Asylum (Live At Hammersmith Odeon / 1975) Chords
Tempo:
123.05 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
C
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
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[Eb] [Bb]
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[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] Jimmy Cream was keen, [Bb] his brain was [Eb] always winning.
[Bb] I can't [Eb] keep tabs on mine, [Bb] it's really [Eb] quite a joke.
[Cm] [Bb] I [Eb] see him down the road, [Bb] I asked if [Eb] he'd be willing
[Eb] lend me 15p, [Bb] I'm dying [Eb] for a smoke.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] Jimmy Cream was keen, [Bb] his brain was [Eb] always winning.
[Bb] I can't [Eb] keep tabs on mine, [Bb] it's really [Eb] quite a joke.
[Cm] [Bb] I [Eb] see him down the road, [Bb] I asked if [Eb] he'd be willing
[Eb] lend me 15p, [Bb] I'm dying [Eb] for a smoke.
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[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] Jimmy Cream was keen, [Bb] his brain was [Eb] always winning. _
_ [Bb] _ I can't [Eb] keep tabs on mine, [Bb] it's really _ [Eb] quite a joke. _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ I [Eb] see him down the road, [Bb] I asked if [Eb] he'd be willing
[Bb] To _ _ [Eb] lend me _ 15p, [Bb] I'm dying _ [Eb] for a smoke.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ Don't [Eb] arrange to have me [Ab] _ sent to no asylum.
[Cm] _
[F] _ _ _ It's just a game [Bb] I play for fun.
_ [Eb] I've been fooling _ [Bb] everyone.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
Everyone _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] told him, look he said, [Bb] I'm not the [Eb] way you're thinking.
_ _ [Bb] _
Just [Eb] when I'm down, I'll be [Bb] the clown.
[Eb] Don't play the fool, _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ don't [Eb]
arrange to have me [Ab] _ sent to no asylum.
_ _ [F] _ _ It's just a game I [Bb] play for fun.
[Eb] I've been fooling _ [Bb] _ everyone.
_ [Eb]
Everyone.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _
_ _ [F] They take you, say you're both blind.
_ _ He's very [G] kind, me [F] too.
[C] _
_ _ [F] They feel good and decide, _ _ he [G] ain't ever lied [F] to you.
[C] _
_ Will he [F] tell you he's in love? _
For he is [G] always [F] trying [C] to.
But no, [Bb] no, no, no, _ [A] he say.
_ _ Yeah, _ [Dm] _
[E] in the [F] morning when the day's [Fm] begun.
Hello, good morning, [D] how are you?
_ [C] _ _ [D]
In the [C] evening of a new [G] day, son.
[Am] _ Well, what a lovely afternoon.
_ _ [Dm] _ [E] I've been living [F] next to [A] you.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] Adam Mundy, [Bb] blues, _ he's [Eb] the one.
_ _ [Bb] _ A [Eb] mega mall, a man [Bb] they'll haunt you.
[Eb] Give me cake, _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ a [Eb] mock-a-mall.
They're [Bb] feeling small, they've got [Eb] no answer. _
_ [Bb] _ _ They're [Eb] playing dumb, but I'm [Bb] just laughing.
_ [Eb] As they pray, [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Gm] it's gonna rain to [Eb] have [Ab] me sent to no asylum.
_ _ [F] _ _
It's just a game [Bb] I play for fun. _
[Eb] I've been _ fooling [Bb] everyone. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ They [F] take you, say you're both blind.
_ _ He's [G] very kind, [F] me too.
[C] _ _ Will he feel [F] good _ inside?
_ He [G] ain't ever [F] lied to you.
[C] _ _ Will he [F] tell you he's in love?
_ For he is [G] always trying [F] to.
[C] Yeah, no, _ _ [Bb] no, no, _ [A] no, he say.
_ _ Yeah, [Dm] _ _
[E] in the [F] morning when the day's begun.
[D] _
Do you think it looks like rain?
[C] _ _
[D] In [Gm] the [C] evening on a new [G] day, son.
[Am] You know I [Gb] nearly missed my train.
[Dm] _ I've been living [F] next to you, my friend.
[Fm] _ What kind of [E] friend are [Dm] you?
_ [C] [G] There's a [C] beginning, a story, and [Am] _ will I [D] ever see the truth?
[Dm] _ I've never been safe.
[Ebm] _ _ Yeah, [A]
once again.
