Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 01:33:01 +0100
From: Christer Liljegren <kokerskan.3 (at) telia dot com>
Subject: Updated chords and tab to The wheel and the maypole
Message-ID: <BE345ECC.2151%kokerskan.3 (at) telia dot com>


Hi, the "Everything decays" chords is transcribed from Homegrown (Everything
Decays - Early Cassette Idea). And I'm not sure if Andy is playing these
chords on the Wasp Star version. Anyway I believe they are pretty close.
Hope you'll enjoy!

The Wheel And The Maypoole (by Andy Partridge)


Intro. same as first four bars of the verse.

    I've   got the plow       if     you've  got the furrow  -
    I've   got the pen        if     you've  got the paper   -
E-----------2-----------4-----0---------------2-----------4-------
B-----------2-----------4-----0---------------2-----------4-------
G-------4---------------------------------4-----------------------
D---4-----------4->-6-----------------4-----------4->-6-----------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
    Badd2/F#       C#add2/G#  C#m7/G# Badd2/F#        C#add2/G#

    I've   got the  rabbit,      if you've his burrow home.
   Time     is but clay and I'll see you and the wheel turn,
E-----------2-----------4-----0---------------0-----------2-------
B-----------2-----------4-----0---------------0-----------2-------
G-------4---------------------------------2-----------------------
D---4-----------4->-6-----------------2-----------2->-4-----------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
    Badd2/F#       C#add2/G#  C#m7/G# Aadd2/E         Badd2/F#



   You and the wheel turn.                     And if the -
E-----------0---------x-------------x-------------------------
B-----------0---------0-------------0-------------------------
G-------2-------------0-------------0-------------------------
D---2-----------------2-------------3-------------------------
A---------------------3-------------4-------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
    Aadd2/E           Cmaj7         C#7b5

 - pot won't hold our love,           if the
   pot won't hold our love,           if the
   pot won't hold our love.           Then we'll
E---0----------------------2---2-----------------
B---0----------------------4---4-----------------
G---2----------------------4---4-----------------
D---2----------------------4---4-----------------
A---0----------------------2---2-----------------
E------------------------------------------------
   Aadd2                   B

   dash it to the ground
E---2--------------2-------------------------------
B---2--------------4-------------------------------
G---2--------------4-------------------------------
D---4--------------4-------------------------------
A---4--------------2-------------------------------
E---2----------------------------------------------
   F#m             B


And if the pot won't hold our love
If the pot won't hold our love
If the pot won't hold our love, We'll build one -


 - bigger all around     -       Goes the wheel
E---2-------------------2-----------4-----0--------
B---2-------------------2-----------4-----0--------
G---2---------------4------------------------------  etc.
D---4-----------4-----------4->-6------------------
A---4----------------------------------------------
E---2----------------------------------------------
   F#m          Badd2/F#       C#add2/G#  C#m7/G#


Verse 2
I've got the seed if you've got the valley
I've got the big stick if you've Aunt Sally's head
I've got the time if you've got the motion
Time is but clay and I'll see you and the wheel turn
You and the wheel turn

And if the pot won't hold our love
If the pot won't hold our love
If the pot won't hold our love
Then we'll dash it to the ground
And if the pot won't hold our love
If the pot won't hold our love
If the pot won't hold our love, We'll build one -


 - bigger all around     -       Goes the wheel
E---2-------------------2-----------4---0-----------2---------4---
B---2-------------------2-----------4---0-----------2---------4---
G---2---------------4---------------------------4-----------------
D---4-----------4-----------4->-6-----------4----------4->-6------
A---4-------------------------------------------------------------
E---2-------------------------------------------------------------
   F#m          Badd2/F#...


E---------2----------4---0----0--------2---------4---------2------
B---------2----------4---0----0--------2---------4---------5------
G------4----------------------2--------4---------6---------4------
D---4---------4->-6-----------2--------4---------6---------4------
A-----------------------------2--------4---------6---------2------
E-----------------------------0--------2---------4---------x------
   Badd2/F#...               Esus4    F#sus4    G#sus4    Bsus4


   Maypole     Maypole    Maypole,you've spun me round and knocked -
   Maypole     Maypole    Maypole, the ties that bind you will unwind-
E---7-----7-----7-----7----7-------------x------------------x---------
B---9-----7-----9-----7----9-------------4------------------2---------
G---9-----8-----9-----8----9-------------4------------------2---------
D---9-----9-----9-----9----9-------------4------------------2---------
A---7-----9-----7-----9----7-------------6------------------4---------
E---x-----7-----x-----7----x-------------x------------------x---------
    E     B     E     B    E            B/D#               A/C#

  me off my axis Monday.            to free me one day. And everything
E-----------x-------------         -----x--------------x--------------
B-----------4-------------         -----5--------------4--------------
G-----------4-------------         -----4--------------4--------------
D-----------4-------------         -----4--------------4--------------
A-----------2-------------         -----2--------------2--------------
E-----------x-------------         -----x--------------x--------------
            B                          Bsus4           B


- decays                                                     Yes, everything
  decays            Forest tumbles   down to   make the   soil. Planets fall
  apart.            Just to feed the stars and stuff their larders.

