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Procol Harum - "Homburg"
(Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)
[Intro]
|        F|    F7/Eb|   Dm   G7/B|    C    C7|
[Verse 1]
  FYour multilingual     G7/Fbusiness friend
  Bb/FHas packed her bags and fFled
  FLeaving only ash-filled G7/Fashtrays
  Bb/FAnd the lipsticked unmade Fbed
The Dmmirror, a reGmflection
Has F/Cclimbed back upon the Cwall
  FFor the floor she found desG7/Fcended
  Bb/FAnd the ceiling was too Ftall
[Chorus]
Your Ftrouser cuffs are Bbdirty
And your Gshoes are laced up Cwrong
You'd A7better take off your DmhomburF/Cg
'Cause your Bbovercoat is too lFong
[Interlude]
|(F)       |    F7/Eb|   Dm   G7/B|    C    C7|
[Verse 2]
  FThe town clock in the G7/Fmarket square
  Bb/FStands waiting for the Fhour
  FWhen its hands they both turn G7/Fbackwards
  Bb/FAnd on meeting will deFvour
Both themDmselves and also Gmany fool
Who F/Cdares to tell the Ctime
  FAnd the sun and moon will G7/Fshatter
  Bb/FAnd the signposts cease to Fsign
[Chorus]
Your Ftrouser cuffs are Bbdirty
And your Gshoes are laced up Cwrong
You'd A7better take off your DmhomburgF/C  
'Cause your Bbovercoat is too lFong
[Interlude]
|(F)      |    F7/Eb|   Dm   G7/B|    C    C7|
[Chorus]
Your Ftrouser cuffs are Bbdirty
And your Gshoes are laced up Cwrong
You'd A7better take off your DmhomburgF/C  
'Cause your Bbovercoat is too lFong
[Interlude]
|(F)      |    F7/Eb|   Dm   G7/B|    C    C7|
[Chorus]
Ah, your Ftrouser cuffs are Bbdirty
And your Gshoes are laced up Cwrong
You'd A7better take off your DmhomburgF/C  
'Cause your Bbovercoat is too lFong
[Outro]
|(F)      |    F7/Eb|   Dm   G7/B|    C    C7|

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The story behind the song

"Homburg" carries the same surreal, dream-like imagery and feelings of resignation as Procol Harum's debut single. The lyrics, penned by Keith Reid, paint a picture of someone whose "trouser cuffs are dirty" and who is told to "take off your homburg," suggesting a moment of reckoning or a return to a simpler, perhaps less formal state. This song, written by Gary Brooker and Keith Reid, followed their initial 1967 hit. It evokes a mood of quiet contemplation, a sense of an ending or a necessary change.

AI-written from these sources:Homburg (song) — Wikipedia ↗Procol Harum — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Homburg

by Procol Harum

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F7/Eb

G7/B

G7/F

Bb/F

F/C

Procol Harum - "Homburg"

(Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)

[Intro]

F F7/Eb Dm G7/B C C7

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

F G7/F

Your multilingual business friend

Bb/F F

Has packed her bags and fled

F G7/F

Leaving only ash-filled ashtrays

Bb/F F

And the lipsticked unmade bed

Dm Gm

The mirror, a reflection

F/C C

Has climbed back upon the wall

F G7/F

For the floor she found descended

Bb/F F

And the ceiling was too tall

[Chorus]

F Bb

Your trouser cuffs are dirty

G C

And your shoes are laced up wrong

A7 Dm F/C

You'd better take off your homburg

Bb F

'Cause your overcoat is too long

[Interlude]

F F7/Eb Dm G7/B C C7

|() | | | |

[Verse 2]

F G7/F

The town clock in the market square

Bb/F F

Stands waiting for the hour

F G7/F

When its hands they both turn backwards

Bb/F F

And on meeting will devour

Dm Gm

Both themselves and also any fool

F/C C

Who dares to tell the time

F G7/F

And the sun and moon will shatter

Bb/F F

And the signposts cease to sign

[Chorus]

F Bb

Your trouser cuffs are dirty

G C

And your shoes are laced up wrong

A7 Dm F/C

You'd better take off your homburg

Bb F

'Cause your overcoat is too long

[Interlude]

F F7/Eb Dm G7/B C C7

|() | | | |

[Chorus]

F Bb

Your trouser cuffs are dirty

G C

And your shoes are laced up wrong

A7 Dm F/C

You'd better take off your homburg

Bb F

'Cause your overcoat is too long

[Interlude]

F F7/Eb Dm G7/B C C7

|() | | | |

[Chorus]

F Bb

Ah, your trouser cuffs are dirty

G C

And your shoes are laced up wrong

A7 Dm F/C

You'd better take off your homburg

Bb F

'Cause your overcoat is too long

[Outro]

F F7/Eb Dm G7/B C C7

|() | | | |

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