Poppies
B A E
e ----7---- ----5---- ----x----
B ----7---- ----5---- ----9----
G ----8---- ----6---- ----9----
D ----9---- ----7---- ----9----
A ----9---- ----7---- ----7----
E ----7---- ----5---- ----7----
Intro:
e -------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------
D --6---7p6---9---6---7p6---9----6---7p6---9-
A -------------------------------------------
E ----0-----0---0---0-----0---0----0-----0---
Intro (cont.)
e ----------------x-x-x-x/7-7-7-7...
B ----------------x-x-x-x/7-7-7-7...
G ----------------x-x-x-x/8-8-8-8...
D ----6---7p6---9-7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9...
A ----------------7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9...
E --0---0-----0---5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7...
riff 1:
e --------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------
D --6---7p6---9---6---7p6---9----6---7p6---9----6---
A --------------------------------------------------
E ----0-----0---0---0-----0---0----0-----0----0-----
Play the main part (A to E) with a slide as shown below:
A E
e ---5----5------------x-x-x-x------------
B ---5----5--x--x--(7)/9-9-9-9------------
G ---6----6--x--x--(7)/9-9-9-9------------
D ---7----7--x--x--(7)/9-9-9-9------------
A ---7----7--------(5)/7-7-7-7------------
E ---5----5--------(5)/7-7-7-7------------
(slide)
"Lawng, lawng ago...."
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A E A E
Long, long ago, in China I'm told
A E B
To England was traded some tea
A E A E
And so sealed the fate in pieces of eight
A E B
All England, and all of the world
(riff 1) B
Yeah........poppies
A E A E
When soon his majesty sent soldiers and thieves
A E B
To India searching for gold
A E A E
Instead, from the ground some magic they found
A E B
Aww, something far better I'm told
(riff 1) B
Yeah.......poppies
(riff 1) B
Yeah.......poppies
(instrumental--play through chords of one verse)
A E A E
And now, this story told from days of our own
A E B
When gossamer doggies ran ran
A E A E
They'd patiently wait, with pieces of eight
A E B
So everybody could smile
(riff 1) B
One more time.........poppies
(riff 1) B E
Yeah.........poppies
