Pink Floyd – The Gnome (Guitar)

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Chords

Album: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967, Syd Barrett) [Chords]
C/G  332010
Bb7  x13131  (can also be replaced by F)

[Intro]
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----12----12----12----12--|
A|--10----10----10----10-----|
E|---------------------------|
[Verse 1]
  D       A          D             C      A    C    A
I want to tell you a story 'bout a little man, if I can,

  D           A       D            C      A           C        A
A gnome named Grimble Gromble. And little gnomes stay in their homes,

G  D    Bb7  C    F    A7        D
Eating, sleeping, drinking their wine.
[Verse 2]
   D      A       D        C         A        C            A
He wore a scarlet tunic, a bluegreen hood; it looked quite good.

   D     A     D        C         A            C      A
He had a big adventure amidst the grass, fresh air at last.

G  D    Bb7 C   F  A7      D
Wining, dining, biding his time.
[Chorus]
    G           C/G   F     A/E   E          G       D    G        D
And then one day, hooray, another way for gnomes to say, "Oooooooh my"
[Verse 3]
     D      A         D             C/G       A      C/G  A
Look at the sky; look at the river. Isn't it good?___

     D      A         D             C/G       A      C/G  A
Look at the sky; look at the river. Isn't it good?___

G   D    Bb7 C   F   A7    D
Winding, finding places to go.
[Outro]
    G           C/G   F     A/E   E          G       D    G        D
And then one day, hooray, another way for gnomes to say, "Oooooooh my"

 G             D
"Ooooooooooh myyyy"