Song: Easter Theatre Artist: XTC Lyrics/Music: Andy Partridge. (LP: Apple Venus Vol.1) Chord proposals by : Mats Fagergren (mats.fagergren@roxling.com) inspired by: Kevin Brunkhorst and KingJeffe. More XTC tabs and lyrics cab be found on the XTC-home page...Chalkhills.org 2015-05-10 Note: This song contain a lot of "special" chords , ¨ I suggest the chord proposals described after the lyrics.

Gold sun rolls around^E6maj7 Chocolate nipple br^G#7sus4/Fown Tumble from your arms^G#m7+5 Like the ground your ^A#m7+5breasts swell Land awake from sleep^E6maj7 Hares will kick and l^G#7sus4/Feap Flowers climb erect ^G#m7+5 Smiling from the mois^A#m7+5t kiss of her ra^D#11/A#inbow mouth

[Chorus]

Stage^Gadd2/B left Enter^D Easter and she's ^A/C#dressed in yellow^Gadd2/B yolk ^Gadd2/BStage right Now t^Dhe son has died, t^A/C#he father can be ^Gadd2/Bborn Stand^Gadd2/B up If we^D'd all breathe in^A/C# and blow away the ^C-5smoke New ^Clife We'd appl^Am6/Faud a new^Fmaj7 life ^F#

|E6maj7|E6ma7 G#7sus4/F|G#m7+5 A#m7+5|

Odin mounts the ^E6maj7tree Bleeds for you a^G#7sus4/Fnd me Splashing on the^G#m7+5 lamb Gamboling with sp^A#m7+5ring's step Buds will laugh an^E6maj7d burst Racing to be fir^G#7sus4/Fst Turning all the ^G#m7+5soil As the promptress^A#m7+5 fingers through her spinni^D#11/A#ng script

[Chorus]

^A-5/C#Easter, in her ^Emaj7bonnet ^E6 ^A-5/C#Easter, in her ^Emaj7hair ^E6 ^A-5/C#Easter, are the^Emaj7 ribbons^E6 ^A-5/C#She tied everyw^Emaj7here ^E6

N.C

(Intro melodi) [Chorus]

Stage left

Enter ^EEaster and she's d^B/D#ressed in yellow ^Aadd2/C#yolk ^Aadd2/C#Stage right Now t^Ehe son has died, ^B/D#the father can be^Aadd2/C# born Stand^Aadd2/C# up If we'^Ed all breathe in ^B/D#and blow away the s^D-5moke New ^Dlife ...hey Stage ^Aadd2/C#left Enter ^EEaster and she's d^B/D#ressed in yellow ^Aadd2/C#yolk Stag^Aadd2/C#e right Now t^Ehe son has died, ^B/D#the father can be^Aadd2/C# born Stand^Aadd2/C# up If we'^Ed all breathe in ^B/D#and blow away the ^A-5/C#smoke...

---------in her ^Emaj7bonnet ^E6 ^A-5/C#Easter, ......e^Emaj7verywher^E6e ^A-5/C#Easter, de up d^Emaj7e do, de^E6 up de do.. ^A-5/C#Easter, de up d^Emaj7e do, de^E6 up de do.. ^A-5/C#Easter, de up d^Emaj7e do, de^E6 up de do.. ^A-5/C#Easter, de up d^Emaj7e do, de^E6 up de do..

(fade out) *** E,A,D,G,B,e Chords: E6maj7 0,2,1,1,2,0 G#7sus4/F 2,x,2,2,1,1 G#m7+5 4,x,4,4,5,x A#m7+5 6,x,6,6,7,x D#11/A# 6,6,6,6,8,x Gadd2/B x,2,x,2,3,3 D x,x,0,2,3,2 A/C# x,4,2,2,2,0 C-5 x,3,4,5,5,3 C x,3,5,5,5,3 Am6/F 1,x,2,2,1,1 Fmaj7 1,x,2,2,1,0 F# 2,4,4,3,2,2 A-5/C# x,4,2,2,4,0 Emaj7 0,2,2,4,4,0 E6 0,2,2,1,2,0 F#11 2,3,3,4,0,0 Add2/C# x,4,x,4,5,5 B/D# x,6,4,4,4,x

Xtc - Easter theatre