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Whippin' Piccadilly

Gomez

Note:  Originally recorded in Ab and played with barre chords.  This version is a ½ step higher, in the key of A, so that it can be played with open chords.

Chords in parentheses are anticipated--play on the last 8^th note of the previous measure

Strum: D U X U D U X U     X = scratch/mute

       1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Intro:  / A - - - / x8

A (3)                                                                                                                D

Once upon a time, not too long ago, we took a day out in Manchester

      A                             C (½)            D (½)        A (2)
We all fall down, there's not enough hours in our day
  A (3)                                                                                                                        D

Played a bit of football, fell in to the union, barged our way to the toilet

                A                             C (½)            D (½)        A (2)
With the Kung Fu king, there's not enough hours in our day

/ A (hold) - - - / - - - - / - - - - / - - - - /

A (3)                                                                                                                      D
I remember seeing someone dressed in a suit looking like a lunatic

                A                          C (½)            D (½)   A (2)
And we all fall down, there's not enough hours in our trip

            A (3)                                                                                                                          D
Well, academy cartwheel's breakin' your hands--We got lovely posters for sale

               A                          C (½)            D (½)     A (2)
And we all fall down, there's not enough hours in our day

  A (4)
We like lovin' yeah, and the wine we share

  A (4)
We like lovin' yeah, and the wine we share

/ A (hold) - - - / - - - - / - - - - / - - - - /

w/interlude lick:

/ A (hold) - - - / (G) (hold) - - - / x4

 A (3)                                                                                                                    D
Finally made our way back to the train, rolling in to Sheffield tonight

              A                              C (½)            D (½)   A (2)
And we all fall down, there's not enough hours in our life

       A (3)                                                                                                       D
So try and guess my weight and wait at the station--we're whippin Picadilly tonight

           A                               C (½)           D (½)   A (2)
And it all falls down, there's not enough hours in our life

  A (4)
We like lovin' yeah, and the wine we share

  A (4)
We like lovin' yeah, and the wine we share

End on A

Interlude Lick:

Fingering:            3               2         3         1               3                    1         2

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                                            |__use first and second fingers

                                                 to bend note