John Cale – Helen Of Troy (Ukulele)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Am | C | Am Oh, did you see him standing in the street | C | Am Hmmm, he looked so big, you're so big, but I've seen him before | C | Am | C | Am He's running round with all the boys, oh thats him, hmmm, big thighs | C | Am | C | Am Creepy, creepy in the dark, shiny, shiny Joan of Arc, | C | Am | C |Am|C|Am|C|Am When the moonlight starts its glow, cold hard Helen, Queen of Troy | C | Am | C | Am She got charisma, got thunderstorms, like a baby, never been born | C | Am | C | Am She got mammon, mammon in disguise, in the cold rooms of her eyes D C D7 Am D C D7 Am Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy | C | Am | C | Am Oh look at him, inn't he gorgeous, such big thighs, all oiled and mine | C | Am | C | Am Listen, it's got to go, I want him in my arms to stay | C | Am | C | Am Big fat mama done me wrong, left me hanging all alone | C | Am But that bitch is as old, is as old, is as old | C | Am 's that dirty old crone right out there in the cold D C D7 Am D C D7 Am Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy
| C | Am | C | Am | C | Am | C | Am
| C | Am | C | Am Mercy, mercy, mercy me, I'm so scared, please comfort me | C | Am | C | Am I don't wanna be, your banshee boy, baying like the hounds of Troy D C D7 Am D C D7 Am Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy Oh, Helen of Troy | C | Am | C | Am Standing there from under the lights, your eyes shining bright | C | Am | C | Am I want you all of the time, fill me with awe, all of the time | C | Am | C | Am Lubricate me, don't hate me
Note: The trick to this song is to strike the F# note on the bass E string
when transitioning between Em & G chords. The point at which this
occurs is indicated with a '|' . Not sure of all the lyrics!