Harry Hippie Chords by Bobby Womack

Tempo:
71.8 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

C#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Harry Hippie chords
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[E] Everybody claims that they want the best things out of life, [A] but not everyone, not [B] everyone
want to go through [C#m] the tall [B] strides.
[E] I like this particular fella walks around all day [A] long singing, shine on [B] my life.
[E] Harry Hippy, [C#m]
lies asleep in the shade.
[A] Life don't bug [B] him, cause he thinks he's not in bed.
[E] [G#m] He never worry about nothing in particular.
[A] Ooh, he might even sell, [B]
[G#] free press on sunset.
[C#m] I like the hipper [G#m] man, when he's down.
[C#m] But I can't help him much, [G#m] when he's sleeping on the [B] ground.
[E] He's like a bottle of [G#m] water, [A] [E] Harry [F#m] just float [E] through life.
Walks [C#m] around all day long singing this song.
[A] Oh [B]
[A] yeah, [E] Mary Hippy, [C#m]
she's Harry's lady.
[A] Pineapple spin is [B] just to feed Harry's baby.
[E] She can lie down on the [G#m] story, so incredible.
[A] Man, you want to have a [B] woman, put it on [G#] the table, [C#m] [G#m] when he's down.
[C#m] But I can't help you Harry, [G#m] if you want to sleep on the [B] ground.
[E] [G#m] Sorry Harry, [A] [E] oh you're too [F#m] much weight to carry [E] around.
[F#m] But he still walks around all day long singing this [E] song.
Shine [C#m]
on my life, [A] shine on my life, shine on my [B] life.
[F#m] [E] Sweet child, sweet [C#m] child, tell me where will you be going?
[A] When [B] the winter gets its horn and stars [F#m] glowing.
[E] Will you hang around LA, [G#m]
or hitch a ride on the [A] freeway?
Meet an old [B] familiar face [G#] at a new place.
[C#m] I like the hipper man, [G#m] when he's down.
[C#m] But how can I help him if he's [G#m] somewhere [B] out of time?
[E] [G#m] Sorry Harry, [A] [E] think [F#m] I'm gonna put [E] you down.
Shine on my [C#m] life, shine on my life, [A] shine on my [B] life.
[F#m] [E] Everybody help me sing this song.
[C#m] [A] [E] [B] [C#]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To learn Bobby Womack - Harry Hippie chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G#m, A, B, F#m, E, C#m, A, B, E and G#m. Kick off your practice at a gentle 35 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 72 BPM. With E Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ [E] _ _ _ Everybody claims that they want the best things out of life, _ [A] _ but not everyone, not [B] everyone
want to go through [C#m] the tall [B] strides.
[E] _ _ _ _ I like this particular fella walks around all day [A] long singing, shine on [B] my life. _
_ [E] _ _ Harry Hippy, [C#m] _
lies asleep in the shade.
[A] _ Life don't bug [B] him, cause he thinks he's not in bed.
_ [E] _ _ _ [G#m] He never worry about nothing in particular.
[A] Ooh, he might even sell, [B] _
[G#] free press on sunset.
[C#m] _ I like the hipper [G#m] man, when he's down.
[C#m] _ But I can't help him much, [G#m] when he's sleeping on the [B] ground.
[E] He's like a bottle of [G#m] water, _ [A] [E] Harry [F#m] just float [E] through life.
Walks [C#m] around all day long singing this song.
[A] Oh _ _ _ [B] _ _
[A] yeah, [E] _ Mary Hippy, [C#m] _
she's Harry's lady.
[A] _ Pineapple spin is [B] just to feed Harry's baby.
[E] _ She can lie down on the [G#m] story, so incredible.
[A] _ Man, you want to have a [B] woman, put it on [G#] the table, [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] when he's down.
_ [C#m] _ But I can't help you Harry, [G#m] if you want to sleep on the [B] ground.
_ [E] _ [G#m] Sorry Harry, [A] [E] oh you're too [F#m] much weight to carry [E] around.
_ [F#m] But he still walks around all day long singing this [E] song.
Shine _ _ [C#m]
on my life, [A] _ shine on my life, shine on my [B] life.
_ [F#m] _ [E] Sweet child, sweet [C#m] child, tell me where will you be going?
[A] _ When [B] the winter gets its horn and stars [F#m] glowing.
[E] _ Will you hang around LA, [G#m] _
or hitch a ride on the [A] freeway?
Meet an old [B] familiar face [G#] at a new place.
[C#m] I like the hipper man, [G#m] when he's down.
_ [C#m] _ But how can I help him if he's [G#m] somewhere [B] out of time?
[E] _ [G#m] Sorry Harry, [A] [E] think [F#m] I'm gonna put [E] you down.
Shine on my [C#m] life, shine on my life, [A] _ shine on my [B] _ life.
[F#m] [E] Everybody help me sing this song.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ [C#] _

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The Anthology album includes this song.

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