THE DOLDRUMS
Written by Josh Pyke
Arrangement based on the solo performance
broadcast on PulverRadio May 26th 2005

4 beats per chord (cut time)        N.B. G-chord in VERSE aligned
` = 4 beats                        at start of measure but change
' = 2 beats                         actually occurs on Beat-2
(capo at second fret)


INTRO:  (From the re-start)
C  G  Am  `

C  G  Am  `

VERSE:
C            G           Am     `
  I couldn't tell you why__ I'm never feeling satis-
C                       G              Am    `
fied but every time the sun don't shine__ it makes me wanna run and
Dm/A          F
Hide from the songs in my

VERSE-LONG:
C                   G         Am       `
Head here comes the rain again__ she's comin' for to break the
C                        G            Am           `
Drought but she's such a cloudy friend__ and she's bringing forth the shadow of 
Dm/A           F                  Dm/A              F
Doubt ain't it funny how when you think that you've got it all figured

BRIDGE-SHORT:
G              `                     Am             C
Out that these things sometimes seem organised well in advance of
F         `
Me or the callings of my

LINK-1:
G    `          G                  `
Heart  na-na-na na-nah-nah-nah-nah-__nah-nah-ah-naah__

VERSE:
C                G           Am  `
__ so we hit the doldrums now__  sails hanging loose on the
C                     G           Am      `
Lines and we couldn't sink or swim__ just praying for a merciful
Dm/A           F
Tide with this song around my

VERSE-LONG:
C                G        Am     `
Neck lull of the afternoon__ and we've grown numb to the
C                G          Am        `
Feel so set navi-gation true__ then I rope myself to the
Dm/A          F                      Dm/A        F
Wheel on this dried out sea when you go well you go you go you

BRIDGE:
G            `                     Am             C
Go and these things sometimes seem organised well in advance of
F         `
Me or the callings of my
G           `               Am       C
Heart and I do believe that fatalism is complacen-
F           `
cy when you float your fears too
G           `             Am                C
Far but the moment that I take my leave I'm back up out that
F             `
Door so I can never rest assured__

LINK-2:
G  `  G6  `
_____

RE-INTRO:  (harmonica)
C  G  Am  `

C  G  Am  `

BRIDGE-SHORT:  (harmonica)
G  `  Am  C

F  `

BRIDGE:
G           `                     Am             C
  But these things sometimes seem organised well in advance of
F         `
Me or the callings of my
G           `               Am       C
Heart and I do believe that fatalism is complacen-
F         `
cy if you float your fears too
G           `             Am                C
Far but the moment that I take my leave I'm back up out that
F             `
Door so I can never rest assured__

LINK-3:
G  'Am 'C  F         `
_____________ in the callings of my
G   'Am 'C  F        `   
Heart_________ I can never rest as-
G   'Am 'C  F         `
sured_________ in the callings of my
G   'Am 'C  F  'F 'G
Heart_____________

RE-INTRO:  (harmonica)
C  G  Am  `

C  G  Am  `

VERSE:  (rubato)
C            G           Am     `
  I couldn't tell you why__ I'm never feeling satis-
C                       G              Am    `
fied but every time the sun don't shine__ it makes me wanna run and
Dm/A          F               C
Hide from the songs around my neck
        (ritard)

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CHORDS:
    C   G   Am  Dm/A  F   G6
E|--0---3---0----1----1---0--|
B|--1---0---1----3----1---3--|
G|--0---0---2----2----2---0--|
D|--2---0---2----0----3---0--|
A|--3-------0----0----3------|
E|------3-------------1---3--|

INTRO:
   C                     G             Am
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|-----0-0-----0-0-|---0-----------0-|-----0-------0---|-----------------|
B|-----1-1-----1-1-|---1-0-0---0-0-0-|h1---1-/-----1-/-|-----------1-1-1-|
G|-0---0-0-----0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|h2---2-------2---|-0h2-----/-0-2-0-|
D|-2-------0h2-----|-----0-0---0-0-0-|h2---2---/-/-2---|-----0h2---0-2-0-|
A|-3---------------|---------------0-|-----0-------0---|-------------0---|
E|-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|

h = hammer on
/ = strum favouring high or low strings as indicated


Waynus Of Uranus
December 2005