E---x-----7-----x----x---------------5---------x-----------0----------------
B---9-----7-----7----4---------------5---------1-----------0----------------
G---9-----6-----7----4---------------3---------2-----------1----------------
D---9-----5-----7----3---------------2---------1-----------2----------------
A---7-----6-----5----4---------------3---------2-----------2----------------
E---x-----x-----x----x---------------x---------x-----------0----------------
    E   Eb#9#5  D   Db9             C13       B7b9         E


  And what made me think we're any  better
  And what made me think we'd  last forever.    Was I  so -
E-------------------2----------2-----x-----x-----x-----x------
B-------------------2----------4-----9-----9-----9-----9------
G-------------------2----------4-----9-----9-----9-----9------
D-------------------4----------4-----9-----9-----9-----9------
A-------------------4----------2-----7-----6-----x-----x------
E-------------------2----------x-----x-----x-----9-----7------
                   F#m         B     E    /D#   /C#   /B


 - naive?                     Of course it all unweaves
E----5----------x----------2----------------------------x---------x---
B----5----------x----------2----------------------------5---------4---
G----6----------4----------3----------------------------4---------4---
D----7----------2----------2----------------------------4---------4---
A----7----------2----------4----------------------------2---------2---
E----5----------4----------2----------------------------x---------x---
     A         E/G#       F#7                         Bsus4       B


Verse 2
Maypole, Maypole
Maypole, you've spun me round and knocked me off my axis Monday
Maypole, Maypole
Maypole, the ties that bind you will unwind to free me one day

And everything decays
Pyramids and palaces to dust
Empires crumbling
Wedding cake begins to must and moulder

And what made me think we're any better
and what made me think we'd last forever
Was I so naive?
Failing to perceive


   Maypole  Ro  -  und      goes   the wheel,
   Maypole  Ro  -  und      goes   the wheel
E---0-------2------4------2------0-----------2-----4-----2-----
B---0-------2------4------2------0-----------2-----4-----2-----
G---1-------4------6------4------1-----------4-----6-----4------ etc.
D---2-------4------6------4------2-----------4-----6-----4-----
A---x-------x------x------x------x-----------x-----x-----x-----
E---x-------x------x------x------x-----------x-----x-----x-----
    E     F#sus4  G#sus4 F#sus4...


Maypole   The ties that bind you will unwind to free me one day
Round goes the wheel   Everything decays   The pot won't hold our love.

Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 20:24:24 +0100
From: Tim Harris <wordsrus (at) wordsrus dot demon dot co dot uk>
Subject: chords for Whhel & Maypole (demo)
Message-ID: <KEaJODAoDeN3EwNA (at) wordsrus dot demon dot co dot uk>


The Wheel and the Maypole

[The Bs and Es in the first part are picks around XX447X slide thru
XX6XXX/XX999X]

A9 (002200)(4x)   * B   E   B    E     B    E    B   E   A    B
B            E       B              E
I've got the plow if you've got the furrow
B            E         A                 B
I've got the rabbit if you've his burrow home
B            E      B              E
I've got the pen if you've got the paper
B           E             A                 B
Time is but clay I'll see you and the wheel turn
A                 Cmaj7 (032000)  A9
You and the wheel turn

chorus:    A9                 B
And if the pot won't hold our love
       A9                 B
If the pot won't hold our love
       A9                 B
If the pot won't hold our love
           F#m            B
Then we'll dash it to the ground
           A9                 B
And if the pot won't hold our love
       A9                 B
If the pot won't hold our love
       A9                 B
If the pot won't hold our love
                F#m        B      [rpt chords from *]
We'll build one bigger all around    (goes the wheel)


I've got the seed if you've got the valley
I've got the big stick if you've Aunt Sally's head
I've got the time if you've got the motion
Time is but clay I'll see you and the wheel turn

You and the wheel turn

chorus


[transition chords:] A  A/F#  Amaj7/F# (202120)  A9
to chorus 2:
E       B
Maypole
E       B
Maypole
E               B                 A(maj7)           B
Maypole, you've spun me round and knocked me off my axis Monday
E       B
Maypole
E       B
Maypole
E            B                  A(maj7)        B
Maypole, the ties that bind you will unwind to free me one day
                     E  D#  D  C#  Cmaj7  A9  E
and everything decays
                  E    D#   D
Yes, everything decays
C#             Cmaj7   A9       E
Forest tumbles down to make the soil
              E    D#   D
Planets fall apart
C#               Cmaj7     A9          E
Just to feed the stars and stuff their ores
                 A               E
And what made me think we're any better
                 A                  E
and what made me think we'd last forever
           F#    F#7
was I so naive?
                   B       B(7)
of course it all unweaves

chorus 2

Pyramids and palaces to dust
Empires crumbling
Wedding cake begins to must and molder

And what made me think we're any better
and what made me think we'd last forever
was I so naive?
failing to perceive

Maypole (round goes the wheel)
Maypole (round goes the wheel)
Maypole (the ties that bind you will unwind to free me one day)
Maypole (if the pot won't hold our love)
etc.

--
Tim Harris