Katzenjammer - Play My Darling, Play

      
 
 Tuning: Standard
 
 Harmonica Intro: 
 

 e|-------------------------------9------------------------|
 B|--------------------------10-----9---12-10--------------|
 G|--------------9-----------------------------9--11-------|
 D|-------9--11-------12-11--------------------------------|
 A|---12---------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 e|--------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---10-9-----------------------------10------------------|
 G|--------9-11-9-------------------9----------------------|
 D|---------------11-----9---------------------------------|
 A|------------------12-----12-----------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Theme: 
 

 e|-----------12--14---12----------------------------------------|
 B|----14-15---------------15-14-15-14-12----12-14-15-14-12------|
 G|-14------------------------------------14---------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 e|--17-16-17---12--14-----12------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------(13)----15-14-----------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------14--16--13-14-14------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Chords:
 A A(C#) A(D) A(E) D B E 
        

 e|------0----0-----0----0-----2----2----0--------------|
 B|------2----2-----2----2-----3----4----0--------------|
 G|------2----2-----2----2-----2----4----1--------------|
 D|------2----2-----2----2-----0----4----2--------------|
 A|------0----4-----5---------------2----2--------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Baseline throughout the verse:
 (you can also play the A chord during the whole verse for simplicity)
 
 A A(C#) A(D) A(E) A A(C#) A(D) A(E) 
         

 G|---------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------|
 A|---0----4----5----5-7------0--0-4---4-5---5-7------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Harmonica intro 
 
 Theme 
 
 
     A         A(C#)            A(D)    A(E)  A A(C#) A(D) A(E) 
 A messenger arrived through a sunlit' open door
             A             A(C#)          A(D)    A(E)      A  A(C#) A(D) A(E) 
 Passed the dangers of the world to his troubled queen so bored
          A            A(C#)        A(D)      A(E)      A  A(C#) A(D) A(E) 
 With a voice full of worry and a frightened fighter's face
    A           A(C#)      A(D)  A(E)  A  A(C#) A(D) A(E) 
 Another day's morning in life's busy race
     D                              B             
 He looked into her eyes before he spoke (he said)
 
   E                D 
 Play my darling, play
            A                                
 Don't you put yourself on the throne no more
   E                D 
 Play my darling, play
            A                               
 There's a world outside your broken borders
   E                D 
 Play my darling, play
            A                          
 Don't you put your key in another door
   E                D 
 Play my darling, play
         E                               
 With a world outside your broken borders
 
 Theme 
 
 
          A           A(C#)           A(D)  A(E)    A  A(C#) A(D) A(E) 
 She's a lonely young girl she's the sister of the moon
      A              A(C#)              A(D)    A(E)   A  A(C#) A(D) A(E) 
 Her heart is like November though she wants it to be June
  A          A(C#)         A(D)   A(E)    A   A(C#) A(D) A(E) 
 Larger than life she's standing there so tall
            A             A(C#)         A(D)   A(E)    A  A(C#) A(D) A(E) 
 There's a note with her name and it's hanging on the wall
      D                              B                
 Her eyes they opened wide when she read (and he said)
 
   E                D 
 Play my darling, play
            A                                
 Don't you put yourself on the throne no more
   E                D 
 Play my darling, play
            A                               
 There's a world outside your broken borders
   E                D 
 Play my darling, play
            A                          
 Don't you put your key in another door
   E                D 
 Play my darling, play
         E                               
 With a world outside your broken borders
 
 Theme + Solo 
 
 
         D               
 She's stuck there on her
              B    
 island so marooned
      D            
 The limelights got
                     B    
 her blinded and harpooned
 
   E                D 
 Play my darling, play
            A                                
 Don't you put yourself on the throne no more
   E                D 
 Play my darling, play
            A                               
 There's a world outside your broken borders
   E                D 
 Play my darling, play
            A                          
 Don't you put your key in another door
   E                D 
 Play my darling, play
         E                               
 With a world outside your broken borders
 
 Theme