Jethro Tull – The Tipu House (Guitar)

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[Intro] | Dm C | Eb Bb | Dm C | Eb Bb | [Verse 1]
       Dm         C      Eb           Bb
In the Tipu house   live all kinds of people

     Dm                C
Old ladies up the back   stairs

      Eb            Bb         Dm                C
Young wives drained   away the useless husband's drink

            Eb         Bb
Through the long, cold   evening

Dm            C                Eb             Bb
Maybe I could be one with some practice and a prayer
[Refrain]
Fm        C                    Cm         F
Oh, God's children play in the toxic city garden

Fm                  C          Cm            F
Stealing from their brethren a saucy view of war

     Dm     C            Eb         F
Of domestic incidents, a guilty copulation

    Fm               C           Eb            C
The day of books and roses shown firmly to the door
[Interlude] | Dm C | Eb Bb | Dm C | Eb Bb | [Verse 2]
       Dm          C     Eb            Bb
In the Tipu house,   you feel for your neighbour

      Dm              C
Trade rice and greasy vegetablеs

     Eb      Bb
Shoulders on which to cry

    Dm            C
You don't feel so good about them

Eb         Bb
  Quite all  of thе time

    Dm             C
And someone has to fix the plumbing

      Eb         Bb
Or at least give it a try
[Refrain]
Fm        C                    Cm         F
Oh, God's children play in the toxic city garden

Fm                  C          Cm            F
Stealing from their brethren a saucy view of war

     Dm     C            Eb         F
Of domestic incidents, a guilty copulation

    Fm               C           Eb            C
The day of books and roses shown firmly to the door
[Flute Solo] | Am | Am | Bb | Bb | | Am | Am | Bb | Bb | [Verse 3]
       Dm          C           Eb                Bb
In the Tipu house,   there's a quiet and distant   babble

Dm           C            Eb                   Bb
Marital possibilities for all a kind in the air

  Dm               C            Eb             Bb
Secrets for better dowries, for joining better families

Dm             C                        Eb           Bb
Whispered promises in the hubbub of the market square
[Refrain]
Fm        C                    Cm         F
Oh, God's children play in the toxic city garden

Fm                  C          Cm            F
Stealing from their brethren a saucy view of war

     Dm     C            Eb         F
Of domestic incidents, a guilty copulation

    Fm               C           Eb            C
The day of books and roses shown firmly to the door
[Verse 4]
       Dm          C              Eb   Bb
In the Tipu house,   there are forever changes

      Dm         C                Eb               Bb
Young gladiators nourished by the football terrace beat

  Dm                  C               Eb         Bb
Aspired to fly in the   moneylenders' temples of Madrid

      Dm               C              Eb             Bb
Dream hungry dreams in smooth Brioni, turning up the heat