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Intro
D-A-Em-  G2x
Verse 1
I'm Dsitting on the terrace on the APortabello Road
EmWaiting for me mam to come
Git's a complicated situation
Verse 2
Bill and Mr. Bell he plays us a song
We're sitting in the morning sun
It's tolerated emancipation
Chorus
F#mYou...you know you're Ffond 
of a Amlittle bit of Doris Day
of a Alittle bit of Doris Day
Verse 3
Me and Mr. Batches gonna play us a song
We're sitting in the morning sun
She a devil angel-she's joniated
Verse 4
Me and sister Gibb she plays us a song
We're sitting in the morning sun
It's a complicated storiation
Chorus
You...you know you're fond 
of a little bit of Doris Day
of a little bit of Doris Day
Solo
Verse chords 4x
Chorus chords 2x
Bridge
DI'm gonna take mamAa
DI'll take papAa
DI'll take the glorAy 
Dto MexGico
DI'll take your janAgle
DI'll take your sinAgle
DI'll take your breaAko
Dto MexicGo
AmWhen Tarantino started to sing his Emsong Galone
                F      CDdim7*
You come running home
AmWhen all the people started to shout Emhooray...Ghooray
FYou come runningBb  B  
Outro
AmRemember the Am/G#time when the Am/Gtears
When the Am/F#teardrops left your Feyes
And the Esoldiers yea they Amcame
Yea they Am/G#came and they Am/Gburnt all our Am/F#churches to the Fground
And the Epriest he's gone Amaway
He's gone Am/G#away
He's gone Am/Gaway
He's gone Am/F#away
He's gone Amaway
He's gone Am/G#away
He's gone Aaway
*Note on chords
Ddim7-1-
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On The Terrace

by Shack

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Am/G#

Am/G

Am/F#

Intro

D A Em G

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Verse 1

D A

I'm sitting on the terrace on the Portabello Road

Waiting for me mam to come

it's a complicated situation

Verse 2

Bill and Mr. Bell he plays us a song

We're sitting in the morning sun

It's tolerated emancipation

Chorus

F#m F

You...you know you're fond

of a little bit of Doris Day

Verse 3

Me and Mr. Batches gonna play us a song

We're sitting in the morning sun

She a devil angel-she's joniated

Verse 4

Me and sister Gibb she plays us a song

We're sitting in the morning sun

It's a complicated storiation

Chorus

You...you know you're fond

of a little bit of Doris Day

Solo

Verse chords 4x

Chorus chords 2x

Bridge

D A

I'm gonna take mama

D A

I'll take papa

D A

I'll take the glory

D G

to Mexico

D A

I'll take your jangle

D A

I'll take your single

D A

I'll take your breako

D G

to Mexico

Am Em G

When Tarantino started to sing his song alone

F C

Ddim7*

You come running home

Am Em G

When all the people started to shout hooray...hooray

F Bb B

You come running

Outro

Am Am/G# Am/G

Remember the time when the tears

Am/F# F

When the teardrops left your eyes

E Am

And the soldiers yea they came

Am/G# Am/G Am/F# F

Yea they came and they burnt all our churches to the ground

E Am

And the priest he's gone away

Am/G#

He's gone away

Am/G

He's gone away

Am/F#

He's gone away

Am/G#

He's gone away

*Note on chords

Ddim7

-1-

-0-

-1-

-0-

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