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                               Syd Barrett
Chords:
D .............   Ex  Ax  D0  G2  B3  E2
D (10th fret).    10 12 12 11 10 10
A ............    5  7  7  4  5  5
F#............... x  9  8  6  7  6
G#............... x  11 10 8  9  8
C#7.............. x  4  6  6  6  7
D7............... x  5  4  5  3  0
Verse 1:
D (repeat the whole verse)
Stain, Glucose, Glycerine, Gold, Coat, ???, Gold, Local, Stocks, Time, Food
Wild, National, Lake, Flag, Valve, ???, Except, Eat, Helium, Leg, Fair
State, Invention, Prevail, Fration, Faction, Other, action, hunter
Interest, Bullock, Market
Chorus (Is this is the chorus???):
D (at 10th fret)
A
F#
G#
C#7
Verse 2:
D (repeat the whole verse)
Chorus 2:
D (at 10th fret)
A
G#
F#
C#7
D (at 10th fret)
A
F#
G#
C#7
verse 3:
DCar, D7Distant, Big, Me, Thin, Hat, Timber, Footings,
D (for the rest of the verse)
D (at 10th fret)
A
F#
G#
C#7
End on G
Any other Barrett Song/Suggestions/Comments are VERY welcome...
|GatorNet: Pierre Olivier 128:202/12
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Word Song

by Syd Barrett

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#7

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Syd Barrett

Chords:

E A D G B E

D ............. x x 0 2 3 2

D (10th fret). 10 12 12 11 10 10

A ............ 5 7 7 4 5 5

F#............... x 9 8 6 7 6

G#............... x 11 10 8 9 8

C#7.............. x 4 6 6 6 7

D7............... x 5 4 5 3 0

Verse 1:

D (repeat the whole verse)

Stain, Glucose, Glycerine, Gold, Coat, ???, Gold, Local, Stocks, Time, Food

Wild, National, Lake, Flag, Valve, ???, Except, Eat, Helium, Leg, Fair

State, Invention, Prevail, Fration, Faction, Other, action, hunter

Interest, Bullock, Market

Chorus (Is this is the chorus???):

D (at 10th fret)

C#7

Verse 2:

D (repeat the whole verse)

Chorus 2:

D (at 10th fret)

C#7

D (at 10th fret)

C#7

verse 3:

D D7

Car, Distant, Big, Me, Thin, Hat, Timber, Footings,

D (for the rest of the verse)

D (at 10th fret)

C#7

End on G

Any other Barrett Song/Suggestions/Comments are VERY welcome...

|GatorNet: Pierre Olivier 128:202/12

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