Chords for Ian Anderson about Led Zeppelin and Drugs
Tempo:
126.9 bpm
Chords used:
F#
G
F
Am
A#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You toured with Led Zeppelin
we did but
Happened the outside the orbit of the nightly shenanigans.
Although Jimmy Page used to show us Polaroids of
usually involving
Sort of close-ups held by the camera involving
Just just sort of close-up blurred parts of young ladies anatomy and often often
Featuring soft fruit I seem to imagine that's been quite a lot of his photographs
Yeah, that's about it
We kind of heard the tales but we were on the periphery of all that didn't really experience it
Was that the way it was for many of the bands that you toured with?
my impression was definitely the majority of bands were you know, really enjoying and
living up those moments when they were
temporarily famous and
[G]
And about to have the good fortunes of
young ladies attentions thrust upon them
on a nightly basis, which I could never possibly kept up the
pressure to fulfill so
[F#] Yeah, that's my impression.
Everybody was at it and I mean out of all the bands and all the people I've known really
I'm probably the only person I know for [Am] sure never did what we you know popularly called drugs
[F#] During all of that period [F] it was
No, [F#] it was it was
It was just something everybody did and I didn't and I I didn't really want to and I didn't really enjoy being around people who were
Doing drugs, so I [A#m] just took myself off into read a [G] book somewhere [G#] and waiting [F#] for it all to you know, kind of
Evaporate from the rock and roll lifestyle, but of course [E] it [F] hasn't
These [G] days people drop as often as they did back then like like flies
Sadly before their time and wanted to get lucky and managed to
Control it or survive it [F#] like Keith Richard, but he's one of a small number of people who seem to have
emerged not entirely [F] unscathed from
the
heady and demanding experiences of rock and roll
we did but
Happened the outside the orbit of the nightly shenanigans.
Although Jimmy Page used to show us Polaroids of
usually involving
Sort of close-ups held by the camera involving
Just just sort of close-up blurred parts of young ladies anatomy and often often
Featuring soft fruit I seem to imagine that's been quite a lot of his photographs
Yeah, that's about it
We kind of heard the tales but we were on the periphery of all that didn't really experience it
Was that the way it was for many of the bands that you toured with?
my impression was definitely the majority of bands were you know, really enjoying and
living up those moments when they were
temporarily famous and
[G]
And about to have the good fortunes of
young ladies attentions thrust upon them
on a nightly basis, which I could never possibly kept up the
pressure to fulfill so
[F#] Yeah, that's my impression.
Everybody was at it and I mean out of all the bands and all the people I've known really
I'm probably the only person I know for [Am] sure never did what we you know popularly called drugs
[F#] During all of that period [F] it was
No, [F#] it was it was
It was just something everybody did and I didn't and I I didn't really want to and I didn't really enjoy being around people who were
Doing drugs, so I [A#m] just took myself off into read a [G] book somewhere [G#] and waiting [F#] for it all to you know, kind of
Evaporate from the rock and roll lifestyle, but of course [E] it [F] hasn't
These [G] days people drop as often as they did back then like like flies
Sadly before their time and wanted to get lucky and managed to
Control it or survive it [F#] like Keith Richard, but he's one of a small number of people who seem to have
emerged not entirely [F] unscathed from
the
heady and demanding experiences of rock and roll
Key:
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F
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A#m
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You toured with Led Zeppelin
_ _ _ we did but
Happened the outside the orbit of the nightly shenanigans.
Although Jimmy Page used to show us Polaroids of _
usually involving
_ _ Sort of close-ups held by the camera involving _
Just just sort of close-up blurred parts of young ladies anatomy and often often
_ Featuring soft fruit I seem to imagine that's been quite a lot of his photographs _
_ _ Yeah, that's about it
We kind of heard the tales but we were on the periphery of all that didn't really experience it
Was that the way it was for many of the bands that you toured with? _
my impression was definitely the majority of bands were you know, really enjoying and
_ living up those moments when they were
_ _ temporarily famous and
[G]
And about to have the good fortunes of _
young ladies attentions thrust upon them
on a nightly basis, which I could never possibly kept up the
pressure to fulfill so
[F#] Yeah, that's my impression.
Everybody was at it and I mean out of all the bands and all the people I've known really
I'm probably the only person I know for [Am] sure never did what we you know popularly called drugs
_ [F#] During all of that period [F] it was
_ No, [F#] it was it was
It was just something everybody did and I didn't and I I didn't really want to and I didn't really enjoy being around people who were _ _
Doing drugs, so I [A#m] just took myself off into read a [G] book somewhere [G#] and waiting [F#] for it all to _ you know, kind of _ _ _ _ _
Evaporate from the rock and roll lifestyle, but of course [E] it [F] hasn't
These [G] days people drop _ _ _ as often as they did back then like like flies
_ _ _ Sadly before their time and wanted to get lucky and managed to
Control it or survive it [F#] like Keith Richard, but he's one of a small number of people who seem to have
emerged not entirely [F] unscathed from
_ the
heady and demanding experiences of rock and roll _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You toured with Led Zeppelin
_ _ _ we did but
Happened the outside the orbit of the nightly shenanigans.
Although Jimmy Page used to show us Polaroids of _
usually involving
_ _ Sort of close-ups held by the camera involving _
Just just sort of close-up blurred parts of young ladies anatomy and often often
_ Featuring soft fruit I seem to imagine that's been quite a lot of his photographs _
_ _ Yeah, that's about it
We kind of heard the tales but we were on the periphery of all that didn't really experience it
Was that the way it was for many of the bands that you toured with? _
my impression was definitely the majority of bands were you know, really enjoying and
_ living up those moments when they were
_ _ temporarily famous and
[G]
And about to have the good fortunes of _
young ladies attentions thrust upon them
on a nightly basis, which I could never possibly kept up the
pressure to fulfill so
[F#] Yeah, that's my impression.
Everybody was at it and I mean out of all the bands and all the people I've known really
I'm probably the only person I know for [Am] sure never did what we you know popularly called drugs
_ [F#] During all of that period [F] it was
_ No, [F#] it was it was
It was just something everybody did and I didn't and I I didn't really want to and I didn't really enjoy being around people who were _ _
Doing drugs, so I [A#m] just took myself off into read a [G] book somewhere [G#] and waiting [F#] for it all to _ you know, kind of _ _ _ _ _
Evaporate from the rock and roll lifestyle, but of course [E] it [F] hasn't
These [G] days people drop _ _ _ as often as they did back then like like flies
_ _ _ Sadly before their time and wanted to get lucky and managed to
Control it or survive it [F#] like Keith Richard, but he's one of a small number of people who seem to have
emerged not entirely [F] unscathed from
_ the
heady and demanding experiences of rock and roll _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _