Soon Soon Soon chords by Kevin Ayers

Chords with lyrics

Song title:    Soon Soon Soon
Original Album:  Odd Ditties
Other Album:    Joy of a Toy (bonus track on 2003 re-issue)

Words and Music by Kevin Ayers
Copyright © 1967 Blackhill Music Limited.
Published by EMI Records Limited.

Transcribed by Gavin Chart ([email protected])


NOTES:
This KA song has been around since 1967 and was a staple of early
Soft Machine sets. This was transcribed from the version on Odd Ditties.

INTRO:

[play: INTRO Figure] [x2]

INTRO Figure

                  E5E5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------0----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------4-0---3-2-----0-2----|-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2---2-2----|
|---------------------3----------|-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2---2-2----|
|-0-0-0--------------------------|-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0---0-0----|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


VERSE:
Chords:
DmDm x57765 or xx0231  C majorC x35553 or x32010
A minorAm 577555 or x02210  E MajorE 779997 or 022100

DmDm           A minorAm
What do you know about nothing people?
C majorC           E MajorE
 You sell yourself so you can buy more
DmDm           A minorAm
What do you care about bluffing people?
C majorC         E MajorE
 Does it make you want to try more?


CHORUS [play x2]:
Chords:
G+G  355433
BB  224442
E MajorE  779997 or 022100

G+G
We know what you mean
BB
We know what you've seen
    E MajorE
And We understand

VERSE:
What do you care about bluffing people
Throwing sparrows from the treetops
What do you care about nothing people?
When you're waiting at the bus-stop


[repeat CHORUS]

I'm very glad to hear that

[repeat CHORUS]


Chords:
E MajorE  x79997 or 022100  A minorAm  577555 or x02210
BB  224442       FF  x33211
A augmentedA  x02220

E MajorE                    E MajorE
 We understand the sky will be visible soon
E MajorE                    E MajorE
 We understand the sky will be visible soon

BB  A augmentedA  E MajorE       A minorAm FF     E MajorE
Soon soon soon you will be obliged to try
BB  A augmentedA  E MajorE    A minorAm     FF     E MajorE
Soon soon soon to reach your moon and die


[repeat 1st VERSE]


[repeat CHORUS] [x2]

(It's very nice to know)

(soon, soon)
We know what you mean
(soon, soon)
We know what you've seen
(soon)
And we understand

(soon, soon)
We know what you mean
(soon, soon)
We know what you've seen
(soon)
And we understand

(Everybody sing now)


(soon, soon)
We know what you mean
(soon, soon)
We know what you've seen
(soon)
And we understand

(An optimistic future)


CODA:
(soon, soon)
We know what you mean
(soon, soon)
We know what you've seen
(soon)
And we understand

[repeat to fade]