Soon Soon Soon chords by Kevin Ayers

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 (contactus@gartfrets.net)

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

                                   E5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------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:
Dm  x57765 or xx0231    C  x35553 or x32010
Am  577555 or x02210    E  779997 or 022100

Dm                     Am
What do you know about nothing people?
C                      E
  You sell yourself so you can buy more
Dm                     Am
What do you care about bluffing people?
C                  E
  Does it make you want to try more?


CHORUS [play x2]:
Chords:
G    355433
B    224442
E    779997 or 022100

G
We know what you mean
B
We know what you've seen
       E
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    x79997 or 022100    Am   577555 or x02210
B    224442              F    x33211
A    x02220

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

B    A    E             Am  F         E
Soon soon soon you will be obliged to try
B    A    E       Am         F         E
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]