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A Rum Tale

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03 A Rum Tale  From "Home" 1973      Brooker / Reid
Intro:
 F   Fsusx3
Bass; C,D,E
FShe's fuddled my fEm7ancy, Dm7she's muddled me Gmgood 
CI've taken to dDm7rinking, aG7nd given up foC7od 
BbI'm buying an iFsland, AsomeEwhere in the G#msun C#m  
    A                B        E     Bdim         C7     F   Fsus   FBass:C,D,E, 
I'll hide from the natives, live only on rum 
I'm selling my memoirs, I'm writing it down 
If no one will pay me I'll burn down the town 
I'll rent out an aircraft and print on the sky 
If God likes my story then maybe he'll buy 
Instrumental:
D      C#m7
Bm     Em
A      Bm
E      A7
G      D
Gb Db  Fm Bbm
Gb Ab  Db
 Abo   C7   F   Fsus4   FBass: C,D,E,
I'm buying a ticket for places unknown 
It's only a one-way: I'm not coming home 
She's swallowed my secret, and taken my name 
ATo fBsus4ollow my Efootsteps   Bdimand kCnobble me lFame 
Outro:   F    F   Bdim     Cx4
F

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A Rum Tale

by Procol Harum

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Chords in this song · guitar

Fsus

Em7

Dm7

G#m

C#m

Bdim

C#m7

03 A Rum Tale From "Home" 1973 Brooker / Reid

Intro:

F Fsus

Bass; C,D,E

F Em7 Dm7 Gm

She's fuddled my fancy, she's muddled me good

C Dm7 G7 C7

I've taken to drinking, and given up food

Bb F A E G#m C#m

I'm buying an island, somewhere in the sun

A B E Bdim C7 F Fsus F

Bass:C,D,E,

I'll hide from the natives, live only on rum

I'm selling my memoirs, I'm writing it down

If no one will pay me I'll burn down the town

I'll rent out an aircraft and print on the sky

If God likes my story then maybe he'll buy

Instrumental:

D C#m7

Bm Em

A Bm

E A7

G D

Gb Db Fm Bbm

Gb Ab Db

Abo C7 F Fsus4 F

Bass: C,D,E,

I'm buying a ticket for places unknown

It's only a one-way: I'm not coming home

She's swallowed my secret, and taken my name

A Bsus4 E Bdim C F

To follow my footsteps and knobble me lame

F F Bdim C

Outro: x4

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