intro:

^Am Oh, ^Am/Boh, ^Amoh, ^Emoh. ^Am Oh, ^Am/Coh, ^Amoh oh oh oh.

Interlude: Am Am/B Am/C Am/B Verse 1:

I ^Amsaw a little ^Am/Bman, who ^Am/Chad a toy ^Am/Btrumpet. Am Am/B Am/C Am/B

He ^Amsat on a ^Am/Bstone, with his ^Am/Clips to the ^Am/Bmouthpiece. Am Am/B Am/C Am/B

He was ^Amdeaf, dumb and ^Am/Bblind, so he ^Am/Ccouldn't quite ^Am/Bmake it. Am Am/B Am/C Am/B

Chorus 1:

When ^Cout of the ^Fhorn, came a ^Csolid silver ^Ggenie, Who was ^Cmade just to ^Fmake the ^Clittle man ^E7happy.

As the ^Cman made ^Fsounds, the ^Cgenie painted ^Gfluid, ^C Mind-blowing ^Fvisions on the ^Clittle man's brain-^E7box.

Verse 2:

^Am Everbody ^Am/Bsmall, with no ^Am/Clips to play the ^Am/Btrumpet. Am Am/B Am/C Am/B

^Am Everybody ^Am/Bliving in-^Am/Cside a giant ^Am/Bdeaf aid. Am Am/B Am/C Am/B

^Am Everybody's ^Am/Beyes cruci-^Am/Cfied to the ^Am/Btapestry. Am Am/B Am/C Am/B

Chorus 2:

^C Woven by the ^Fgiant, with the ^Csolid silver ^E7genie, Who plays the trumpet.

Bridge 1:

^Am La da da ^Am/Bda da, da da ^Am/Cda da da, da ^Am/Bda. Am Am/B Am/C Am/B

Break:

^Am Oh, ^Am/Boh, ^Amoh, ^Emoh. ^Am Oh, ^Am/Coh, ^Amoh oh oh oh.

Interlude: Am Em Am C Coda:

^Am Oh, ^Am/Boh, ^Amoh, ^Emoh. ^Am Oh, ^Am/Coh, ^Amoh oh oh oh.

CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Am Am/B Em Am/C C F G E7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x02210 x22210 022000 x32210 x32010 133211 320003 020100 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 7...MUSTANG FORD... by T.Rex -------------------......... *from 'My People were Fair and had Sky in their Hair...' (1968)* *CAPO 3rd FRET* (Original Key: Bb) Intro: G7 Chorus 1:

^G7 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-my Mustang Ford. It's ^C7all put together with alligator leather.

Verse 1:

^G7 My Baby she know's I'm on a scene, My baby keeps asking where I've been. My baby's guessing that I'm messing. It's ^C7all put together with alligator leather.

Chorus 2:

^G7 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-my Mustang Ford. It's ^C7all put together with alligator leather.

Verse 2:

^G7 My baby, she know's I'm no fool, My baby, she says; hey keep cool. My baby, don't realise I'm hypnotized; It's ^C7all put together with alligator leather.

Bridge 1:

^G7 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford, M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford, ^C7 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford. ^G7 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford, ^D7 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford, ^G7 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, Mustang Ford, M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my.

Bridge 2:

Chorus 3:

^G7 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-my Mustang Ford.

Chorus 4:

^G7 M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-my, m-m-m-my Mustang Ford.

CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G7 C7 D7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 353433 x35353 x57575 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 8...AFGHAN WOMAN... by T.Rex -------------------......... *from 'My People were Fair and had Sky in their Hair...' (1968)* Intro: G Verse 1:

^G Afghan woman, ^Emdeemed a Princess, ^Gborn a true blue ^Cthoroughbred. ^G Head a chiseled ^Emface of fables, ^Gomen of ^Cno ^Gill.

Verse 2:

^G Hills that spread a-^Emround your chamber, ^G Blooms that twine a-^Cround your ears. ^G Blossoms of the ^Emroyalest texture, ^Gangel of ^Cthe ^Gyears.

Verse 3:

^G Clad in sacks and ^Emscraps of linen, ^Gliving 'neath your ^Cwaterwell. ^G Praying that my ^Emyouthy pauper's, ^Gface will ^Cquench you ^Gwell.

Bridge 1:

^G La la la la, ^Emla la la la, ^Gla la la la, ^Cla-la-la. ^G La la la la, ^Emla la la la, ^Gla la la la, ^Cla-la-la.

Verse 4:

Ga-^Gzelle girl striding ^Emthrough your palace, ^G Precious jewels nestle ^Cin your hair. ^G Rameses born with ^Emplatinum future; ^Gtake my heart ^Cand ^Gcare.

Bridge 2:

^G La la la la, ^Emla la la la, ^Gla la la la, ^Cla-la-la. ^G La la la la, ^Emla la la la, ^Gla la la la, ^Cla-la-la.

