(capo on 2 or 4 )
Verse 1:
C#5 F#5
You and me got the whole day off
C#5 B5
Take a trip to Vincent Van Gogh
C#5 F#5 A5 - Ab5
But the line went halfway round the park
C#5 F#5
And we're looking for a place to rest
C#5 B5
Every seat in every bar was set
C#5 F#5 A5
So we turned back to The Grand Hotel
Bridge 1:
E5 B5
And the rain came hard
G5 F#5
A million people on a protest march
E5 B5 B5
Every choice, every path was mistaken
Verse 2:
C5 #m/B5 F#5
You and me got the whole thing sussed
C#5 B5
Gray man is shadowing us
C#5 F#5 A5 - Ab5
Wild conspiracies turn to dust
C#5 F#5
Hear the sound of cathedral bells
C#5 B5
Cash ringing at the gates of Hell
C#5 F#5 A5
And fairground hooligans push and swell
Chorus:
E5 B5
They're the darkest days of a free men
D5 A5
Lying in the streets of Amsterdam
D5 A5
Nearly fell underneath the tram.
E5
But I picked myself up
E5 B5
Every temptation and device
D5 A5
All the diamonds and the Spice
D5 B5
I would give anything for the sight
E5
Of an honest man (Hey)
Solo: Capo2: E5 B5 / G5 F/ E5 B5 B5
Solo: Capo 4: D5 A/ F5 E5 / D5 A5 B5
Verse 3:
C#5 F#5
Eyes swim in emptiness
C#5 B5
I was looking at a hotel guest
C#5 F#5 A5 - Ab5
He blew me a big sarcastic kiss
Bridge 2
E5 B5
And the Lord walked in
G5 F#5
With a monocle and lips so thin
E5 B5 B5
Saw the barman wink as he poured his brandy
Chorus:
E5 B5
They're the darkest days of a free men
D5 A5
Lying in the streets of Amsterdam
D5 A5
Nearly fell underneath the tram
E5
But I picked myself up
E5 B5
Every temptation and device
D5 A5
All the diamonds and the Spice
D5 B5
I would give anything for the sight
E5
Of an honest man
Outro: E5 B5
E5 B5
Amsterdam
E5 B5
Cold, cold x2
E5 B5
You belong
E5 B5 x2
end on E/D
