• Song:

    Starfish On The Toast

  • Artist:

    Donovan

...STARFISH-ON-THE-TOAST... by Donovan
---------------------------...........

*from 'A Gift from a Flower to a Garden' (1968)*


*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: Eb)


Intro:

    C (x32010@1)         C/Ge|-----------|-----------| (3x555x@1)B|-----1--1--|-----1--1--|
G|-----0--0--|-----0--0--|
D|-----2--2--|-----2--2--|
A|--3--3--3--|-----3--3--|
E|-----------|--3--3--3--| (x2)

Verse 1:

Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)            G (320003@1)Fine rock-pooling coast,
     C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1)  Am (x02210@1)  Am/GThis (302210@1)starfish on the toast,
    Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                         GThe (320003@1)men in the crabbing boats, they cry.

Verse 2:

Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)         G (320003@1)Far across the harbour,
     C (x32010@1)       C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) Am/GAnd (302210@1)'round the sandy cove,
    Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                            GThe (320003@1)shepherd with his pipe and sheepy, drove.

Verse 3:

Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)             G (320003@1)Big cloud tumbling high,
    C (x32010@1)     C/B (x2555x@1)  Am (x02210@1) Am/GThe (302210@1)amazing flying sky,
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                          G (320003@1)How the gulls are pillaging the town.

Verse 4:

    Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)         GFan (320003@1)faring daffodil-ly,
C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1)   Am/G (302210@1)Trumpet-ingly small,
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                    G (320003@1)All along the bathing hut wall.

Verse 5:

Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)         G (320003@1)Far across the empty beach,
    C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1)     Am (x02210@1)  Am/GThe (302210@1)tide has left this world,
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                      G (320003@1)Old men in tweed find study there.

Verse 6:

Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)             G (320003@1)Holding whelks and periwinkles,
C (x32010@1)       C/B (x2555x@1)  Am (x02210@1)  Am/G (302210@1)Tingling in his hand.
Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                            G (320003@1)Little does he know they hold him too.

Verse 7:

Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)            G (320003@1)Fine rock-pooling coast,
     C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1)  Am (x02210@1)  Am/GThis (302210@1)starfish on the toast,
    Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)                         GThe (320003@1)men in the crabbing boats, they cry.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------

  Fmaj7 (1x3210@1)  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)     C/B (x2555x@1)   Am (x02210@1)   Am/G (302210@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x03210  320003  x32010  x20010  x02210  302210


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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