Chords for Robyn Hitchcock - The speed of things
Tempo:
111.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [A]
[D] All in the terror of [A] the moment
That pounces as [D] it opens [A] swings
A [D] line of dots [G] [A] illuminated
For [D] I have [G] seen the speed [A] of things
I
[D] fed you in your [G] chair [A] this morning
You made a mess of everything
[D] By [G] afternoon you drove a [A] sports car
You were driving at [A] the speed of things
[E]
[B]
[D] You held [E] my hand when I [A] was crying
You were [B] [A] allergic to bee stings
I [D] threw some earth [Bm] onto your coffin
And [G] thought [E] about the [A] speed of things
I [Am] [D]
[D] [A]
[D] kissed you by the clear [A] cold river
I felt like I was growing wings
But [D]
I grew horns [G] and found [A] another
[G] Oh a girl to share the [A] speed of things
Oh [D] a girl [G] to share [A] the speed of things
[E]
[A]
[A]
[D]
[Bm] [A]
[E] [G]
[A]
All in the terror [D] of the [A] moment
[A] That pounces as it opens swings
A [D] line of dots [G] [A] illuminated
[G] For I have seen [A] the speed of things
[E]
[D] All in the terror of [A] the moment
That pounces as [D] it opens [A] swings
A [D] line of dots [G] [A] illuminated
For [D] I have [G] seen the speed [A] of things
I
[D] fed you in your [G] chair [A] this morning
You made a mess of everything
[D] By [G] afternoon you drove a [A] sports car
You were driving at [A] the speed of things
[E]
[B]
[D] You held [E] my hand when I [A] was crying
You were [B] [A] allergic to bee stings
I [D] threw some earth [Bm] onto your coffin
And [G] thought [E] about the [A] speed of things
I [Am] [D]
[D] [A]
[D] kissed you by the clear [A] cold river
I felt like I was growing wings
But [D]
I grew horns [G] and found [A] another
[G] Oh a girl to share the [A] speed of things
Oh [D] a girl [G] to share [A] the speed of things
[E]
[A]
[A]
[D]
[Bm] [A]
[E] [G]
[A]
All in the terror [D] of the [A] moment
[A] That pounces as it opens swings
A [D] line of dots [G] [A] illuminated
[G] For I have seen [A] the speed of things
[E]
Key:
A
D
G
E
B
A
D
G
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] All in the terror of [A] the _ moment
_ _ _ _ That pounces as [D] it opens [A] swings _
_ _ _ _ A [D] line of dots _ [G] _ [A] illuminated _ _ _
For [D] I have [G] seen the speed [A] of things
_ _ I _
_ [D] fed you in your [G] chair [A] this morning
_ _ You _ _ made a mess of _ _ everything
_ [D] By _ [G] afternoon you drove a [A] sports car
_ You _ were driving at [A] the speed of things
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] You held [E] my hand when I [A] was crying _ _ _ _
_ You were [B] [A] allergic to bee stings _ _ _ _
I [D] threw some earth [Bm] onto your coffin
_ _ _ _ And [G] thought [E] about the [A] speed of things
I _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] kissed you by the clear [A] cold river _ _ _ _
I felt like I was growing _ wings
_ _ But [D]
I grew horns [G] and found [A] _ another
_ _ _ _ [G] Oh a girl to share the [A] speed of things _
Oh [D] a girl [G] to share [A] the _ speed of _ things
_ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
All in the terror [D] of the [A] moment
_ _ _ [A] _ That pounces as it opens swings
_ _ _ _ A [D] line of dots [G] _ _ _ [A] illuminated _
_ _ _ _ [G] For I have seen [A] the speed of things _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] All in the terror of [A] the _ moment
_ _ _ _ That pounces as [D] it opens [A] swings _
_ _ _ _ A [D] line of dots _ [G] _ [A] illuminated _ _ _
For [D] I have [G] seen the speed [A] of things
_ _ I _
_ [D] fed you in your [G] chair [A] this morning
_ _ You _ _ made a mess of _ _ everything
_ [D] By _ [G] afternoon you drove a [A] sports car
_ You _ were driving at [A] the speed of things
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] You held [E] my hand when I [A] was crying _ _ _ _
_ You were [B] [A] allergic to bee stings _ _ _ _
I [D] threw some earth [Bm] onto your coffin
_ _ _ _ And [G] thought [E] about the [A] speed of things
I _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] kissed you by the clear [A] cold river _ _ _ _
I felt like I was growing _ wings
_ _ But [D]
I grew horns [G] and found [A] _ another
_ _ _ _ [G] Oh a girl to share the [A] speed of things _
Oh [D] a girl [G] to share [A] the _ speed of _ things
_ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
All in the terror [D] of the [A] moment
_ _ _ [A] _ That pounces as it opens swings
_ _ _ _ A [D] line of dots [G] _ _ _ [A] illuminated _
_ _ _ _ [G] For I have seen [A] the speed of things _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _