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The other clam crab cockle chords are close. The first is a half step
too high, and both are missing or contain wrong chords.
I put a chord letter every time she plucks a bass root note.
Note: she plays the bass note of the B chord below the low E
on the guitar, so it will sound slightly different on guitar
unless you tune down.
B B
That means no, where I come from.
B F#
I am cold, out waiting for the day to come.
B B
I chew my lips, and I scratch my nose
B F# E E
feels so good to be a rose.
B B
Oh don't, don't you life me up
B F#
like I'm that shy, no no no no no, just give it up
E F# B
There are bats all dissolving in a row
E F# Abm
into the wishy-washy dark that can't let go.
B B B
I cannot let go, so I thank the lord, and I thank his sword!
B F# Abm
'tho it be mincing up the morning, slightly bored.
B E B F# E
O, morning without warning like a hole, oh and I watch you go.
B F# E
There are some mornings when the sky looks like a road.
B F# E
There are some dragons who were built to have and hold.
B F# Abm
And some machines are dropped from great heights lovingly.
B E B
and some great bellies ache with many bumblebees
F# E E
and they sting so terribly.
B B
I do as I please. Now I'm on my knees.
B F# Abm
Your skin is something that I stir into my tea.
E E
And I am watching you
Abm Abm
and you are starry, starry, starry
B F# E E
and I'm tumbling down, and I check a frown.
B B
It's why I love this town: Well, just look around.
Abm Abm
just see me serenaded hourly! celebrated sourly!
E E
dedicated dourly;
F# B B
waltzing with the open sea -
F# E F# Abm
clam, crap, cockle, cowrie : will you just look at me?
B E B F# E
o wo wo o-oh owo-o-oh owo-o-oh ohoho oh-oh
(repeat twice, then for the last time)
B E B F# E F# B
o wo wo o-oh owo-o-oh owo-o-oh ohoho oh-oh