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XTC - Chalkhills And Children

Chord diagram for C
Chord diagram for Bbmaj7
Chord diagram for Fsus4
Chord diagram for Eb
Chord diagram for Dm9
Chord diagram for Ebmaj7
Chord diagram for Dm7
Chord diagram for Dbmaj7
Chord diagram for Bmaj7
Chord diagram for F
Chord diagram for Ab6
Chord diagram for Fm6
Chord diagram for Abmaj7
Chord diagram for Fmaj7
Chord diagram for Em
      XTC-Chalkhills and Children
Tabbed By: Matt Skeefe (pavmint@gmail.com)

The beautiful ending piece to "Oranges and Lemons" by Partridge and Company,
featuring some atmospheric jazz chords on the keyboards. This is how I play 
it acoustically. Below are my preferred voicings (Low E to High E), though
they are mostly barre chords, anyway. It's not as hard to memorize as you 
think:

C: 8-10-10-9-8-x
Bbmaj7: 6-x-7-7-6-5
Fsus4: x-8-10-10-11-x
Fmaj7 (Verse): x-8-10-9-10-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Dm9: x-5-3-5-3-0
Ebmaj7: x-x-1-3-3-3
Em: x-x-2-0-0-5 (Open high E if you can't stretch)
Fmaj7 (Pre-Chorus): x-x-3-5-5-5
Ebmaj7 in Chorus: x-6-8-7-8-6
Dm7: x-5-7-5-6-5
C#maj7: x-4-6-5-6-4
Fmaj7 (Chorus): 1-x-2-2-1-0
C/F: 1-3-2-0-1-0 (Use thumb on the low F)
Bmaj7/F: 1-1-3-2-3-1
F: 1-3-3-2-1-1
Ab6: x-3-1-1-1-1
Fm6/C: x-3-0-1-1-1
C#maj7/6: x-4-6-5-6-6
Abmaj7/Eb: x-6-5-5-4-4


Verse:

C                              Bbmaj7   C            Fsus4     Fmaj7            Eb
I'm floating over strange land It's a soulless sequined showbiz

Bbmaj7
moon...



Pre-Chorus:

Dm9             Ebmaj7  Em          Fmaj7
But I'm getting higher wafted up by fames fickle fire til the...


Chorus:

Ebmaj7         Dm7                C#maj7       F
Chalkhills and children anchor my feet... 

Ebmaj7         Dm7                  Fmaj7   C/F   Bbmaj7/F      C/F
Chalkhills and children bringing me back to earth eternally and ever ermine
 
F
street...

    Ab6/C                Fm6/C
even I never know where I go when my eyes are closed...


Bridge:
1 chord per "Even I" Line
Ab6/C   C#maj7/6   Abmaj7/Eb  C#maj7/6

Outro:
Ebmaj7  Dm7
Ad Infinitum

Oh, and here's the keyboard riff that shows up so frequently throughout the song:
e|-------------15--13---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13--15--16--15--13--15--16--15--13-----------------------------------------|
G|-12--14--15----------14--15--14--12-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    

Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/xtc/chalkhills_and_children_chords_1202760

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