#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# "Homburg" (Gary Brooker - Keith Reid) Intro: F F7/Eb Dm G7/B C C7 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Verse 1: F G7/F Your multilingual business friend Bb/F F Has packed her bags and fled F G7/F Leaving only ash-filled ashtrays Bb/F F And the lipsticked unmade bed Dm Gm The mirror, a reflection F/C C Has climbed back upon the wall F G7/F For the floor she found descended Bb/F F And the ceiling was too tall Chorus: F Bb Your trouser cuffs are dirty G C And your shoes are laced up wrong A7 Dm F/C You'd better take off your homburg Bb F 'Cause your overcoat is too long [repeat intro] Verse 2: The town clock in the market square Stands waiting for the hour When its hands they won't turn backwards And on meeting will devour Both themselves and also any fool Who dares to tell the time And the sun and moon will shatter And the signposts cease to sign [repeat chorus] [repeat intro] [repeat chorus] [repeat intro] [repeat chorus] [repeat intro; fade] -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers