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Postcard From Holland by Adrian Belew

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From the amazing album "Here", the real masterpiece of Ade, IMHO.


* Symphonic intro (play first arpeggio) *


In Holland there is a table, in front of me.
                     Chord diagramBb majorBb
Chord diagramE MajorE|---5-------5------8--------|------------6-------|
Chord diagramBB|---6-------6------5--------|------------6-------|
Chord diagramG+G|------5-------5------------|------------7-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------7--------|------------8-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---8-------7-----------3---|------------8-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------|------------6-------|
With Cafe au lait.....     cookies.
                  A-
Chord diagramE MajorE|---5-------5--------8--------|---5----------|
Chord diagramBB|---6-------6--------5--------|---5------5---|
Chord diagramG+G|------5-------5--------------|--------5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------7--------|------7-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---8-------7-------------3---|--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------|---5----------|


Ouside....    There's a wide  and gentle  canal

   Chord diagramBb majorBb  Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramFF      Chord diagramC majorC     D-
Chord diagramE MajorE|---6-----8----|-----------8-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---6-----8----|-----------------11----10^8------8^10----------|
Chord diagramG+G|---7-----9----|-------------10--------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---8-----10---|---------------------------------0--------10---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---8-----10---|-----------8------------7----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---5-----7----|-----------------------------8---------8-------|


Two swans swim in it   in their mirror images     They must be in love
   Chord diagramBb majorBb  Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramBb majorBb   Chord diagramC majorC     G-         Chord diagramC majorC


The handsome holland people...  ...bikes.
                    Chord diagramBb majorBb
Chord diagramE MajorE|---5-------5-------8--------------|---6---|
Chord diagramBB|---6-------6-------5--------------|---6---|
Chord diagramG+G|------5-------5-------------------|---7---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------7--------------|---8---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---8-------7-------------3--------|---8---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------|---6---|
Or sometimes their dogs.....         hikes.
                        A-
Chord diagramE MajorE|---5--------------5-------------8--------|---5----------|
Chord diagramBB|---6--------------6-------------5--------|---5------5---|
Chord diagramG+G|------5--------------5-------------------|--------5-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------7------7--------|------7-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---8--------------7------------------3---|--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------|---5----------|


   I stool by the tall ships...  and stepped in some old Dutch dog shit...

   Chord diagramBb majorBb        Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramFF       Chord diagramC majorC     D-
Chord diagramE MajorE|---6----------------8----|---------------8--------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---6----------------8----|---------------------11------10^8-------8^10----------|
Chord diagramG+G|---7----------------9----|-----------------10-----------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---8----------------10---|----------------------------------------0--------10---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---8----------------10---|---------------8--------------7-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---5----------------7----|-----------------------------------8----------8-------|


It began to rain....   a strange enchanted mist
   Chord diagramBb majorBb    Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramBb majorBb        Chord diagramC majorC


And I love the cookies here   I could live forever here   with you

   A-     D-          A-   D-         Chord diagramA augmentedA
Chord diagramE MajorE|----8-----------8---------------------8-------8------------------5---|
Chord diagramBB|----5-----------6---------------------5-------6------------------5---|
Chord diagramG+G|----5-----------5---------------------5-------5------------------6---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----5-----------7---------------------5-------7------------------7---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----7-----------5---------------------7-------5------------------7---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----5-----------5---------------------5-------5------------------5---|


Lyrics

In Holland there is a table
in front of me
with cafe' au lait
and some kind of cookie
outside the window
there's a wide and gentle canal
two swans swim in it,
in their mirror images
they must be in love.
The handsome Holland people
ride ecological bikes
or sometimes their dogs
might take them along for a hike,
I stood by the tall ships
and stepped in some old Dutch dog shit,
it began to rain
a strange enchanted mist
and I love the cookies here
I could live forever here
with you.


Like always, fell free to make this tab better.
I love this song, I love Holland and I love Ade.
Chord diagramA augmentedA real masterpiece from a real virtuoso.
Thank you Ade.

_Ozzy
[email protected]

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