Chords for Harry Hippie
Tempo:
72.05 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
C#m
A
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Everybody claims that they want [C#m] the best things out of life
[A] but not everyone, not everyone wants to go [B] through the trouble and the strife.
[E] Like the particular fella that walks [C#m] around all day long this song [A] goes like this
Sha-la-la-la [B]-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. [E] Listen.
Terry Hippy [C#m] lies asleep in the [A] shade.
Life doesn't fuck him [B] cause he thinks he's God in May.
[E] He never, [G#m] never, ever worry about [B] anything in particular.
[A] Ooh, he might even sell [B] free press on Sunday.
[C#m] I like to help a man [G#m] when he's down.
[C#m] But I can't help him much [G#m] when he's sleeping on the ground.
[E] He's like a [G#m] bottle of water.
[A] Hair [F#m] just flows [E] through life.
Walks around [C#m] all day long singing these words.
[A] Oh.
[G#m] [B] Oh yeah.
[E] Listen.
Mary Hippy.
[C#m] She's Harry's lady.
[A] Paying down losing money [B] just to feed Harry's babies.
[E] She can write down a [G#m] story.
Oh, so incredible.
[A] And man, you just want to take home the [B] food and put it on the [G#] table.
[C#m] I like to help a [G#m] man when he's down.
[C#m] But how can I help you, Harry, [G#m] if you want to sleep on the [B] ground?
[E] [B] Sorry, Harry.
[A] You're too [F#m] much weight to carry [E] around.
But he still [B] walks around all day singing this song.
[E] [C#m] Oh.
Oh, [A] yeah.
Yeah.
[B]
[E] Street child, street [C#m] child.
Tell me, where will you be going [A] when all men [B] win?
Kiss his horn and start blowing.
[E] Will you hang around L [G#m].A.?
Or hitch a ride on the freeway?
[A] Or meet an old familiar [B] face in a new [G#] place?
[C#m] I like to help a [B] man when he's down.
[C#m] How can I help him when he's [G#m] somewhere out of town?
[E] Oh, I'm so [B] sorry, Harry.
[A] I think I'm gonna put [E] you down.
La, la, la, [C#m] la.
La, la, la, la.
[A] Oh.
La, la, la, la.
[B] La, la, la, la.
[E] Everybody help me sing this song.
La, la, la, la.
[C#m] La, la, la, la.
La, [A] la, la, la.
La, la, la, [B] la.
La, la, la, la.
[E] Sing my song.
La, la, la, [C#m] la.
La, la, la, la.
[A] [B]
[A] but not everyone, not everyone wants to go [B] through the trouble and the strife.
[E] Like the particular fella that walks [C#m] around all day long this song [A] goes like this
Sha-la-la-la [B]-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. [E] Listen.
Terry Hippy [C#m] lies asleep in the [A] shade.
Life doesn't fuck him [B] cause he thinks he's God in May.
[E] He never, [G#m] never, ever worry about [B] anything in particular.
[A] Ooh, he might even sell [B] free press on Sunday.
[C#m] I like to help a man [G#m] when he's down.
[C#m] But I can't help him much [G#m] when he's sleeping on the ground.
[E] He's like a [G#m] bottle of water.
[A] Hair [F#m] just flows [E] through life.
Walks around [C#m] all day long singing these words.
[A] Oh.
[G#m] [B] Oh yeah.
[E] Listen.
Mary Hippy.
[C#m] She's Harry's lady.
[A] Paying down losing money [B] just to feed Harry's babies.
[E] She can write down a [G#m] story.
Oh, so incredible.
[A] And man, you just want to take home the [B] food and put it on the [G#] table.
[C#m] I like to help a [G#m] man when he's down.
[C#m] But how can I help you, Harry, [G#m] if you want to sleep on the [B] ground?
[E] [B] Sorry, Harry.
[A] You're too [F#m] much weight to carry [E] around.
But he still [B] walks around all day singing this song.
[E] [C#m] Oh.
Oh, [A] yeah.
Yeah.
[B]
[E] Street child, street [C#m] child.
Tell me, where will you be going [A] when all men [B] win?
Kiss his horn and start blowing.
[E] Will you hang around L [G#m].A.?
Or hitch a ride on the freeway?
[A] Or meet an old familiar [B] face in a new [G#] place?
[C#m] I like to help a [B] man when he's down.
[C#m] How can I help him when he's [G#m] somewhere out of town?
[E] Oh, I'm so [B] sorry, Harry.
[A] I think I'm gonna put [E] you down.
La, la, la, [C#m] la.
La, la, la, la.
[A] Oh.
La, la, la, la.
[B] La, la, la, la.
[E] Everybody help me sing this song.
La, la, la, la.
[C#m] La, la, la, la.
La, [A] la, la, la.
La, la, la, [B] la.
La, la, la, la.
[E] Sing my song.
La, la, la, [C#m] la.
La, la, la, la.
