Robyn Hitchcock – Give Me A Spanner Ralph (Guitar)

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[Intro]

E  F#m7
       You know, one time I knew a guy called Ralph

G#m7               B7
      Seems like a really long time ago now, but

A                  C#7
   He was a friend

F#m F#mM7 F#m7 B7 E EM7 A B7 E EM7 A B7 D7 E B B/A B/G# [Verse 1]

B/F#          E
Well, there's guys like Hoyst

     F#m7
That gotta be moist

G#m7
Girls like Joanna

       B7
With a modern day manner

A
Mamas like Joyce

         C#7
With her turned-up voice

    F#m        F#mM7
The eyes-apple handles

     F#m7       B7       E    EM7  A
That taste of a triple banana

    B7               E       EM7  A
Oh, Ralph, give me a spanner

B7            D7   E
That's what I want

B B/A B/G# [Verse 2]

B/F#          E
Well, there's guys like Raymond

     F#m7
That gotta be dim

G#m7
Cats like John

     B7
That gotta be dumb

A
Unlike him

C#7
You come in

       F#m            F#mM7      F#m7      B7       E   EM7  A
With a guise that can handle the pace of a young iguana

        B7               E       EM7  A
Please, Ralph, give me a spanner

        B7                   D7   E
Come on Ralph, that's what I want

B B/A B/G# B/F# [Outro] E F#m7 G#m7 B7 A C#7 F#m F#mM7 F#m7 B7 E EM7 A B7 E EM7 A B7 D7 E B B/A B/G# B/F# E Tab that can be played as an alternative to the B B/A B/G# B/F# sequence:

e|-----7-----5-----4-----2---|
B|---------------------------|
G|-7s8---8-6---6-4---4-2---2-|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|