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INTRO RIFF:
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-3-4----------------|
|-----3-4-0--0--0----|
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AWeird goings-on at the County Jail
The door flies open, in strides Geek
GPrisoners reading the sDheriff's mailA  
Looking like the front page of Newsweek
AHe's strapped down to a swivel chair
He says to Lou in a voice of glee,
Gtrying to swivel right Dout of thereA  
'What's the matter, ain't you glad to see me?'
EPin-striped Sweet's in Cell 15
Lou's on the floor 'cause he can't stand up
  GConvinced his Dself it's all a dAream
  as green as a leaf in a tea-cup
EHe's got a pet black tabby cat
When on to Geek's back jumps a Stetson-hatted cat
  Gthat carries a Dgun and wears a Stetson Ahat
  Which breaks Geek's neck like he was a rat
SOLO:
| A///| G/  D/| A///| A///|
| E///| G/  D/| A///| A///|
OUTRO:
  ALong gone Geek!G  D  
STRUCTURE:
INTRO
VERSE 1
SOLO
VERSE 2
OUTRO

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Long Gone Geek

by Procol Harum

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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INTRO RIFF:

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

|-3-4----------------|

|-----3-4-0--0--0----|

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

Weird goings-on at the County Jail

The door flies open, in strides Geek

G D A

Prisoners reading the sheriff's mail

Looking like the front page of Newsweek

He's strapped down to a swivel chair

He says to Lou in a voice of glee,

G D A

trying to swivel right out of there

'What's the matter, ain't you glad to see me?'

Pin-striped Sweet's in Cell 15

Lou's on the floor 'cause he can't stand up

G D A

Convinced his self it's all a dream

as green as a leaf in a tea-cup

He's got a pet black tabby cat

When on to Geek's back jumps a Stetson-hatted cat

G D A

that carries a gun and wears a Stetson hat

Which breaks Geek's neck like he was a rat

SOLO:

A G D A A

| ///| / /| ///| ///|

E G D A A

| ///| / /| ///| ///|

OUTRO:

A G D

Long gone Geek!

STRUCTURE:

INTRO

VERSE 1

SOLO

VERSE 2

OUTRO

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