Steam Powered Giraffe – Brass Goggles (Ukulele Solo Tab)

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Chords

[VERSE 1]
Am           G                    F           E7
Come with me I'll Show you how to be a metal man,

          Am                G             F    E7
When the gears are turning and The fires Burn-in 

           Am           G                 F             E7
When the world tick around you, voices talking all the time

           Am                G                    F                 E7
When you live for sleep and you've never slept, because you cannot sleep

           Am         G              F             E7
Colonel Walter was shocked when he heard from the Nile

           Am     G         F       E7
Copper African Elephants turning hostile 

        Am          G           F       E7
So he built these wonderful automaton blokes 

        Am       G             F             E7
and a very big steam powered giraffe what smokes 
[PRECHOURUS 1]
Dm                                   C          
Now the war is past and over, we're left to sit and wonder 

Dm                 Dm                 Dm 
what is life? and what is real? and why do living things need feel-

E7   E7    E7   
ing, ings, INGS! (1,2, 3)
[CHORUS]
         Am  G            F    E7
La da da da da, La da da da da

         Dm  C            F    G 
La da da da da, La da da da da da

         Am  G           F     E7
La da da da da, La da da da da

          Dm      C     F       E7
La da da, da da, da da, da da daaa
[VERSE 2]
Am                 G                   F          E7 
How'd you like to try pumping lead through your veins

          Am                G             F    E7
Or have a heart so wet and cold it start rust-ing 

           Am           G                 F             E7
When the world tick around you, voices talking all the time

           Am                G                    F                E7
When you live for feelings you've never felt, because you cannot feel

    Am            G         F          E7
And what is this leaking affecting my eyes?

         Am              G         F          E7
Does the oil that is dripping mean this is a cry?

        Am          G           F          E7
Will I ever be something with feelings to hide? 

        Am       G           F        E7
Or am I just a boiler with nothing inside?
[PRECHOURUS 2]
Dm                          C          
I want it all today, Don't want to hear you say 

    Dm                 Dm                    Dm 
you can't do this, you can't do that, you're not a living thing with feel-

E7    E7    E7    
ing, ings, INGS! (1,2, 3)
[CHOURUS]
         Am  G            F    E7
La da da da da, La da da da da

         Dm  C            F    G 
La da da da da, La da da da da da

         Am  G           F     E7
La da da da da, La da da da da

          Dm      C     F       E7
La da da, da da, da da, da da daaa
[BRIDGE 1]
Am      G     F         E7
wind me up, turn the gears  (Brass Goggles!)

Am      G     F         E7
wind me up, turn the gears  (Brass Goggles!)

Am      G     F         E7
wind me up, turn the gears  (Brass Goggles, goggles, goggles!)

Am      G     F         E7
wind me up, turn the gears  (Brass Goggles!)
[BRIDGE 2] (You can improvise here a bit if you like, it will make it easier.)**
CHORDS  |             Am                       G
PART 1  |  Colonel Walter was Shocked, when he learned from the Nile
PART 2 | I want all today
CHORDS  |             F              E7
PART 1  |  Copper African Elephants, turning hostile
PART 2 | Don't want to hear you say
CHORDS  |        Am                      G
PART 1  |  So he built these wonderful, automaton blokes
PART 2 | I love you , I lo - o - ove you,
CHORDS  |        F                      E7
PART 1  |  And a very big steam-powered giraffe what smokes
PART 2 | I love - love - love you [BRIDGE 2]
Am      G     F         E7
Wind me up, turn the gears

Am      G     F         E7
Wind me up, turn the gears 

Am      G     F         E7
Wind me up, turn the gears 

Am      G     F         E7
Wind me up, turn the gears 
[CHORUS]
         Am  G            F    E7
La da da da da, La da da da da

         Dm  C            F    G 
La da da da da, La da da da da da

         Am  G           F     E7
La da da da da, La da da da da

          Dm      C     F       E7     (Optional - end on Am )
La da da, da da, da da, da da daaa 
** Originally meant to be the two vocal parts together a capella. But I find the chords and part one go quite nicely together if you strum once, but all in all, it's improv.