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                  "In The Wee Small Hours Of Sixpence"
                      (Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)
Intro:
	C/  [drum fill]
Verse 1:
	In the wCee small hours of sFmixpence
	And the lCighted chandelFmier
	Stands a rDmusty    Emold retFainerC  
	           Abdim[N.C.]          C/G  
	Whose old eyes are filled with tears
	For his master, good Sir Gallant
	Who is now off to the wars
	And although his eyes are crying
	We know grief is not the cause
Chorus 1:
	And if grFief is F#dimnot the rCeason
	He must Fbe of F#dimsterner stCuff
	And his swFord, though old Am/Eand rDmusty
	                 G/     F/    E/D  
	Must be blunt as sharp enough
Verse 2:
	In the wee small hours of sixpence
	And the broken windowpane
	Stand the remnants of the evening
	Who are waiting all in vain
	For the crowing of the cockroach
	Sure as morning is not night
	But the air is filled with silence
	And the day bright is not light
Chorus 2:
	But still darkness is no reason
	We are men of sterner stuff
	And our swords, though old and rusty
	Still are blunt as sharp enough
Instrumental break [key changes to D]:
	D/ / / /   Bm/ / / /   D/A/ / / /   Bm/ / / /
	   G   Bm/F#          Em     A/   G/  F#/E  
	/ / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / /
Verse 3:
	In the wDee small hours of Gmsixpence
	And the hDat stand in the hGmall
	Waiting oEmnly     F#mfor the mGorningD  
	         Bbdim[N.C.]        D/A  
	Shadows flitting 'cross the wall
	And perhaps that old retainer
	Who now giving of his all
	May have once been just as we are
	And now has no face at all
Chorus 3:
	But still grGief was G#dimnot the rDeason
	He was mGade of G#dimsterner stDuff
	And his swGord, though old Bm/F#and rEmusty
	                   A/     G/   F#/E  
	Still was blunt as sharp enough
	       D          Bm   D[end cold]
	/ / / /  / / / /  /
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Wee Small Hours

by Procol Harum

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Chords in this song · guitar

Abdim

C/G

F#dim

Am/E

D/A

Bm/F#

F#m

Bbdim

G#dim

#----------------------------------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.#

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

"In The Wee Small Hours Of Sixpence"

(Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)

Intro:

/ [drum fill]

Verse 1:

C Fm

In the wee small hours of sixpence

C Fm

And the lighted chandelier

Dm Em F C

Stands a rusty old retainer

Abdim C C/G

[N..]

Whose old eyes are filled with tears

For his master, good Sir Gallant

Who is now off to the wars

And although his eyes are crying

We know grief is not the cause

Chorus 1:

F F#dim C

And if grief is not the reason

F F#dim C

He must be of sterner stuff

F Am/E Dm

And his sword, though old and rusty

G F E D

/ / /

Must be blunt as sharp enough

Verse 2:

In the wee small hours of sixpence

And the broken windowpane

Stand the remnants of the evening

Who are waiting all in vain

For the crowing of the cockroach

Sure as morning is not night

But the air is filled with silence

And the day bright is not light

Chorus 2:

But still darkness is no reason

We are men of sterner stuff

And our swords, though old and rusty

Still are blunt as sharp enough

Instrumental break [key changes to D]:

D Bm D/A Bm

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

G Bm/F# Em A G F# E

/ / /

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

Verse 3:

D Gm

In the wee small hours of sixpence

D Gm

And the hat stand in the hall

Em F#m G D

Waiting only for the morning

Bbdim C D/A

[N..]

Shadows flitting 'cross the wall

And perhaps that old retainer

Who now giving of his all

May have once been just as we are

And now has no face at all

Chorus 3:

G G#dim D

But still grief was not the reason

G G#dim D

He was made of sterner stuff

G Bm/F# Em

And his sword, though old and rusty

A G F# E

/ / /

Still was blunt as sharp enough

D Bm D

[end cold]

/ / / / / / / / /

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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