[C] _ _ _ I believe.
_ [A] I'm dying. _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] Yeah, he's mad.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] _ [F] _ [E] _ [Bb] Not quite. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Em] [F] Thank _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
you.
It's a bit nervous. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Seems to be some snow left over from Christmas.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Haven't got any on. _ _ _
Those were old songs from our current album.
[B] These are some new songs which will hopefully be on our next album
if we ever get time to record one.
This is called Sister in the Moonshade.
[N] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] Jimmy Cream was keen, [Bb] his brain was [Eb] always winning. _
_ [Bb] _ I can't [Eb] keep tabs on mine, [Bb] it's really _ [Eb] quite a joke. _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ I [Eb] see him down the road, [Bb] I asked if [Eb] he'd be willing
[Bb] To _ _ [Eb] lend me _ 15p, [Bb] I'm dying _ [Eb] for a smoke.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ Don't [Eb] arrange to have me [Ab] _ sent to no asylum.
[Cm] _
[F] _ _ _ It's just a game [Bb] I play for fun.
_ [Eb] I've been fooling _ [Bb] everyone.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
Everyone _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] told him, look he said, [Bb] I'm not the [Eb] way you're thinking.
_ _ [Bb] _
Just [Eb] when I'm down, I'll be [Bb] the clown.
[Eb] Don't play the fool, _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ don't [Eb]
arrange to have me [Ab] _ sent to no asylum.
_ _ [F] _ _ It's just a game I [Bb] play for fun.
[Eb] I've been fooling _ [Bb] _ everyone.
_ [Eb]
Everyone.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _
_ _ [F] They take you, say you're both blind.
_ _ He's very [G] kind, me [F] too.
[C] _
_ _ [F] They feel good and decide, _ _ he [G] ain't ever lied [F] to you.
[C] _
_ Will he [F] tell you he's in love? _
For he is [G] always [F] trying [C] to.
But no, [Bb] no, no, no, _ [A] he say.
_ _ Yeah, _ [Dm] _
[E] in the [F] morning when the day's [Fm] begun.
Hello, good morning, [D] how are you?
_ [C] _ _ [D]
In the [C] evening of a new [G] day, son.
[Am] _ Well, what a lovely afternoon.
_ _ [Dm] _ [E] I've been living [F] next to [A] you.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] Adam Mundy, [Bb] blues, _ he's [Eb] the one.
_ _ [Bb] _ A [Eb] mega mall, a man [Bb] they'll haunt you.
[Eb] Give me cake, _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ a [Eb] mock-a-mall.
They're [Bb] feeling small, they've got [Eb] no answer. _
_ [Bb] _ _ They're [Eb] playing dumb, but I'm [Bb] just laughing.
_ [Eb] As they pray, [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Gm] it's gonna rain to [Eb] have [Ab] me sent to no asylum.
_ _ [F] _ _
It's just a game [Bb] I play for fun. _
[Eb] I've been _ fooling [Bb] everyone. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ They [F] take you, say you're both blind.
_ _ He's [G] very kind, [F] me too.
[C] _ _ Will he feel [F] good _ inside?
_ He [G] ain't ever [F] lied to you.
[C] _ _ Will he [F] tell you he's in love?
_ For he is [G] always trying [F] to.
[C] Yeah, no, _ _ [Bb] no, no, _ [A] no, he say.
_ _ Yeah, [Dm] _ _
[E] in the [F] morning when the day's begun.
[D] _
Do you think it looks like rain?
[C] _ _
[D] In [Gm] the [C] evening on a new [G] day, son.
[Am] You know I [Gb] nearly missed my train.
[Dm] _ I've been living [F] next to you, my friend.
[Fm] _ What kind of [E] friend are [Dm] you?
_ [C] [G] There's a [C] beginning, a story, and [Am] _ will I [D] ever see the truth?
[Dm] _ I've never been safe.
[Ebm] _ _ Yeah, [A]
once again.
[C] _ _ _ I believe.
_ [A] I'm dying. _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] Yeah, he's mad.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [C] _ [F] _ [E] _ [Bb] Not quite. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Em] [F] Thank _ [E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
you.
It's a bit nervous. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Seems to be some snow left over from Christmas.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Haven't got any on. _ _ _
Those were old songs from our current album.
[B] These are some new songs which will hopefully be on our next album
if we ever get time to record one.
This is called Sister in the Moonshade.
[N] _ _