Coda:

^G Doo doo doo doo, ^Emdoo doo doo doo, ^Gdoo doo doo doo, ^Cdoo-doo-doo. ^G Doo doo doo doo, ^Emdoo doo doo doo, ^Gdoo doo doo, ^Cdoo-^Gdoo.^C ^G

CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G Em C EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 320003 022000 x32010 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 9...KNIGHT... by T.Rex -------------......... *from 'My People were Fair and had Sky in their Hair...' (1968)* Intro:

^E7 Na na na na, ooh, na na na na, oh. Verse 1:

^E7 Night comes down, just like a giant umbrella, Slows me down; got to get it together, ^Fmaj7yeah... ^Gyeah.^E7

Interlude:

^E7 Na na na na, ooh, na na na na, oh. Verse 2:

^E7 Saxophone sage, plays upon her doorstep, Evening's lies are dying all around him, ^Fmaj7yeah... ^Gyeah.^E7

Interlude:

^E7 Na na na na, ooh, na na na na, oh. Verse 3:

^E7 Head of plumes and crimson ostrich feathers, 8th Hussars' manners gush out of my blood-^Fmaj7stream, my ^GQueen.^E7

Interlude:

^E7 Na na na na, ooh, na na na na, oh. Verse 4:

^E7 Clad in drag of oriental beggar, ju-ju beads, holding me all together. Interlude:

^E7 Na na na na, ooh, na na na na, oh. Coda:

E7 End:

^Dm Dah, ^Fmaj7dah.

CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- E7 Fmaj7 G Dm EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 020100 x03210 320003 xx0231 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 10...GRACEFUL FAT SHEBA... by Tyrannosaurus Rex --------------------------..................... *from 'My People were Fair and had Sky in their Hair...' (1968)* Verse 1:

^A Graceful fat ^CSheba; she ^Fworks with a ^Emmeatcleaver. ^A Sweating be-^Chind the meat ^Amaj7counter...

Verse 2:

Her ^Askin it leaks ^Cliquid, the ^Fodour is ^Emsickly, her, ^A Features aren't ^Cunlike a ^Amaj7swan...

Verse 3:

Her ^Apoetic, ^Cgluttonic ^Fwaist is im-^Empressive; She ^Asmiles as she ^Chacks up a ^Amaj7pig...

Verse 4:

^A Graceful fat ^CSheba; she ^Fworks with a ^Emmeatcleaver. ^A Sweating be-^Chind the meat ^Amaj7counter...

Coda:

^E Oh, ^Doh, ^C#oh, doo doo doo, ^E Oh, ^Doh, ^C#oh, doo doo doo. ^E Oh, ^Goh, ^Aoh, doo doo doo, ^Em Ah, ^Amaj7ah...

CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- A C F Em Amaj7 E D C# G EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x02220 x32010 133211 022000 x02120 022100 xx0232 x46664 320003 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 11...WIELDER OF WORDS... by T.Rex ------------------------......... *from 'My People were Fair and had Sky in their Hair...' (1968)* *CAPO 3rd FRET* (Original Key: Bb) Intro: G Bm (x4) Verse 1:

^G Weilder of words, ^C Is ^Dsteeped within tra-^Gditional verbs, ^C And ^Dcuriously a ^Gdented top hat, Discovered in the ^Cmoonlit ^Dlaundro-^Gmat.

Chorus 1:

^C Na na na ^C/Bna, na na ^Amna na, na ^Gna na. Verse 2:

A ^Gbusted cheroot, ^C Is ^Dsmoking on the ^Gheel of his boot, ^C His ^Dopera cape is ^Gtorn through the haste, Of operatic oyster ^Ceating ^Devenings of waste.

Chorus 2:

^C Na na na ^C/Bna, na na ^Amna na, na ^Gna na. Interlude:

G, C D (x3) G Chorus 3:

^C Na na na ^C/Bna, na na ^Amna na, na ^Gna na. Verse 3:

^G Sleek Astrakhan, ^C Re-^Dclining on a ^GChippendale stand, ^C So ^Dsad they should be ^Gowning a man, Who's thicker than the ^Cforestry, from ^Dwhere they be-^Ggan.

Chorus 4:

^C Na na na ^C/Bna, na na ^Amna na, na ^Gna na. ^C Na na na ^C/Bna, na na ^Amna na, na ^Gna na.

Interlude: Am Coda:

^Am Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy. Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy. Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy, Robard, Robard de Font Le Roy,^Am Robard, Robard ^Dde...

Outro: (Increase Tempo) G Bm (x24) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- G Bm C D C/B Am EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 320003 x24432 x32010 xx0232 x20010 x02210 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 12...FROWNING ATAHUALLPA (MY INCA LOVE)... by T.Rex ------------------------------------------......... *from 'My People were Fair and had Sky in their Hair...' (1968)* Intro: G Verse 1:

^G Sitting all alone, ^Dlooking at the throne of the ^Emone I used to love. Verse 2:

^G Sitting all alone, ^Dlooking at the stone of my ^Emlovely Inca love. Chorus 1: