WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Teardrop Explodes - Tiny Children Ukulele | Ver. 1
This has always been one of my favourite Julian Cope songs; simple
and yet affecting. Originally done on some kind of synthesiser(s)
I guess, but nice to play on a guitar.
Key of C (mainly, but with Eb thrown in to keep it interesting.)
Intro
D Am (x4)
Verse 1
(Each line of the verse follow this progression. Listen for timing.)
D Am Bm Am
Half the time as I sit in disarray
I am thinking of a dream I never had
Then I awake, and for a while
I call your name in Colin's house
But tiny children have a way of falling down
Interlude 1
A# Am
Oh, I could make a meal
A# Am
Of that wonderful despair I feel
A# Am D
But waking up I turn and face the wall
Verse 2
(Each line of the verse follow this progression. Listen for timing.)
D Am Bm Am
The car arrives and takes me back again
Drifting through imaginary planes
And fighting men aboard a raft
A sailing ship has run aground
And confidence is valued in these days
Interlude 2
A# Am
But each character
A# Am
Is plundering my home
A# Am D
And taking everything that is my own
Interlude 3
(Repeat this next section twice)
Am D
Oh no, I'm not sure about
Am D
Those things that I care about
Am D D
Oh no, I'm not sure, not any more...
(Repeat the verse progression to fade….)
D Am Bm Am
Repeating Melody
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------8-6-5---|-----8-65-65-5|
7-5-7------7-5|7-5-7-------7-|
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(I can't be bothered writing out all the tab, but that should be enough to get you going…)