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From: djb@maths.bath.ac.uk
Subject: CRD: Mayor of Simpleton by XTC
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 96 14:32:42 GMT


The Mayor Of Simpleton - XTC
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from 'Oranges and Lemons'
words & music Andy Partridge

[Transcribed by Duncan Batey, djb@maths.bath.ac.uk]

[Notes: The 'C D' in the verse is played on the track by sliding the
 C chord up to 3rd fret and back, arpeggiating(?), while the bass line
 dances around to wonderful effect. I just strum the chords. I also
 tend to play a lot of the chords with the two little fingers at 3rd
 fret, except for the D, e.g.

     G       Asus4    C        Am7
 ----3-------3--------3--------3--------
 ----3-------3--------3--------3--------
 ----0-------2--------0--------0--------
 ----0-------2--------2--------2--------
 ----2-------0--------3--------0--------
 ----3-------0--------0--------0--------

 This generally makes it easier to shift between chords, and makes
 things a bit more interesting than playing them straight, although
 it's not always appropriate -- in the bridge for instance]


C  D  C  D

C          D         C    D    C  D  C  D
Never been ...

C            D          C          D    C  D  C  D
Never took a paper ...

G                                 Asus4
Some of your friends ...

         C                    D
But it's nothing ...,

       C          D               G             Am7
Well I don't know how ...

        C    D           G      Am7
And all mathematics ...

      G                   E                Am       D
And I may be the mayor ...

             C    D    C   D
And that's I ...

           C           D            C/E           D/F#
When their logic grows ...

          C/G         D/A         D              G   C   G  G
You'll be warm in the ....

C  D  C  D


        Bm                       Em
I'm not proud of the fact ...

     G
Just feel I shou...

         Bm                         Em
What you get is all ...

         C                 D
it takes brains to do ...


           C           D            C/E           D/F#
When their logic grows cold ...

          C/G         D/A         D              G   C   G  G
You'll be warm in the arms ...
You'll be warm in the arms ...

          C                       D7sus4/A
You'll be warm in the ....

(Please be upstanding for the mayor of simpleton)