Pink Floyd
The Gnome
Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)


First Verse

   D       A         D
I want to tell you a story

         C      A    C    A
About a little man, if I can.

   D            A      D
A gnome named Grimble Grumble.

     C       A         C         A       
And little gnomes stay in their homes.

G    D     Bb   C      F      A7     D 
Eat-ing, sleep-ing, drinking their wine.


Second Verse

    D        A     D  
He wore a scarlet tunic,

   C          A          C          A  
A blue green hood, It looked quite good.

    D     A      D   
He had a big adventure

  C          A
Amidst the grass

       C       A 
Fresh air at last.

 G   D    Bb  C     F  A7       D     D7             
Whi-ning, di-ning, bi-ding his time.


Bridge

      G          C      F
And then one day - hoo-ray!

  A      E        G        D
Another way for gnomes to say

 G          D 
Hooooooooo-ray.


Third Verse

     D       A        D 
Look at the sky, look at the river

  G    A   D     A
Isn't it good?

  D          A        D    
Look at the sky, look at the river

 G    A    D 
Isn't it good?

 G    D    Bb   C    F  A7     D   
Win-ding, fin-ding pla-ces to go.


(Repeat Bridge)

 G                D 
Hooooooooooooooo-ray!       

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    '_________' Chord progression by J. Colden