{"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":826579,"song":"Let It Blow","artist":"Richard Thompson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11597590-let-it-blow-chords-by-richard-thompson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/826579?type=chord","rating":0.18267,"votes":0,"content":"[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]D/C#[/ch]                       \r\nHe was a species on the verge of extinction[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D/C[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch] \r\nShe was an Air New Zealand hostess[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                      Emmaj7 \r\nThey were mystically joined, like Rawicz and Landauer[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em7[/ch]\t\t    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLike Pinky and Perky, like Porgy and Bess[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]D/C#[/ch]                       \r\nO he loved the pursuit and the romance[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D/C[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut the details were more of a chore[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                        Emmaj7\r\nWhen the bride’s veil lifted, his mind soon drifted [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em7[/ch]\t\t    \t\t  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAt least that’s what happened before[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\nLet it blow, let it snow,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\t\t    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nLet the mercury bubble and dive[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\t\t\t   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLife’s little traumas and courtroom dramas[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRemind me I’m glad I’m alive[/tab]\r\n\r\nO she loved the clinking of glasses\r\nWhen the toast was to nobles and princes\r\nIn the conjugal nest she was seen at her best,\r\nWith her keen eye for curtains and chintzes\r\nShe had all of the furniture ordered\r\nBy the time they were naming the date\r\nAnd her mother came speeding from distant Dunedin\r\nTo help with the flowers and cake\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\nAt the Chapel of Partial Remembrance\r\nThe ushers went into a seizure\r\nMr. Bacchus, they said, Should we stand on our heads\r\nWould sackcloth and ashes displease you?\r\nAnd they honeymooned down in Ibiza\r\nWhere the sun and the nightlife were hot\r\nAs she lay on the sand, he said, isn’t it grand?\r\nI bring all of my wives to this spot.\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\nA life of volcanic activity\r\nLeft him nothing to spout but hot air\r\nA long interruption since his last eruption\r\nWas disguised by sheer devil-may-care\r\nBut some charm and some skill and maneouvre\r\nHad him rising to meet the occasion\r\nAnd for once, they found bliss, but news of their tryst\r\nGot to Fleet Street, and caused a sensation\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n\r\nThe Press was baying for blood now\r\nThey gave them a week at the most\r\nWe were all glad to see it reach weeks two and three\r\nBut the fourth week, the whole thing was toast\r\nAnd she dragged her tail back to New Zealand\r\nWith threats of High Court and revenge\r\nMeanwhile his eye did stray to the ample bustier\r\nOf a novelty dancer from Penge\r\n\r\n\r\njtduarte1@gmail.com","plain_text":"Chorus:\n\n\n\n\n\nO she loved the clinking of glasses\nWhen the toast was to nobles and princes\nIn the conjugal nest she was seen at her best,\nWith her keen eye for curtains and chintzes\nShe had all of the furniture ordered\nBy the time they were naming the date\nAnd her mother came speeding from distant Dunedin\nTo help with the flowers and cake\n\nChorus\n\nAt the Chapel of Partial Remembrance\nThe ushers went into a seizure\nMr. Bacchus, they said, Should we stand on our heads\nWould sackcloth and ashes displease you?\nAnd they honeymooned down in Ibiza\nWhere the sun and the nightlife were hot\nAs she lay on the sand, he said, isn’t it grand?\nI bring all of my wives to this spot.\n\nChorus\n\nA life of volcanic activity\nLeft him nothing to spout but hot air\nA long interruption since his last eruption\nWas disguised by sheer devil-may-care\nBut some charm and some skill and maneouvre\nHad him rising to meet the occasion\nAnd for once, they found bliss, but news of their tryst\nGot to Fleet Street, and caused a sensation\n\nChorus\n\nThe Press was baying for blood now\nThey gave them a week at the most\nWe were all glad to see it reach weeks two and three\nBut the fourth week, the whole thing was toast\nAnd she dragged her tail back to New Zealand\nWith threats of High Court and revenge\nMeanwhile his eye did stray to the ample bustier\nOf a novelty dancer from Penge\n\n\njtduarte1@gmail.com","chords":["D","D/C#","D/C","Bm","Em","Em7","A","Bb","F","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}