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Andy: “Actually a song about female masturbation, yay! Let's have more of it. This demo dates from April 91, and along with the ‘Disappointed’, was one of the last two things written for Nonsuch. Oh... How I wanted to record this for that album, or Wasp Star, or any. It's one of my very favourite unrecorded XTC songs, so I guess it'll exist only in this form. If lust equals knowledge, then I side with the snake.”
[Thanks to R. Stevie Moore]
“Wonder Annual” postage stamp |
Hustle, fustle.
Push shove bustle.
So goes the dance of the milling mass.
Work, rent, mortgage.
Magic shortage.
Why queue for milk from their golden ass.
Open up your Wonder Annual.
Turn on the leaves of your private book.
Open up your Wonder Annual
and, if I may, can I lay and look?
At the gold and the silver
that will fly from your hands.
Hands of Ripper pours paint stripper.
Toasting the worms in their shallow graves
Draw your blinds down.
Sketch an unfrown.
Show me the door through which all are saved.
Open up your Wonder Annual.
Turn on the leaves of your private book.
Open up your Wonder Annual
and, if I may, can I lay and look?
At the shells full of pearl
that will float from your gate.
And if lust equals knowledge
then I side with the snake.
Open up your Wonder Annual.
Turn on the leaves of your private book.
Open up your Wonder Annual
and, if I may, can I lay and look?
Open up your Wonder Annual.
Turn on the leaves of your private book.
Open up your Wonder Annual
and, if I may . . .
[Thanks to Christer Liljegren]
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 16:20:12 +0100 From: Christer Liljegren <kokerskan.3 (at) telia dot com> Subject: Chords to Wonder Annual Message-ID: <BA1D163C.572%kokerskan.3 (at) telia dot com> Hi folks! There's actually two rhytm-guitar parts on Andy's demo. This is an attempt to combine the most important parts of each section so that you will be able to play the song all by yourself. Hope you will enjoy! Christer Liljegren Sockholm, Sweden Wonder Annual (demo) Hust -le, fust-le, push shove bust-le, E-------0---------------------0------------------ B--0-----------0-------------------0------------- G--1---------------------0----------------------- D--2---------------2-----0--------------2-------- A--2---------------------2----------------------- E--0---------------------3----------------------- E G G6 So does the dance of the milling mass E--6-------------6---------------6-------------6-- B--6-------------6---------------6-------------6-- G--8-------------7---------------8-------------7-- D--8-------------8---------------8-------------8-- A--6-------------8---------------6-------------8-- E--x-------------6---------------x-------------6-- Eb Bb Eb Bb (instr.) E------------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------------- D--------5---5-----------------5---5-------------- A---6----------8--5-------6----------8--5--------- E--------------------6---------------------6------ Eb Bb Eb Bb Work, rent, mortgage, ma-gic shortage, E-------0--------------------0-------------------- B--0----------0------------------0---------------- G--1---------------------0------------------------ D--2---------------2-----0------------2----------- A--2---------------------2------------------------ E--0---------------------3------------------------ E G G6 why queue the milk from their golden ass E--6-------------6---------------6------------6---5-- B--6-------------6---------------6------------8---7-- G--8-------------7---------------8------------6---5-- D--8-------------8---------------8------------8---7-- A--6-------------8---------------6------------6---5-- E--x-------------6---------------x------------x---x-- Eb Bb Eb Eb7 D7 Open up your Wonder Annual, Turn all the leaves of your private book E--0-----x------------------5-------3----------------------------8------13-- B--1-----4------------------6-------4-----------------------6-------12------ G--0-----0------------------5-------3-----------------------5-------10------ D--2-----5------------------8-------6-----------------------7-------12------ A--3-----6--------------------------------------------------5-------10------ E--x-----x--------------6--------4------------------------------------------ C Eb Bbmaj7add2 Abmaj7add2 Dm7 G7 (thumb on low Bb and Ab) Open up your Wonder Annual, And, if I may can I lay and look? E--0-----x------------------5--------3--------------------8---3---------- B--1-----4------------------6--------4-----------------6------3---------- G--0-----0------------------5--------3-----------------5------0---------- D--2-----5------------------8--------6-----------------7------5---------- A--3-----6---------------------------------------------5------5---------- E--x-----x---------------6-------4----------------------------3---------- C Eb Bbmaj7add2 Abmaj7add2 Dm7 G / / / At the gold and the silver, That will fly from your hands E-----------1-----------------------3-----------------1------------------- B-----------1-----------------------3-----------------1------------------- G-----------0-----------------------0-----------------0------------------- D-----------3-----------------------5-----------------3------------------- A-----------3-----------------------5-----------------3------------------- E-----------1-----------------------3-----------------1------------------- Fadd2 G Fadd2 E G G6 Hands of Ripper, pours paint stripper, Eb Bb Eb Bb Toasting the worms in their shallow graves E G G6 Draw your blinds down, Sketch an unfrown Eb Bb Eb Eb7 D7 Show me the door through which all are saved C Eb Bbmaj7add2 Open up your Wonder Annual Abmaj7add2 Dm7 G7 Turn all the leaves of your private book C Eb Bbmaj7add2 Open up your Wonder Annual Abmaj7add2 Dm7 G / / / And, if I may, can I lay and look? Fadd2 G / / / At the shells full of pearls Fadd2 / / / / --0-- That will flow from your gate --0-- Em Fadd2 / / / --0-- And if lust equals knowledge --2-- G / / / / --2-- Then I side with the snake --0-- G / / / / / / / Em (instr.) E---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6--- B---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- G---3---3---2---2---3---3---2---2---6---5---6---5---6---5---6---5--- D------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- Bbdim A7 Bbdim A7 Dbdim C7 Dbdim C7 E------------------------------------------------------------------- B---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---5---5---5---5---8---8---11------ G---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3---6---6---9------- D---2---2---1---1---2---2---1---1---5---5---4---4---8---8---11------ A------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- Edim Eb7 Edim Eb7 Gdim Gb7 Bbdim Dbdim C Eb Bbmaj7add2 Open up your Wonder Annual Abmaj7add2 Dm7 G7 Turn all the leaves of your private book C Eb Bbmaj7add2 Open up your Wonder Annual Abmaj7add2 Dm7 G7 And, if I may, can I lay and look? C Eb Bbmaj7add2 Open up your Wonder Annual Abmaj7add2 Dm7 G7 Turn all the leaves of your private book C Eb Bbmaj7add2 Open up your Wonder Annual Abmaj7add2 And, if I may...
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