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Octopus by Syd Barrett
Octopus
B E7 G C7
Trip to heave and ho, up down, to and fro
A
You have no word
B A
Trip, trip to a dream dragon
B A
Hide your wings in a ghost tower
B A
Sails cackling at every plate we break
B Bb
What was cracked by scattered needles
A
The little minute gong coughs and clears his throat
Madam you see before you stand
Hey ho, never be still
The old original favorite grand
Grasshoppers green Herbarian band
F#7
And the tune they play is "In Us Confide"
B E7 G C7
So trip to heave and ho, up down, to and fro
A
You have no word
F# B
Please leave us here
F# B B7 E
Close our eyes to the octopus ride!
E F F# G
Isn't it good to be lost in the wood
G
Isn't it bad so quiet there, in the wood
A D
Meant even less to me than I thought
A D
With a honey plow of yellow prickly seeds
A D F#7
Clover honey pots and mystic shining feed
B E7
Well the madcap laughed at the man on the border
G C7
Hey, ho, huff the Talbot
B A
Cheat he cried shouting kangaroo
B A
So true in their tree they cried
F# B
Please leave us here
F# B B7 E
Close our eyes to the octopus ride!
F#
F# B
please leave us here
F# B B7 E
close our eyes to the Octopus ride
B A
The madcap laughed at the man on the border
B A
Hey ho, huff the Talbot
B A
The winds they blew and the leaves did wag
B A
But they'll never put me in their bag
The seas will reach and always see
So high you go, so low you creep
The wind it blows in tropical heat
The drones they throng on mossy seats
The squeaking door will always squeak
Two up, two down will never meet
So merrily trip for forgo my side
F# B
Please leave us here
F# B B7 E
Close our eyes to the octopus ride!
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version 2
Intro: Verses:
B E7 G C7 A F#7 B7
E---7-----------3-----0-----0----------- ----------7------|
B---7-----5-----3-----1-----2----------- ---7------10-----|
G---8-----7-----4-----3-----2----------- ---9------8------|
D---9-----6-----5-----2-----2----------- ---8------7------|
A---9-----7-----5-----3-----0----------- ---9------9------|
E---7-----------3----------------------- ----------7------|
Note: Syd uses all standard shaped barre chords except for the E7 & C7 in th=
e intro,=20
and the F#7 & B7 verses
!!!Also: Syd tunes his guitar down a half step; B sounds like Bb, etc...
B E7 G C7 A
Trip to heave and ho, up, down, to and fro', you have no word
B A
trip... dream dragon
B A
hide... ghost tower=20
B A B
sails... every... brake
B Bb
was... needles
A
the little...
A
madam you see...
A
the old original...
A F#7
and the tune... Confide
B E7 G C7 A
So trip.. heave... up... to... word
F# B
please leave us here
F# B B7 E
close our eyes to the Octopus ride
E F F# G
Isn't it good...
G G#
Isn't it bad... in the wood
A D
meant... me...
A D
with a honey... prickly seeds
A D F#7
clover... mystic... feed
B E7
well, the madcap... man ...
G C7
hey, ho, huff ...
B A
cheat... kangaroo
B A
it's true... cried
F# B
please leave us here
F# B B7 E
close our eyes to the Octopus ride
Instrumental passage: F#
F# B
please leave us here
F# B B7 E
close our eyes to the Octopus ride
B A
the madcap... man...
B A
hey, ho, huff...
B A
the winds... leaves...
B A
and they'll... in...
B A
the raging... always seep
B A
so high... low...
B A
the wind... tropical heat
B A
the drones... mossy seats
B A
the squeaking... always squeak
B A
two up... never meet
B A
so merrily... good my side
F# B
please leave us here
F# B B7 E
close our eyes to the Octopus ride
Outro: E F F# G
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version 3
Here's how to play these chords. Don't be fooled, they're not played in
the normal frets, they're played up in the higher frets..
B - 799877 Bsus4 - 779977 G5 - 320033-----------|
C7 - 032310 A - 577655 Bb - 688766--------------|
F#7(add F) - 77897X F# - 244322 F#sus4 - X24422-----|
F#sus4(Add A) - X24425 G(3rd fret) - 355433 Ab - 466544-|
Absus4 - 446644 Bsus4(add Bb) - 798977
Octopus - Words & Music by Syd Barrett
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B Bsus4 G5 C7
Trip to heave and ho, up down, to and fro'
A
you have no word
B Bsus4
trip, trip to a dream dragon
B Bsus4
hide your wings in a ghost tower
B Bsus4 B
sails crackiling at ev'ry plate we break
B Bb
cracked by scattered needles
A
little minute gong
A
coughs and clears his throat
A
madam you see before you stand
A
hey ho, never be still
A
the old original favourite gran
A
grasshoppers green herbarian band
A F#7(add F)
and the tune they play in us confide...
B Bsus4 G5 C7
so trip to heave and ho, up down, to and fro'
A
you have no word
F# F#sus4
Please leave us here
F# F#sus4 F#sus4(add A) Bsus4
close our eyes to the octopus ride!
F# F#sus4
Isn't it good to be lost in the wood
F# F#sus4 F# G(3rd fret)
isn't it bad so quiet there, in the wood
Ab Absus4
twenty even less to me than I thought
Ab Absus4
with a honey plough of yellow prickly seeds
Ab Absus4 Bsus4(add Bb)
clover honey pots and mystic shining feed...
B Bsus4
well, the madcap laughed at the man on the border
G5 C7
hey ho, huff the talbot
B Bsus4
Cheetah he cried shouted kangaroo
B Bsus4
so through their tree they cried
F# F#sus4
Please leave us here
F# F#sus4 F#sus4(add A) Bsus4
close our eyes to the octopus ride!
B Bsus4
The madcap laughed at the man on the border
G5 C7
hey ho, huff the talbot
B Bsus4
the winds they blew and the leaves did wag
B Bsus4
and they'll never put me in their bag
B Bsus4
the seas will reach and always see
B Bsus4
so high you go, so low you creep
B Bsus4
the winds it blows in tropical heat
B Bsus4
the drones they throng on mossy seats
B Bsus4
the squeaking door will always creep
B Bsus4
two up, two down we'll never meet
B Bsus4
so merrily trip for good my side
F# F#sus4
Please leave us here
F# F#sus4 F#sys4(add A) Bsus4
close our eyes to the octopus ride!
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