Chords for MIMI FARINA "She Sits On The Table"
Tempo:
130.55 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Am
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The song is by Tom Hankson.
It calls for sits on the table.
[F#] On the [D#] table.
[G]
Sits on the table, [F#] her dress [D] made of paper.
The poem runs all over [G] the walls.
One university, [D] one school of medicine.
She's overwhelmed by it [G]
all.
The nurse is all the sympathy, [C] boys of experience.
[A] Let's have a look at that [D] heart.
[Am] [G] It's going to be bad [D] for a week, maybe more.
Go on darling, it's alright [G] to cry.
Oh, how often I think she is growing, what would I [D] have to know?
[Am] In [D] minutes, you change some days.
The doctor [G]
is busy, [D] his men are professional.
She finds she must look at [G] the floor.
He looked at her [Em] eyes, at [D] her arms, at her ribs.
And it seems that everything has been [G] restored.
The doctor is handsome, [C] he smells of gold.
[G] [A] And his figure, [D] irrationally slim.
[G] He speaks condescendingly, [D] now what have you done?
To deserve such a beating [Am] [G] from him?
Oh, how often I think she is growing, what would I have [D]
to know?
In minutes, you change some days.
Oh, how often I [G] think she is growing, what would I have to know?
The policeman is standing [Em] [D] outside in the corridor.
He speaks to her [G] as a child.
He's friends with her husband, now [D] he's angry with her.
And he asks, will there be
[G] charges filed?
She says she's not sure, [C] she needs time to recover.
She [A] feels beaten down in [D] disgrace.
[G] The policeman says, isn't [D] she a stinger in black?
Or [Am] a man who'd keep her in [G] her place?
[D] [Am] [D] In minutes, you change some days.
Oh, how he used to [G] love this soul.
[D] In minutes, you change some days.
Oh, how he used to love [G] this soul.
[N]
It calls for sits on the table.
[F#] On the [D#] table.
[G]
Sits on the table, [F#] her dress [D] made of paper.
The poem runs all over [G] the walls.
One university, [D] one school of medicine.
She's overwhelmed by it [G]
all.
The nurse is all the sympathy, [C] boys of experience.
[A] Let's have a look at that [D] heart.
[Am] [G] It's going to be bad [D] for a week, maybe more.
Go on darling, it's alright [G] to cry.
Oh, how often I think she is growing, what would I [D] have to know?
[Am] In [D] minutes, you change some days.
The doctor [G]
is busy, [D] his men are professional.
She finds she must look at [G] the floor.
He looked at her [Em] eyes, at [D] her arms, at her ribs.
And it seems that everything has been [G] restored.
The doctor is handsome, [C] he smells of gold.
[G] [A] And his figure, [D] irrationally slim.
[G] He speaks condescendingly, [D] now what have you done?
To deserve such a beating [Am] [G] from him?
Oh, how often I think she is growing, what would I have [D]
to know?
In minutes, you change some days.
Oh, how often I [G] think she is growing, what would I have to know?
The policeman is standing [Em] [D] outside in the corridor.
He speaks to her [G] as a child.
He's friends with her husband, now [D] he's angry with her.
And he asks, will there be
[G] charges filed?
She says she's not sure, [C] she needs time to recover.
She [A] feels beaten down in [D] disgrace.
[G] The policeman says, isn't [D] she a stinger in black?
Or [Am] a man who'd keep her in [G] her place?
[D] [Am] [D] In minutes, you change some days.
Oh, how he used to [G] love this soul.
[D] In minutes, you change some days.
Oh, how he used to love [G] this soul.
[N]
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The song is by Tom Hankson.
It calls for sits on the table.
_ [F#] On the [D#] table. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Sits on the table, _ [F#] her dress [D] made of paper.
_ The poem runs all over [G] the _ _ walls.
_ _ _ One university, _ [D] _ _ one school of medicine.
_ She's _ overwhelmed by it [G] _
all.
_ _ The nurse is all the sympathy, [C] boys of _ experience.