[A] [B]
Key:
B
E
C#m
A
G#m
B
E
C#m
[E] _ _ Everybody claims that they want [C#m] the best things out of life_
_ [A] but not everyone, not everyone wants to go [B] through the trouble and the strife.
[E] _ Like the particular fella that walks [C#m] around all day long this song [A] goes like this_
Sha-la-la-la [B]-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. [E] Listen.
Terry Hippy [C#m] _ lies asleep in the [A] shade.
Life doesn't fuck him [B] cause he thinks he's God in May.
[E] _ _ He never, [G#m] never, ever worry about [B] anything in particular.
[A] Ooh, he might even sell [B] free press on Sunday.
[C#m] I like to help a man [G#m] _ when he's down.
[C#m] _ But I can't help him much [G#m] when he's sleeping on the ground.
_ [E] He's like a [G#m] bottle of water.
[A] Hair [F#m] just flows [E] through life.
Walks around [C#m] all day long singing these words.
[A] Oh.
_ _ _ [G#m] [B] Oh yeah.
[E] Listen.
Mary Hippy.
[C#m] _ She's Harry's lady.
[A] Paying down losing money [B] just to feed Harry's babies.
[E] She can write down a [G#m] story.
Oh, so incredible.
[A] And man, you just want to take home the [B] food and put it on the [G#] table.
_ [C#m] _ I like to help a [G#m] man when he's down.
[C#m] But how can I help you, Harry, [G#m] if you want to sleep on the [B] ground?
_ [E] _ [B] Sorry, Harry.
[A] You're too [F#m] much weight to carry [E] around.
But he still [B] walks around all day singing this song.
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] Oh.
Oh, _ [A] yeah.
_ Yeah.
[B] _ _ _
_ [E] Street child, street [C#m] child.
Tell me, where will you be going [A] _ when all men [B] win?
Kiss his horn and start blowing.
[E] _ Will you hang around L [G#m].A.?
Or hitch a ride on the freeway?
[A] Or meet an old familiar [B] face in a new [G#] place?
_ [C#m] I like to help a [B] man when he's down.
[C#m] How can I help him when he's [G#m] somewhere out of town?
[E] Oh, I'm so [B] sorry, Harry.
[A] I think I'm gonna put [E] you down.
La, la, la, [C#m] la.
La, la, la, la.
[A] Oh.
La, la, la, la.
[B] La, la, la, la.
[E] Everybody help me sing this song.
La, la, la, la.
[C#m] La, la, la, la.
La, [A] la, la, la.
La, la, la, [B] la.
La, la, la, la.
[E] Sing my song.
La, la, la, [C#m] la.
La, la, la, la.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] but not everyone, not everyone wants to go [B] through the trouble and the strife.
[E] _ Like the particular fella that walks [C#m] around all day long this song [A] goes like this_
Sha-la-la-la [B]-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. [E] Listen.
Terry Hippy [C#m] _ lies asleep in the [A] shade.
Life doesn't fuck him [B] cause he thinks he's God in May.
[E] _ _ He never, [G#m] never, ever worry about [B] anything in particular.
[A] Ooh, he might even sell [B] free press on Sunday.
[C#m] I like to help a man [G#m] _ when he's down.
[C#m] _ But I can't help him much [G#m] when he's sleeping on the ground.
_ [E] He's like a [G#m] bottle of water.
[A] Hair [F#m] just flows [E] through life.
Walks around [C#m] all day long singing these words.
[A] Oh.
_ _ _ [G#m] [B] Oh yeah.
[E] Listen.
Mary Hippy.
[C#m] _ She's Harry's lady.
[A] Paying down losing money [B] just to feed Harry's babies.
[E] She can write down a [G#m] story.
Oh, so incredible.
[A] And man, you just want to take home the [B] food and put it on the [G#] table.
_ [C#m] _ I like to help a [G#m] man when he's down.
[C#m] But how can I help you, Harry, [G#m] if you want to sleep on the [B] ground?
_ [E] _ [B] Sorry, Harry.
[A] You're too [F#m] much weight to carry [E] around.
But he still [B] walks around all day singing this song.
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] Oh.
Oh, _ [A] yeah.
_ Yeah.
[B] _ _ _
_ [E] Street child, street [C#m] child.
Tell me, where will you be going [A] _ when all men [B] win?
Kiss his horn and start blowing.
[E] _ Will you hang around L [G#m].A.?
Or hitch a ride on the freeway?
[A] Or meet an old familiar [B] face in a new [G#] place?
_ [C#m] I like to help a [B] man when he's down.
[C#m] How can I help him when he's [G#m] somewhere out of town?
[E] Oh, I'm so [B] sorry, Harry.
[A] I think I'm gonna put [E] you down.
La, la, la, [C#m] la.
La, la, la, la.
[A] Oh.
La, la, la, la.
[B] La, la, la, la.
[E] Everybody help me sing this song.
La, la, la, la.
[C#m] La, la, la, la.
La, [A] la, la, la.
La, la, la, [B] la.
La, la, la, la.
[E] Sing my song.
La, la, la, [C#m] la.
La, la, la, la.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _