Haiku Tally Hall
Em7- X-X-9-7-8-7----|
C- X-X-10-9-8-8-----|
D- X-X-7-7-7-5------|
Em- 7-7-9-9-8-7-----|
A- 5-7-7-6-5-5-----|
F*- 5-8-7-5-6-5----|
C*- 3-3-5-5-5-3----|
B- 7-9-9-8-7-7-----|
C**- 8-10-10-9-8-8-|
I [Em7]have been trying
To wri[C]te a hai[D]ku for you [Em7]
Som[C]e things I jus[D]t can’t do
M[Em7]aybe you’re beyond [C]
Ancient a[D]sian poetry [Em7]
O[C]r maybe i[D]t’s just me
I[Em7] have been trying
To ge[C]t this haiku[D] just rig[Em]ht all nigh[A]t
For you[Em]; alrigh[A]t I’m t[C]hrough
M[Em7]aybe this poem
Was lost[C] in the sauce[D] we spilled [Em7]
Tha[C]t never go[D]t refilled
I[Em7]’ve never thought much
Of formu[C]laic ver[D]se anyway [Em7]
An[C]d rhymes are n[D]ot my forte
I[Em7] have been trying
To ge[C]t this haiku[D] just rig[Em]ht all nigh[A]t
For you[Em]; alrigh[A]t I’m t[C]hrough
CHORUS:
F* C* F G C*
I’m trying not to try too hard
F* F G C*
But you’re hard to write down right
F* C* F G C*
So I pen these tried attempts
F* B C**
At haikus for you tonight
Solo:
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L[Em7]ah dah dee diddum
Lah da[C]h dee do[D]om doo ditto [Em7]
Du[D]m doo lah de[D]e doh
Em7 (N.C.)
There, that’s sufficient
I wrot[C]e a haik[D]u for you[Em]
Well I tried[A] at least, and that’s no[Em]t so bad
I’m worki[A]ng here; can tha[D]t be said for you
CHORUS:
F* C* F G C*
I’m trying not to try too hard
F* F G C*
But you’re hard to write down right
F* C* F G C*
So I pen these tried attempts
F* B C**
At haikus for you tonight
F* C* F G C*
Words don’t work like Webster says
F* C* F* C
They trip me up all night
F* C* F G C*
I’m just trying to write for you
F* C F* B C**
But you’re hard to write down right
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