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Oh Effendi
10cc
Chord shapes used: 
  A[x02220]    D[xx0323]    D5alt[xx0775]
 Gadd9[xx5435]   Adim[x04545]   G#aug[xx6554]
 C#6[x46666]  Bb7[xx3334]
 Gmadd9[xx5335]  Cmaj7[xx5557]
[riffing esp with 6ths behind the A and D chords throughout verses]
A           D
AIn the middle of a caravan
On a four wheel drive oasis
DThere's a man with a thought in mind
To cash in on the desert faces
AHe's got a truckload of Yorkshire girls
For your harem going places
DAnd the border bums never saw
The guns in the whiskey cases
There's a Areal, big demand
And it's written in the palm of his hand
He's gonna Dchange the face of the desert
He's gonna sweep away the D5sandGadd9  Adim  
AHang on sheik, I've got a yellow streak
I ain't here, I'm a mirage
DGet back Des, keep it under your fez
And don't give us away in the massage
ALook what I did for the pyramid
I put a pool in and made it pay
I built an Delevator and a film theatre
And I shipped it to the U.S.A.
`Cos there's a Areal big demand
And it's written in the palm of my hand
I'm gonna Dchange the face of the desert
I'm gonna sweep away the D5sand
Gadd9Hang oAdimn friends!
There's a G#auglot more goodies in the pipeline
So C#6this ain't the time to Bb7close the deal
Gmadd9Here's Cmaj7the  deal
DOoh, now D/C#you've got a Howitzer Bball of your own
DOoh, and a D/C#Panzer division to Gm/Bbchauffeur you home
Gun Drunning is Gfun
          Bbm        C#m   G(no 5th)  A(no5th)
But hang on, friends, hang on    friends
D        E        A            D
AAllah be praised, there's a whole new craze
We're gonna shoot up the foreign legion
And it's Dup with the sheik
And down with the Frog
We're gonna liberate the region!
AOh Effendi, we're gonna bury your head in the sand
DOh Effendi, you better get off my doggone land
Hey, APrince of the moonbeams
Son of the Sun, Light of a thousand stars
Your Dgorillas are urban And there's bourbon on your turban
And the sun shines out of your ass
AOh Effendi, I'm gonna grovel in your wake
DOh Effendi, it's all been a big mistake
You're gonna Acut out my liver If I don't deliver
Things are getting out of hand
I'm going to Dride off into the sunset and
Make a deal with the promised D5land
Gadd9GoodbyAdime friends
There's G#augno more goodies in the pipeline

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Oh Effendi

by 10cc

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gadd9

Adim

G#aug

C#6

Bb7

Gmadd9

Cmaj7

D/C#

Gm/Bb

Bbm

C#m

Gadd9 Adim

Oh Effendi

10cc

Chord shapes used:

A D D5

[x02220] [xx0323] alt[xx0775]

Gadd9 Adim G#aug

[xx5435] [x04545] [xx6554]

C#6 Bb7

[x46666] [xx3334]

Gmadd9 Cmaj7

[xx5335] [xx5557]

[riffing esp with 6ths behind the A and D chords throughout verses]

A D

In the middle of a caravan

On a four wheel drive oasis

There's a man with a thought in mind

To cash in on the desert faces

He's got a truckload of Yorkshire girls

For your harem going places

And the border bums never saw

The guns in the whiskey cases

There's a real, big demand

And it's written in the palm of his hand

He's gonna change the face of the desert

D5 Gadd9 Adim

He's gonna sweep away the sand

Hang on sheik, I've got a yellow streak

I ain't here, I'm a mirage

Get back Des, keep it under your fez

And don't give us away in the massage

Look what I did for the pyramid

I put a pool in and made it pay

I built an elevator and a film theatre

And I shipped it to the U.S.A.

`Cos there's a real big demand

And it's written in the palm of my hand

I'm gonna change the face of the desert

I'm gonna sweep away the sand

Gadd9 Adim

Hang on friends!

G#aug

There's a lot more goodies in the pipeline

C#6 Bb7

So this ain't the time to close the deal

Gmadd9 Cmaj7

Here's the deal

D D/C# Bb

Ooh, now you've got a Howitzer all of your own

D D/C# Gm/Bb

Ooh, and a Panzer division to chauffeur you home

D G

Gun running is fun

Bbm C#m G A

(no 5th) (no5th)

But hang on, friends, hang on friends

D E A D

Allah be praised, there's a whole new craze

We're gonna shoot up the foreign legion

And it's up with the sheik

And down with the Frog

We're gonna liberate the region!

Oh Effendi, we're gonna bury your head in the sand

Oh Effendi, you better get off my doggone land

Hey, Prince of the moonbeams

Son of the Sun, Light of a thousand stars

Your gorillas are urban And there's bourbon on your turban

And the sun shines out of your ass

Oh Effendi, I'm gonna grovel in your wake

Oh Effendi, it's all been a big mistake

You're gonna cut out my liver If I don't deliver

Things are getting out of hand

I'm going to ride off into the sunset and

Make a deal with the promised land

Gadd9 Adim

Goodbye friends

G#aug

There's no more goodies in the pipeline

About Oh Effendi Chords by 10cc

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