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Up the Pool 
performed by Jethro Tull
from "Living in the past", 1971
[Capo 7]
Dm7    D   C G  D
                            DA4                        A  
I'm going up the 'Pool, from down the smoke below
                                DA4            A  
to taste me mum's jam Sarnis and see our Aunty Flo,
                   BmA4  A        G              BmA4   A  G  
The candy floss salesman watches ladies in the sand
down Cfor freaky weekGends in the Bbhope that they'll be meeCting
Mr. UniverDse.C  G  Dm7  D  
                            DA4            A  
The iron tower smiles down upon the silver sea
                                    DA4               A  
and along the golden mile they'll be swigging mugs of tea.
              BmA4  A         G                 BmA4  A  G  
The politicians there who've come to take the air
while Cposing for the Gdaily press will Bblook around and Cblame the mess
on DEdward Pier.C  G  Dm7  D  
There'll be Dbuckets, spades and Cbingo, cockles, Gmuscels, rainy Ddays
Bbseaweed and sand-cCastles, icy Dwaves.G6  
DDeck-chairs, rubber Cdinghies, old vests, Gbraces dangling Ddown,
a Bbsun-tanned stranded Cstarfish in a Ddaze.
We're going up the 'Pool from down the Smoke below
to taste me mum's jam Sarnis and see our Aunty Flo,
The candy floss salesman watches ladies in the sand
down for freaky weekends in the hope that they'll be meeting
Mr. Universe.
Oh, DBlackpooCl, Goh, DBlackpooCl.G  D  Am  
A4 = Asus4 = x02230

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Up The Pool

by Jethro Tull

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

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Up the Pool

performed by Jethro Tull

from "Living in the past", 1971

[Capo 7]

Dm7 D C G D

D A

I'm going up the 'Pool, from down the smoke below

D A

to taste me mum's jam Sarnis and see our Aunty Flo,

Bm A G Bm A G

A4 A4

The candy floss salesman watches ladies in the sand

C G Bb C

down for freaky weekends in the hope that they'll be meeting

D C G Dm7 D

Mr. Universe.

D A

The iron tower smiles down upon the silver sea

D A

and along the golden mile they'll be swigging mugs of tea.

Bm A G Bm A G

A4 A4

The politicians there who've come to take the air

C G Bb C

while posing for the daily press will look around and blame the mess

D C G Dm7 D

on Edward Pier.

D C G D

There'll be buckets, spades and bingo, cockles, muscels, rainy days

Bb C D G6

seaweed and sand-castles, icy waves.

D C G D

Deck-chairs, rubber dinghies, old vests, braces dangling down,

Bb C D

a sun-tanned stranded starfish in a daze.

We're going up the 'Pool from down the Smoke below

to taste me mum's jam Sarnis and see our Aunty Flo,

The candy floss salesman watches ladies in the sand

down for freaky weekends in the hope that they'll be meeting

Mr. Universe.

D C G D C G D Am

Oh, Blackpool, oh, Blackpool.

A4 = Asus4 = x02230

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