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Octopus

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[Intro]
B   E7   G   C7   A
[Verse]
BTrip to E7heave and Gho, up dowC7n, to and fro
AYou have no word
BTrip, trip to a dreAam dragon
BHide your wings in a gAhost tower
BSails cackling at every Aplate we break
BWhat was cracked by scatteBbred needles
AThe little minute gong coughs and clears his throat
Madam you see before you stand
AHey ho, never be still
The old original favorite grand
AGrasshoppers green Herbarian band
And the tune they play is "In F#7Us Confide"
BSo trip to hE7eave and Gho, up down, C7to and fro
AYou have no word
[Chorus]
F#Please leave us Bhere
F#Close our eByes to the oB7ctopus riEde!
[Verse]
EIsn't it gFood to be lF#ost in tGhe wood
GIsn't it bad so quiet there, in the wood
AMeant even less to me than DI thought
AWith a honey plow of yellow Dprickly seeds
AClover honey pots and mystiDc shiniF#7ng feed
BWell the madcap laughed at the mE7an on the border
GHey, ho, huff the C7Talbot
BCheat he cried shouting Akangaroo
BSo true in their tree they Acried
[Chorus]
F#Please leave uBs here
F#Close our eyBes to the ocB7topus riEde!
[Solo]
F#
[Chorus]
F#please leave us Bhere
F#close our eyBes to the OcB7topus riEde
[Verse]
BThe madcap laughed at the mAan on the border
BHey ho, huff the ATalbot
BThe winds they blew and the Aleaves did wag
BBut they'll never put me in Atheir bag
The seas will reach and always see
So high you go, so low you creep
The wind it blows in tropical heat
The drones they throng on mossy seats
The squeaking door will always squeak
Two up, two down will never meet
So merrily trip for forgo my side
[Chorus]
F#Please leave us Bhere
F#Close our eByes to the oB7ctopus rEide!
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Octopus

by Syd Barrett

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#7

[Intro]

B E7 G C7 A

[Verse]

B E7 G C7

Trip to heave and ho, up down, to and fro

You have no word

B A

Trip, trip to a dream dragon

B A

Hide your wings in a ghost tower

B A

Sails cackling at every plate we break

B Bb

What was cracked by scattered needles

The little minute gong coughs and clears his throat

Madam you see before you stand

Hey ho, never be still

The old original favorite grand

Grasshoppers green Herbarian band

F#7

And the tune they play is "In Us Confide"

B E7 G C7

So trip to heave and ho, up down, to and fro

You have no word

[Chorus]

F# B

Please leave us here

F# B B7 E

Close our eyes to the octopus ride!

[Verse]

E F F# G

Isn't it good to be lost in the wood

Isn't it bad so quiet there, in the wood

A D

Meant even less to me than I thought

A D

With a honey plow of yellow prickly seeds

A D F#7

Clover honey pots and mystic shining feed

B E7

Well the madcap laughed at the man on the border

G C7

Hey, ho, huff the Talbot

B A

Cheat he cried shouting kangaroo

B A

So true in their tree they cried

[Chorus]

F# B

Please leave us here

F# B B7 E

Close our eyes to the octopus ride!

[Solo]

[Chorus]

F# B

please leave us here

F# B B7 E

close our eyes to the Octopus ride

[Verse]

B A

The madcap laughed at the man on the border

B A

Hey ho, huff the Talbot

B A

The winds they blew and the leaves did wag

B A

But they'll never put me in their bag

The seas will reach and always see

So high you go, so low you creep

The wind it blows in tropical heat

The drones they throng on mossy seats

The squeaking door will always squeak

Two up, two down will never meet

So merrily trip for forgo my side

[Chorus]

F# B

Please leave us here

F# B B7 E

Close our eyes to the octopus ride!

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