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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
                    "(Outside The Gates Of) Cerdes"
                      (Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)
Intro:
	bass [6X; piano enters 2nd time, drums 3rd, organ and guitar 5th;
	      continue bass line into verse]
	(F7)             (Bb7)
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	----10-8---9-10--|-----------------|
	-----------------|----10-8---6---6-|
	-8---------------|-8---------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 1:
	   F7Outside the gates of CBb7erdes
	   F7Sits the two-pronged unicBb7orn
	   F7Plays at relaxBb7ation time
	   F7The rhinestone flugelBb7horn
	   GmWhile mermaids lace carnDmations
	   GmInto wreaths for ailing whFales
	                 Gm          Dm/C  
	   Neptune dances hornpipes
	While SBb7alome   sheds her vF7eilsBb7  F7  Bb7  
Verse 2:
	Phallus Phil tries peddling
	His pewter painted pot
	But Sousa Sam could only hear
	Screams of Pete the Sot
	Buddha sips his Creme deMenthe
	From terra cotta cups
	And exhales menthol-scented breath
	While spewing   verbiage up
Instrumental break:
	(guitar solo over verse chords)
Verse 3:
	Down technical blind alleys
	Live the race of former dreams
	These who walk across them
	Are no longer what they seem
	Even Christian Scientists
	Can but display marble plaques
	Which only retell legends
	While my eyes   reach out for facts
	Yeah, my eyes reach out for facts
Coda [repeat w/guitar solo to fade]:
	F7/ / / /  Bb7/ / / /  F7/ / / /  Bb7/ / / /
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Cerdes

by Procol Harum

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Bb7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

"(Outside The Gates Of) Cerdes"

(Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)

Intro:

bass [6X; piano enters 2nd time, drums 3rd, organ and guitar 5th;

continue bass line into verse]

F7 Bb7

() ()

v v v v v v v v

----10-8---9-10--|-----------------|

-----------------|----10-8---6---6-|

-8---------------|-8---------------|

-----------------|-----------------|

Verse 1:

F7 Bb7

Outside the gates of Cerdes

F7 Bb7

Sits the two-pronged unicorn

F7 Bb7

Plays at relaxation time

F7 Bb7

The rhinestone flugelhorn

Gm Dm

While mermaids lace carnations

Gm F

Into wreaths for ailing whales

Gm Dm C

Neptune dances hornpipes

Bb7 F7 Bb7 F7 Bb7

While Salome sheds her veils

Verse 2:

Phallus Phil tries peddling

His pewter painted pot

But Sousa Sam could only hear

Screams of Pete the Sot

Buddha sips his Creme deMenthe

From terra cotta cups

And exhales menthol-scented breath

While spewing verbiage up

Instrumental break:

(guitar solo over verse chords)

Verse 3:

Down technical blind alleys

Live the race of former dreams

These who walk across them

Are no longer what they seem

Even Christian Scientists

Can but display marble plaques

Which only retell legends

While my eyes reach out for facts

Yeah, my eyes reach out for facts

Coda [repeat w/guitar solo to fade]:

F7 Bb7 F7 Bb7

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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