Randy Newman

Christmas In Cape Town(Cavaco chords)

Randy Newman

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	        INTRO 
  Am  Em7 F   C/G  F   G   C   C7/E Am  Em  F   C    F/A C/E G 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
e|----------------|--------0---3---|8-------5-------|----------------| 
B|1---0-----------|1---3-----------|----8-------5---|6---5---3-------| 
G|--------2---0---|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 


RIFF 
       C       G/B      A                C       G        F 
  4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
e-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
B-----|----------------|--2-1-2-1-2-----|----------------|----------------| 
G-----|----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-----|----------------|----------------| 
D-----|----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-----|0---------------|----------------| 
A-0-2-|3---2-0---0-2---|0-----------0-2-|--3-2-0-----0-2-|0-----------0-2-| 
E-----|--------3-------|----------------|--------3-------|--3-1-----------| 
  C       G/B      D                E 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   
e|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
B|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
G|----------------|----------------|----1-----------| 
D|----------------|--0-4-----------|--2-------------| 
A|3---2-0---0-2---|0---------------|2---------------| 
E|--------3-------|----------------|----------------| 
INTRO | Am Em7 F C/G | | F G C C7/E | | Am Em F C | | F/A C/E G | INTRO | Am F | G Em | | Am F | G Em | VERSE Am F Every night G Em In Jungletown Am C G D5 E All the boogies in the street Am F Radios G Em Turned up very loud F Playin' Dancing Queen Eb Bb F C They love our music INTERLUDE Am F G La, la, la, la, la la, la, la, la, la D5 E La, la, la, la Am F G La, la, la, la, la la, la, la, la, la D5 E La, la, la, la VERSE Am F G Em This English girl from the North somewhere Am C G D5 E Is stayin' with me at my place Am F Drinkin' up all my beer G Em Talkin' about the poor niggers all the time F It's a real disgrace, she says BRIDGE Am F G I tell her, Darling, don't talk about things Em You don't understand Am F I tell her, Darling, don't talk about something G Em You don't know anything about Am F I tell her, Darling, if you don't like it here G Eb-5 Go back to your own miserable country
Am Am7M Am7 Am7M It's Christmas in Cape Town but it ain't the same Am/F Am7M/F Am7/F Am7M/F Oh, the boys on the beach are still blowin' Am/D Am7M/D Am7/D Am7M/D And the summer wind still kicks the clouds around
RIFF | C G/B | A | C G | F | | C G/B | D | E | MIDDLE 8 F You know my little brother, babe Am Well, he works out at the diamond mine F I drove him out there at five this mornin' Am The niggers was waitin' in a big long line Fadd#11 You know those big old lunch pails they carry, man Am With a picture of Star Wars painted on the side Fadd#11 They were starin' at us real hard with their big ugly yellow eyes BRIDGE | Am F | G Em | You could feel it This time ... | Am F | G Eb-5 | You could feel it
Am Am7M Am7 Am7M It's Christmas in Cape Town but it ain't the same Am/F Am7M/F Am7/F Am7M/F The stores are open all the time Am/D Am7M/D Am7/D Am7M/D And little kids on skateboards cut in and out of the crowd
INTERLUDE | Am F | G Em | And the Christmas lights still shine | Am F | G Em | VERSE Am F G Myself, I don't like to drink the way Em I used to, man, you know Am C G D5 E It don't seem to get me high Am F And the beer don't taste the way it G Em Ought to taste somehow F And I don't know why BRIDGE Am F G Don't talk to me about the planes Em Man, I've heard it Am F G D5 E Just take a look around Am F What are we gonna do G Em Blow up the whole damn country? Fadd#11 I don’t know
Am Am7M | Am7 Am7M | It's Christmas in Cape Town Am/F Am7M/F | Am7/F Am7M/F | It's Christmas in Cape Town Am/D Am7M/D | Am7/D Am7M/D | It's Christmas in Cape Town
RIFF | C G/B | A | C G | F | | C G/B | D | E | OUTRO | Am Em7 F C/G | | F G C C7/E | | Am Em F C | | F/A G C |

Written by Randy Newman

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