Syd Barrett

Octupus(Chords)

Syd Barrett

Key: B

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	        Intro:                                    Verses: 

    B     E7    G     C7    A                F#7     B7 
E---7-----------3-----0-----0-----------   ----------7------ 
B---7-----5-----3-----1-----2-----------   ---7------10------ 
G---8-----7-----4-----3-----2-----------   ---9------8------ 
D---9-----6-----5-----2-----2-----------   ---8------7------ 
A---9-----7-----5-----3-----0-----------   ---9------9------ 
E---7-----------3-----------------------   ----------7------
B E7 G C7 A Trip to heave and ho, up, down, to and fro', you have no word B A trip, trip to a dream dragon B A hide your wings in a ghost tower B A B sails cackling at every plate we brake B Bb was cracked by scattered needles A the little minute gong coughs and clears his throat A madam you see before you stand, hey, ho, never be still A the old original favorite grand grasshoppers green Herbarian band A F#7 and the tune they play is 'In us Confide' B E7 G C7 A So trip to heave and ho, up, down, to and fro', you have no word F# B please leave us here F# B B7 E close our eyes to the Octopus ride E F F# G Isn't it good to be lost in the wood G G# Isn't it bad so quiet there, in the wood A D meant even less to me than I thought A D with a honey plough yellow prickly seeds A D F#7 clover honey pots and mystic shining feed... B E7 well, the madcap laughed at the man on the border G C7 hey, ho, huff the talbot B A cheat! he cried, shouted kangaroo B A it's true in their tree he cried F# B please leave us here F# B B7 E close our eyes to the Octopus ride Instrumental passage: F# F# B please leave us here F# B B7 E close our eyes to the Octopus ride B A the madcap laughed at the man on the border B A hey, ho, huff the talbot B A the winds they blew and the leaves did wag B A and they'll never put me in their bag B A the raging seas will always seep B A so high you go, so low you creep B A the wind it blows in tropical heat B A the drones they throng on mossy seats B A the squeaking door will always squeak B A two up, two down will never meet B A so merrily trip for good my side F# B please leave us here F# B B7 E close our eyes to the Octopus ride Outro: E F F# G

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