Chords for Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band - 1973 TV Performance
Tempo:
101.6 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
A
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C]
[G] [C] My father is a doctor, [G] he's a family man.
[C] My mother works for charity [G] when there's a shortage.
[C] And they're both good, clean Americans [G] who abide by the law.
[C] And they both stick up for liberty [G] and they both support the law.
[C] My happiness was paid for [G] when they laid their money [C] down.
For summers in a [F] summer camp [G] and winters in the [C] town.
Our future in [F] the system [C] was talked [G] about and planned.
But I [A] gave it up for music and [C] the free electric band.
[G] [C]
[G] [C] I went to school in hand [G] washers when the easy oil in hand.
[C] And the school was big and newly [G] built and filled with light and air.
[C] And the teachers taught us values that [G] we had to learn from cheap.
And [C] they clipped the ear of any [G] idle kid with.
[C] And my father [F] organized for [G] me a college [C] in the east.
But I went to [F] California, [G] the sunshine and the [C] beach.
My parents and [F] my lecturers [C] could never [G] understand.
Why I [F#] gave it up for music and the free [C] electric band.
[G] [F] They used to sit and [G] speculate upon their son's [C] career.
[F] A lawyer or [G] a civil [C] engineer.
Just give me bread and water, put a guitar [G] in my head.
Because all I [A] need is music [C] and a free electric band.
[G] [C]
[G] [C] My mother spent me money and [G] I spent it very fast.
[C] On a girl I met in Berkeley [G] in a social science class.
Yes [C] and we learned about her body [G] but her mind we didn't know.
[C] Until deep rooted attitudes [G] and morals began to show.
[C] She wanted to [F] get married [G] even though she [C] never said.
And I knew her [F] well enough by [G] now to see [C] inside her head.
She'd settled for suburbia [G] and a little patch of land.
So [A] I gave her up for music [C] and the free electric band.
[G] [C]
[G] I'm [C]
dating [G] with a free electric [C]
[G] [C]
[G] fan.
[C] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C] My father is a doctor, [G] he's a family man.
[C] My mother works for charity [G] when there's a shortage.
[C] And they're both good, clean Americans [G] who abide by the law.
[C] And they both stick up for liberty [G] and they both support the law.
[C] My happiness was paid for [G] when they laid their money [C] down.
For summers in a [F] summer camp [G] and winters in the [C] town.
Our future in [F] the system [C] was talked [G] about and planned.
But I [A] gave it up for music and [C] the free electric band.
[G] [C]
[G] [C] I went to school in hand [G] washers when the easy oil in hand.
[C] And the school was big and newly [G] built and filled with light and air.
[C] And the teachers taught us values that [G] we had to learn from cheap.
And [C] they clipped the ear of any [G] idle kid with.
[C] And my father [F] organized for [G] me a college [C] in the east.
But I went to [F] California, [G] the sunshine and the [C] beach.
My parents and [F] my lecturers [C] could never [G] understand.
Why I [F#] gave it up for music and the free [C] electric band.
[G] [F] They used to sit and [G] speculate upon their son's [C] career.
[F] A lawyer or [G] a civil [C] engineer.
Just give me bread and water, put a guitar [G] in my head.
Because all I [A] need is music [C] and a free electric band.
[G] [C]
[G] [C] My mother spent me money and [G] I spent it very fast.
[C] On a girl I met in Berkeley [G] in a social science class.
Yes [C] and we learned about her body [G] but her mind we didn't know.
[C] Until deep rooted attitudes [G] and morals began to show.
[C] She wanted to [F] get married [G] even though she [C] never said.
And I knew her [F] well enough by [G] now to see [C] inside her head.
She'd settled for suburbia [G] and a little patch of land.
So [A] I gave her up for music [C] and the free electric band.
[G] [C]
[G] I'm [C]
dating [G] with a free electric [C]
[G] [C]
[G] fan.
[C] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
Key:
C
G
F
A
F#
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] My father is a doctor, [G] he's a family man.
[C] My mother works for charity [G] when there's a shortage.
_ [C] And they're both good, clean Americans [G] who abide by the law.
[C] And they both stick up for liberty [G] and they both support the law.
[C] My happiness was paid for [G] when they laid their money [C] down.
For summers in a [F] summer camp [G] and winters in the [C] town.
Our future in [F] the system [C] was talked [G] about and planned.
But I [A] gave it up for music and [C] the free electric band.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] I went to school in hand [G] washers when the easy oil in hand.
[C] And the school was big and newly [G] built and filled with light and air.
[C] And the teachers taught us values that [G] we had to learn from cheap.
And [C] they clipped the ear of any [G] idle kid with.
_ [C] And my father [F] organized for [G] me a college [C] in the east.
But I went to [F] California, [G] the sunshine and the [C] beach.
My parents and [F] my lecturers [C] could never [G] understand.
Why I [F#] gave it up for music and the free [C] electric band.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] They used to sit and [G] speculate upon their son's [C] career.
[F] A lawyer or [G] a civil [C] engineer.
Just give me bread and water, put a guitar [G] in my head.
Because all I [A] need is music [C] and a free electric band.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] My mother spent me money and [G] I spent it very fast.
[C] On a girl I met in Berkeley [G] in a social science class.
Yes [C] and we learned about her body [G] but her mind we didn't know.
[C] Until deep rooted attitudes [G] and morals began to show.
[C] She wanted to [F] get married [G] even though she [C] never said.
And I knew her [F] well enough by [G] now to see [C] inside her head.
She'd settled for suburbia [G] and a little patch of land.
So [A] I gave her up for music [C] and the free electric band. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I'm [C] _ _
dating [G] with a free electric _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] fan.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] My father is a doctor, [G] he's a family man.
[C] My mother works for charity [G] when there's a shortage.
_ [C] And they're both good, clean Americans [G] who abide by the law.
[C] And they both stick up for liberty [G] and they both support the law.
[C] My happiness was paid for [G] when they laid their money [C] down.
For summers in a [F] summer camp [G] and winters in the [C] town.
Our future in [F] the system [C] was talked [G] about and planned.
But I [A] gave it up for music and [C] the free electric band.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] I went to school in hand [G] washers when the easy oil in hand.
[C] And the school was big and newly [G] built and filled with light and air.
[C] And the teachers taught us values that [G] we had to learn from cheap.
And [C] they clipped the ear of any [G] idle kid with.
_ [C] And my father [F] organized for [G] me a college [C] in the east.
But I went to [F] California, [G] the sunshine and the [C] beach.
My parents and [F] my lecturers [C] could never [G] understand.
Why I [F#] gave it up for music and the free [C] electric band.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] They used to sit and [G] speculate upon their son's [C] career.
[F] A lawyer or [G] a civil [C] engineer.
Just give me bread and water, put a guitar [G] in my head.
Because all I [A] need is music [C] and a free electric band.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] My mother spent me money and [G] I spent it very fast.
[C] On a girl I met in Berkeley [G] in a social science class.
Yes [C] and we learned about her body [G] but her mind we didn't know.
[C] Until deep rooted attitudes [G] and morals began to show.
[C] She wanted to [F] get married [G] even though she [C] never said.
And I knew her [F] well enough by [G] now to see [C] inside her head.
She'd settled for suburbia [G] and a little patch of land.
So [A] I gave her up for music [C] and the free electric band. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I'm [C] _ _
dating [G] with a free electric _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] fan.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _