Nick Drake – Parasite (Guitar)

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As recorded by Nick Drake (From the 1972 Album PINK MOON) [Intro] E7 E6 E [Verse 1]
E7                      E6
Lifting the mask from a local clown

E
Feeling down like him

E7                    E6
Seeing the light in a station bar

E
And travelling far in sin

E7                        E6
Sailing downstairs to the northern line

E
Watching the shine of the shoes

E7                        E6
Hearing the trials of the people there

E
Who's to care if they lose?
[Chorus]
Fmaj7                              E
Take a look, you may see me on the ground

Fmaj7                         E
For I am the parasite of this town
[Verse 2]
E7                        E6             
Dancing a jig in a church with chimes

E                         
A sign of the times today

E7                       E6              
Hearing no bell from the steeple tall

E                    
People all in dismay

E7                  E6              
Falling so far on a silver spoon

E                       
Making the moon for fun

E7                         E6           
Changing a rope for a size too small

E                   
People all get hung
[Chorus]
Fmaj7                              E      
Take a look, you may see me coming through

Fmaj7                                    E    
For I am the parasite who travels two-by-two
[Verse 3]
E7                               E6             
When I'm lifting the mask from a local clown

E                         
And feeling down like him

E7                            E6             
And I'm seeing the light in a station bar

E                         
And travelling far in sin

E7                                E6               
And I'm sailing downstairs to the northern line

E                               
Watching the shine of the shoes

E7                            E6                                          
And hearing the trials of the people there

E                           
Who's to care if they lose?
[Chorus]
Fmaj7                              E           
Take a look, you may see me on the ground

Fmaj7                         E                                  
For I am the parasite of this town

Fmaj7                                 E         
And take a look you may see me in the dirt

Fmaj7                                     E           
For I am the parasite who hangs from your skirt
[Outro] E7 E6 E E7 E6 E