{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":79926,"song":"A Christmas Camel","artist":"Procol Harum","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11547853-a-christmas-camel-chords-by-procol-harum/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/79926?type=chord","rating":4.8377,"votes":7,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#\r\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#\r\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#\r\n#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#\r\n                          \"A Christmas Camel\"\r\n                      (Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)\r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n\r\n        (descending piano glissando)\r\n\r\n        piano arr. for guitar [2x: band enters 2nd time]:\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Gm[/ch]            [ch]Cm/G[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]            [ch]Gm[/ch]    [ch]Cm/G[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n         v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v[/tab]\r\n[tab]        ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|\r\n        ---------3-3---3-4---3-----------|-3-3---3-4---3-------------------|\r\n        ---------3-3---3-5---3-------3---|-3-3---3-5---3-------------------|\r\n        -5-------5-5---5-5---5-------3---|-5-5---5-5---5-------------------|\r\n        ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|\r\n        -3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Eb[/ch]        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n        My Amazon six-triggered bride[/tab]\r\n[tab]        ([ch]Bb[/ch])                 [ch]Cm[/ch]       [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n        Now searching for a place to hide[/tab]\r\n[tab]        ([ch]Gm[/ch])         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n        Still sees truth quite easily[/tab]\r\n[tab]        ([ch]Bb[/ch])                [ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n        Shrouds all else in mystery[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Cm[/ch]    [ch]Eb7[/ch]        [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n        While madmen     in top    hats and tails[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Cm[/ch]             [ch]Eb7[/ch]      [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n           Impale themselves on    six inch nails[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch]      [ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n        And some Arabian   also-ran[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]        [ch]Cm[/ch]      [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n           Impersonates a   watering can[/tab]\r\n\r\n        [repeat intro w/full band after each verse]\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n\r\n        Some Santa Claus-like face of note\r\n        Entreats my ears to set afloat\r\n        My feeble, sick, and weary brain\r\n        And I am overcome with shame\r\n        And hide inside my overcoat\r\n        And hurriedly begin to quote\r\n        And some Arabian   sheik most grand\r\n        Impersonates a   hot dog stand\r\n\r\nInstrumental break:\r\n\r\n        (guitar solo over verse chords)\r\n\r\nVerse 3:\r\n\r\n        Red Cross ambulance outside\r\n        Could only mean that I must hide\r\n        'Til dusk and finally the night\r\n        When I will make a hasty flight\r\n        Across the sea and far away\r\n        To where the weary exiles stay\r\n        And some Arabian   oil well\r\n        Impersonates a   padded cell\r\n\r\nCoda:\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]       [ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n        And some Arabian   oil well[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Gm[/ch]       [ch]Cm[/ch]      [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\n           Impersonates a   padded cell[/tab]\r\n\r\n        [repeat intro; end cold on last Gm of 2nd repeat]\r\n\r\n\r\n-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#\n#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#\n                          \"A Christmas Camel\"\n                      (Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)\n\nIntro:\n\n        (descending piano glissando)\n\n        piano arr. for guitar [2x: band enters 2nd time]:\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        [repeat intro w/full band after each verse]\n\nVerse 2:\n\n        Some Santa Claus-like face of note\n        Entreats my ears to set afloat\n        My feeble, sick, and weary brain\n        And I am overcome with shame\n        And hide inside my overcoat\n        And hurriedly begin to quote\n        And some Arabian   sheik most grand\n        Impersonates a   hot dog stand\n\nInstrumental break:\n\n        (guitar solo over verse chords)\n\nVerse 3:\n\n        Red Cross ambulance outside\n        Could only mean that I must hide\n        'Til dusk and finally the night\n        When I will make a hasty flight\n        Across the sea and far away\n        To where the weary exiles stay\n        And some Arabian   oil well\n        Impersonates a   padded cell\n\nCoda:\n\n\n\n\n        [repeat intro; end cold on last Gm of 2nd repeat]\n\n\n-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers","chords":["A","Gm","Cm/G","G","Eb","Bb","Cm","Eb7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}