Itchycoo Park

Words And Music By
Steve Marriot and Ronnie Lane

Best in Lower Keys
Medium Tempo

7 7 7 -10 9
Ov-er bridge of sighs
8 9 8 9 8 -8 7 7
To rest my eyes in shades of green
7 -7 7 -10 9
Un-der dreaming spires
8 9 9 8 9
To Itch-y coo Park
8 -8 7 7
That’s where I’ve been
7 -8 7 8 -8 7
What did you do there ? ~~~
-10 -10 10 -10
I got high ~~~~
7 -8 7 8 -8 7
What did you feel there? ~~
-10 -10 10 -10
Well I cried ~~~~
7 -8 7 8 -8 7
But why the tears then ? ~~
-10 -10 10 10 -10 9 -9 8
Tell you why ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9 9 9 -10 8 8 -8
It’s all too beautiful ~~~~~
9 9 9 -10 8 8 -8
It’s all too beautiful ~~~~~
9 9 9 -10 8 8 -8
It’s all too beautiful ~~~~~
9 9 9 -10 8 8 -8
It’s all too beautiful ~~~~~

Slower Tempo Here

-6 7 7 7 7 8 -7 7
I feel inclined to blow my mind
-7 -7 -7 7 -7 -6 6 -5 6
Get hung up, feed the ducks with a bun
6 7 7 7 7 8 -7 -7 -7
They all come out to groove ~~ about
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Be nice and have fun in the sun

Verse 2 followed by chorus to fade

Verse 2

I’ll tell you what I’ll do (what will you do)
I’d like to go there now with you
You can miss out school (won’t that be cool)
Why go learn the words of fools ?)
What will we do there ?
We’ll get high
What will we touch there ?
We’ll touch the sky
But why the tears then ?
I’ll tell you why

Chorus