CASABLANCA MOON by Slapp Happy from the 1974 album 'Slapp Happy' Written by Peter Blegvad and Anthony Moore (C) 1974 by Virgin Records Transcribed by Tha Funkinator (dwarfmuncher(at)gmail.com) Notes: -I'm not sure if the interlude ends on a Cm or a Cm9 or a Cm(add9), although just plain Cm works. -To match the 'original' (released on 'Acnalbasac Noom') version, transpose down 1/2 step. [Verse 1:] Bbm He used to wear fedoras, but now he sports a fez F7 There's kabbalistic innuendoes in everything he says F7 Sucking on a cigarette, picking up the threads Bbm Underneath the Casablanca moon [Verse 2:] He lurks behind a paper in the shadow of a mosque He can't count all the continents he's crossed Trailing party members, leaving footprints in the frost Underneath the Acnalbasac Noom [Chorus] Ebm His cover was broken somewhere in Hoboken Bbm The Man said his case was lost C7 His team was sent to the Orient F7 A double agent, double-crossed [Verse 3:] There's a cocaine stain on his moustache Pieces of his puzzle just don't join People in high places want to stamp his many faces On a Trans-Caucasian coin [Interlude] Bb He better watch his step, cos sooner or later G Cm F7 They'll find his headless body in a ventilator [Verse 4:] Lines of sweat, like tinsel, start to smart his eyes Neuroses seep like cement through the cracks in his disguise In a dark bordello, broke a mirror with a cry Underneath the Casablanca Moon [Verse 5:] Yesterday evening, he finally lost his mind The walls fell in, he saw mankind Standing before him, raising their hand In a significant gesture which he didn't understand [Chorus] [Repeat Verse 1] [Coda:] Bb He better watch his step, cos sooner or later G Cm They'll find his headless body in a ventilator