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What A Bringdown  (Ginger Baker – Mike Taylor)
Opening Riff(   Em    Em    Em    Am    G    G    G    G    D   Bm/F#) x 4 5/4
Verse ¾ 
Em‘Tators in a jGam-jar, ParAmson's collAm/Car in the Am/Dsky
EmWater in a fouGntain doesnAm't get me Am/Cvery highAm/D  
EmMoby Dick and GAlbert making Amout with CaptaAmin Bligh
CSo you know what you know in your hDead.
GWill you, won't you, do you, don't you knF#ow when a head's deaBsus4d?  WhBat a Bringdown!
Riff(   Em    Em    Em    Am    G    G    G    G    D   Bm/F#) x n
EmWinter leader GLou is growAmnin', HampstAm/Cead's in Am/Dthe north.
EmBetty B's been Gwearin' daAmisies since Am/Cthe twentAm/Dy-fourth.
EmWears a gunner Gwhen thereAm's one more coAmming forth.
CAnd you know what you know in your heDad
GWill you, won't you, do you, don't F#you wanna go Bsus4to bedB?
What a Bringdown!
Riff(   Em    Em    Em    Am    G    G    G    G    D   Bm/F#) x n
Bridge
TheCre's a teAma leaf about Gin the fCamily.
FulCl of nothiAmn', their faGiry talCe
TheCre's a teAma leaf a-floaGtin' now Cfor Rosalie.
They'll Dbelieve in dCing-dong DbellB.
Riff (    Em    Em    Em    Am    G    Em    Em    Em    D    Bm) x n
EmTake a butcherGs at the doAmdginesses Am/Cof Old BiAm/Dll.
EmAristotle's orGchestra are Amliving on Am/Cthe pillAm/D.
EmOne of them geGts very, veAmry prickly wAmhen he's ill
And you kCnow what you know in your heDad.
GWill you, won't you, do you don't you wF#anna make more Bsus4bread? BWhat a Bringdown!  
Riff (    Em    Em    Em    Am    G    G    G    G    D    Bm/F#) x n
Yeah

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What A Bringdown

by Cream

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm/F#

Am/C

Am/D

Bsus4

What A Bringdown (Ginger Baker – Mike Taylor)

Em Em Em Am G G G G D Bm/F#

Opening Riff( ) x 4 5/4

Verse ¾

Em G Am Am/C Am/D

‘Tators in a jam-jar, Parson's collar in the sky

Em G Am Am/C Am/D

Water in a fountain doesn't get me very high

Em G Am Am

Moby Dick and Albert making out with Captain Bligh

C D

So you know what you know in your head.

G F# Bsus4 B

Will you, won't you, do you, don't you know when a head's dead? What a Bringdown!

Em Em Em Am G G G G D Bm/F#

Riff( ) x n

Em G Am Am/C Am/D

Winter leader Lou is grownin', Hampstead's in the north.

Em G Am Am/C Am/D

Betty B's been wearin' daisies since the twenty-fourth.

Em G Am Am

Wears a gunner when there's one more coming forth.

C D

And you know what you know in your head

G F# Bsus4 B

Will you, won't you, do you, don't you wanna go to bed?

What a Bringdown!

Em Em Em Am G G G G D Bm/F#

Riff( ) x n

Bridge

C Am G C

There's a tea leaf about in the family.

C Am G C

Full of nothin', their fairy tale

C Am G C

There's a tea leaf a-floatin' now for Rosalie.

D C D B

They'll believe in ding-dong bell.

Em Em Em Am G Em Em Em D Bm

Riff ( ) x n

Em G Am Am/C Am/D

Take a butchers at the dodginesses of Old Bill.

Em G Am Am/C Am/D

Aristotle's orchestra are living on the pill.

Em G Am Am

One of them gets very, very prickly when he's ill

C D

And you know what you know in your head.

G F# Bsus4 B

Will you, won't you, do you don't you wanna make more bread? What a Bringdown!

Em Em Em Am G G G G D Bm/F#

Riff ( ) x n

Yeah

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