(capo on 2 or 4 )
Verse 1:
C#m/Bm F#/E
You and me got the whole day off
C#m/Bm B/A
Take a trip to Vincent Van Gogh
C#m/Bm F#/E A/G - Ab/F#
But the line went halfway round the park
C#m/Bm F#/E
And we're looking for a place to rest
C#m/Bm B/A
Every seat in every bar was set
C#m/Bm F#/E A/G
So we turned back to The Grand Hotel
Bridge 1:
Em/Dm B7/A7
And the rain came hard
G/F F#/E
A million people on a protest march
Em/Dm B7/A7 B/A
Every choice, every path was mistaken
Verse 2:
C #m/Bm F#/E
You and me got the whole thing sussed
C#m/Bm B/A
Gray man is shadowing us
C#m/Bm F#/E A/G - Ab/F#
Wild conspiracies turn to dust
C#m/Bm F#/E
Hear the sound of cathedral bells
C#m/Bm B/A
Cash ringing at the gates of Hell
C#m/Bm F#/E A/G
And fairground hooligans push and swell
Chorus:
Em/Dm B7/A7
They're the darkest days of a free men
D/C A/G
Lying in the streets of Amsterdam
D/C A/G
Nearly fell underneath the tram.
E/D
But I picked myself up
Em/D B7/A7
Every temptation and device
D/C A/G
All the diamonds and the Spice
D/C B7/A7
I would give anything for the sight
E/D
Of an honest man (Hey)
Solo: Capo2: Em B7 / G F/ Em B7 B
Solo: Capo 4: Dm A7/ F E / Dm A7 B
Verse 3:
C#m/Bm F#/E
Eyes swim in emptiness
C#m/Bm B/A
I was looking at a hotel guest
C#m/Bm F#/E A/G - Ab/F#
He blew me a big sarcastic kiss
Bridge 2
Em/Dm B7/A7
And the Lord walked in
G/F F#/E
With a monocle and lips so thin
Em/Dm B7/A7 B/A
Saw the barman wink as he poured his brandy
Chorus:
Em/Dm B7/A7
They're the darkest days of a free men
D/C A/G
Lying in the streets of Amsterdam
D/C A/G
Nearly fell underneath the tram
E/D
But I picked myself up
Em/D B7/A7
Every temptation and device
D/C A/G
All the diamonds and the Spice
D/C B7/A7
I would give anything for the sight
E/D
Of an honest man
Outro: Em/Dm B7/A7
Em/Dm B7/A7
Amsterdam
Em/Dm B7/A7
Cold, cold x2
Em/Dm B7/A7
You belong
Em/Dm B7/A7 x2
end on E/D