Cardiacs - Duck And Roger The Horse Chords & Tabs

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             THE DUCK AND ROGER THE HORSE - Cardiacs                       
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Tabbed by: 
Mop™
From the album "On Land And In The Sea"

One of my all time favourite Cardiacs tunes! :D
There's a lot here, but it's not particularly difficult...just a lot to
remember...


Yeah, the words don't line up properly with the chords sometimes...


Intro (harmonics (this is how Tim plays it on Maresnest))
e-------------------------|
B--<5>---------<5>--------|
G-----<5><5><5>---<5><5>--|
D-------------------------|
A-------------------------|
E-------------------------|

Then there's some open string noise along with

e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G------6-8----------|
D--9-9-----6-8-9----|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
Duck tells me I must look a treat
I look my best so I tell him

   E
e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E-------------------|

Scrub me head and feet, make me nice and neat

e-----------------------------------7--7--7--7---|
B----------------------------------11-11-11-11---|
G------6-8--------------------------7--7--7--7---|
D--9-9-----6-8-9--------------------9--9--9--9---|
A-----------------------------------7--7--7--7---|
E------------------------------------------------|
   I'm a different man so they say; ha ha ha ha

   E                        A   D   G     E
e---------------------------5---5----------------------------|
B---------------------------6---7----------------------------|
G--9-9-9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-7---7---------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-7---7---------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7---5---5-4---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E---------------------------5-----------7--------------------|
Roger sees me and begins to cry, without warning
Why are you more than me?

  F   G   F   D#  G   F   A   G    F    D# G    C
e--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D-7---9---7-----9-9---7--11---9------7-5---5--5----|
A---8--10---8-6----10---8--12---10-8-----6------3--|
E--------------------------------------------------|
I am right so make me wrong
Your horsey skin won't make the Somme
Your voice is left, disarm me

e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G------6-8----------|
D--9-9-----6-8-9----|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
Duck say the horse is daft
Alright


Then the verse and chorus as before;

Sing with your heart and be satisfied, with mourning
Duck says you've disowned me

We are full of horses love
But we won't pull if you don't shove
You're faceless in this army
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cardiacs/duck_and_roger_the_horse_tab.html ]
   A          C#         F#  C#  F   G  E   A   B   G#  C#
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G--2----------6-6-6-8-10-11--10--10--12--9--14--16--13--13--|
D--2----------6---------------------------------------------|
A--0----0-0-2-4---------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
   E
e----------------------------|
B--9-----9-----9------9------|
G--9-----9-----9------9------|
D--9-----9-----9------9------|
A--7-----7-----7------7------|
E-----0-----0-----0------0---|
Horsey going round, with his little wheel on the floor
Sulking in the cupboard is a horsey going round
With his little wheel on the floor
Sulking in the cupboard is a DUCK

   F       C D#     A# F           G#       D#    F  G  A   B C#
e-----------------------------------------------------------8--9--|
B------------------------------------------------10-12-14---8--9--|
G-101010-0---8-8-8-0---101010-0----131313-0------10-12-14---9-10--|
D-101010-010-8-8-8-0-8-101010-0----131313-0-13---10-12-14---9-11--|
A--8-8-8-010-6-6-6-0-8--8-8-8-0----111111-0-13----8-10-12---9-11--|
E----------8---------6----------------------11--------------7--9--|

  C#  B  A  B
e--9--7--5--7--|
B--9--7--5--7--|
G-10--8--6--8--|
D-11--9--7--9--|
A-11--9--7--9--|
E--9--7--5--7--|
Mr. Flower, he's bent on fucking power
He grazed his face to claim his place
Then claimed he did some more


The rhythm for the next section is not shown, because I don't know
how to do it without having the tab stupidly long :P
After playing the lead of this once round, play the chords instead
for when it all kicks in for a second repetition.
  D#   C     E    B  A  G      D#  C# C   G#  C#  F   G   A  N.C.
e-----------------------7---8------6-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------8---------------------------------------|
G--8---5-----9----4--2----------------5---5---6------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------3---5---7------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4---|
E-------------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4--|

   F  F# C# F  G E   A  E  G#  C#
e--5--6--4--5--8-------------------|
B----------------8--10/17--16--14--|
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|

I am right so make me wrong
Your horsey skin won't make the Somme
Your voice is left, disarm me
Horsey going round, little wheel on the floor
Sulking in the cupboard is a horsey going round
With his little wheel on the floor
Sulking in the cupboard is a...

Then theres some more craziness and that weird (x797117) chord,
followed by the beginnings of another verse;

Be kind and put me to sleep please
I won't be long but don't be sad
When there is

   C   G   D   A       C
e--0---3---2---0-------0--|
B--1---3---3---2-------1--|
G--0---0---2---2-------0--|
D--2---0---0---2-------2--|
A--3---2-------0-------3--|
E------3------------------|
nothing like a lullaby

   A          C#         F#  C#  F   G  E   A   B   G#  C#
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G--2----------6-6-6-8-10-11--10--10--12--9--14--16--13--13--|
D--2----------6---------------------------------------------|
A--0----0-0-2-4---------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

Hope you enjoy it! :D