[A] _ Let's have a look at that [D] heart.
_ [Am] _ _ [G] It's going to be bad [D] for a week, maybe more.
_ Go on darling, it's alright [G] to cry. _ _
Oh, how often I think she is growing, _ _ _ _ _ what would I [D] have to know? _ _
_ _ _ [Am] In [D] _ minutes, _ you change some days. _
The doctor _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
is _ _ _ _ busy, [D] his men are professional. _
She finds she must look at [G] the floor.
_ _ _ _ He looked at her [Em] eyes, at [D] her arms, at her ribs.
And it seems that everything has been [G] restored.
_ _ _ The doctor is handsome, [C] he smells of gold.
[G] [A] And his figure, _ _ [D] irrationally slim. _ _ _ _
[G] He speaks _ _ condescendingly, [D] now what have you done?
To deserve such a beating [Am] _ [G] from _ him?
_ Oh, how often I think she is growing, _ _ _ _ _ what would I have _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ to know?
In _ minutes, you change some days.
Oh, how often I [G] think she is growing, what would I have to know?
_ _ _ _ The _ _ _ _ policeman is standing [Em] _ [D] outside in the corridor. _ _
He speaks to her [G] as a child.
_ _ _ He's friends with her husband, now [D] he's angry with her.
And he asks, will there be _
[G] charges filed?
_ _ She says she's not sure, [C] she needs time to recover.
She [A] feels beaten down in [D] disgrace.
_ _ _ [G] The policeman _ _ says, isn't [D] she a stinger in black?
_ Or [Am] a man who'd keep her in [G] her _ place? _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] In minutes, _ you change some _ days.
Oh, how he used to [G] love this soul.
_ _ _ [D] _ In _ minutes, you change some days.
Oh, how he used to love [G] this soul.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It calls for sits on the table.
_ [F#] On the [D#] table. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Sits on the table, _ [F#] her dress [D] made of paper.
_ The poem runs all over [G] the _ _ walls.
_ _ _ One university, _ [D] _ _ one school of medicine.
_ She's _ overwhelmed by it [G] _
all.
_ _ The nurse is all the sympathy, [C] boys of _ experience.
[A] _ Let's have a look at that [D] heart.
_ [Am] _ _ [G] It's going to be bad [D] for a week, maybe more.
_ Go on darling, it's alright [G] to cry. _ _
Oh, how often I think she is growing, _ _ _ _ _ what would I [D] have to know? _ _
_ _ _ [Am] In [D] _ minutes, _ you change some days. _
The doctor _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
is _ _ _ _ busy, [D] his men are professional. _
She finds she must look at [G] the floor.
_ _ _ _ He looked at her [Em] eyes, at [D] her arms, at her ribs.
And it seems that everything has been [G] restored.
_ _ _ The doctor is handsome, [C] he smells of gold.
[G] [A] And his figure, _ _ [D] irrationally slim. _ _ _ _
[G] He speaks _ _ condescendingly, [D] now what have you done?
To deserve such a beating [Am] _ [G] from _ him?
_ Oh, how often I think she is growing, _ _ _ _ _ what would I have _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ to know?
In _ minutes, you change some days.
Oh, how often I [G] think she is growing, what would I have to know?
_ _ _ _ The _ _ _ _ policeman is standing [Em] _ [D] outside in the corridor. _ _
He speaks to her [G] as a child.
_ _ _ He's friends with her husband, now [D] he's angry with her.
And he asks, will there be _
[G] charges filed?
_ _ She says she's not sure, [C] she needs time to recover.
She [A] feels beaten down in [D] disgrace.
_ _ _ [G] The policeman _ _ says, isn't [D] she a stinger in black?
_ Or [Am] a man who'd keep her in [G] her _ place? _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] In minutes, _ you change some _ days.
Oh, how he used to [G] love this soul.
_ _ _ [D] _ In _ minutes, you change some days.
Oh, how he used to love [G] this soul.
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