Gomez – Whippin’ Piccadilly

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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 8th note of the previous measure

 

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

       1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

 

Chord Guide

        123

A:    x02220

       32 1

C:    x32010

         132

D:    xx0232

      3    4

G:    3x0003

 

 

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

                                            |

                                            |

                                            |__use first and second fingers

                                                 to bend note