The Doldrums Chords & Lyrics by Josh Pyke

The Doldrums

guitar chords lyrics

Josh Pyke

THE DOLDRUMS
Written by Josh Pyke
Arrangement based on the solo performance
broadcast on PulverRadio May 26th 2005

4 beats per chord (cut time) N.B. G-chord in VERSE aligned
` = 4 beats at start of measure but change
' = 2 beats actually occurs on Beat-2
(capo at second fret)

INTRO: (From the re-start)
C G Am `

C G Am `

VERSE:
C G Am `
I couldn't tell you why__ I'm never feeling satis-
C G Am `
fied but every time the sun don't shine__ it makes me wanna run and
Dm/A F
Hide from the songs in my

VERSE-LONG:
C G Am `
Head here comes the rain again__ she's comin' for to break the
C G Am `
Drought but she's such a cloudy friend__ and she's bringing forth the shadow of
Dm/A F Dm/A F
Doubt ain't it funny how when you think that you've got it all figured

BRIDGE-SHORT:
G ` Am C
Out that these things sometimes seem organised well in advance of
F `
Me or the callings of my

LINK-1:
G ` G `
Heart na-na-na na-nah-nah-nah-nah-__nah-nah-ah-naah__

VERSE:
C G Am `
__ so we hit the doldrums now__ sails hanging loose on the
C G Am `
Lines and we couldn't sink or swim__ just praying for a merciful
Dm/A F
Tide with this song around my

VERSE-LONG:
C G Am `
Neck lull of the afternoon__ and we've grown numb to the
C G Am `
Feel so set navi-gation true__ then I rope myself to the
Dm/A F Dm/A F
Wheel on this dried out sea when you go well you go you go you

BRIDGE:
G ` Am C
Go and these things sometimes seem organised well in advance of
F `
Me or the callings of my
G ` Am C
Heart and I do believe that fatalism is complacen-
F `
cy when you float your fears too
G ` Am C
Far but the moment that I take my leave I'm back up out that
F `
Door so I can never rest assured__

LINK-2:
G ` G6 `
_____

RE-INTRO: (harmonica)
C G Am `

C G Am `

BRIDGE-SHORT: (harmonica)
G ` Am C

F `

BRIDGE:
G ` Am C
But these things sometimes seem organised well in advance of
F `
Me or the callings of my
G ` Am C
Heart and I do believe that fatalism is complacen-
F `
cy if you float your fears too
G ` Am C
Far but the moment that I take my leave I'm back up out that
F `
Door so I can never rest assured__

LINK-3:
G 'Am 'C F `
_____________ in the callings of my
G 'Am 'C F `
Heart_________ I can never rest as-
G 'Am 'C F `
sured_________ in the callings of my
G 'Am 'C F 'F 'G
Heart_____________

RE-INTRO: (harmonica)
C G Am `

C G Am `

VERSE: (rubato)
C G Am `
I couldn't tell you why__ I'm never feeling satis-
C G Am `
fied but every time the sun don't shine__ it makes me wanna run and
Dm/A F C
Hide from the songs around my neck
(ritard)

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CHORDS:
C G Am Dm/A F G6
E|--0---3---0----1----1---0--|
B|--1---0---1----3----1---3--|
G|--0---0---2----2----2---0--|
D|--2---0---2----0----3---0--|
A|--3-------0----0----3------|
E|------3-------------1---3--|

INTRO:
C G Am
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|-----0-0-----0-0-|---0-----------0-|-----0-------0---|-----------------|
B|-----1-1-----1-1-|---1-0-0---0-0-0-|h1---1-/-----1-/-|-----------1-1-1-|
G|-0---0-0-----0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|h2---2-------2---|-0h2-----/-0-2-0-|
D|-2-------0h2-----|-----0-0---0-0-0-|h2---2---/-/-2---|-----0h2---0-2-0-|
A|-3---------------|---------------0-|-----0-------0---|-------------0---|
E|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|

h = hammer on
/ = strum favouring high or low strings as indicated


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