Hippy Gumbo tab by Marc Bolan

Tabs

• Capo on 5th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Author's Note - This is the basic melody. Bolan improvises a bit from
        verse to verse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwLCNIpBIxI

Intro:

e|-----------------------------0--|-----------------------------0--|
BB|-----------------------------0--|-----------------------------0--|
G+G|-----0---2---4---2---0----------|-----0---2---4---2---0----------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------2------|-2-----------------------2------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|

e|---------------5-------------- |---------------5-------------|
BB|---------------5----0----------|---------------5-------------|
G+G|-----0---2---0-----------------|-----0---2---0-----0---------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------2-----|-2---------------------2-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|---0---0---0------0----0---0---|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---|

Verse 1:

e|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-------------|
BB|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-------------|
G+G|-----0---2---4---2---0----------|-----0---2---0-----0---------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------2------|-2---------------------2-----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---|
  Met a man he was nice      Said his name was paradise

e|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-----------------|
BB|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-----------------|
G+G|-----0---2---4---2---0----------|-----0---2---0-----0-------------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------2------|-2---------------------2---------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0-----0---0---0-------|
  Didn't realise at the time    That his face and mind were mine

Chorus:

e|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-------------|
BB|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-------------|
G+G|-----0---2---4---2---0----------|-----0---2---0-----0---------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------2------|-2---------------------2-----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---|
  Hippy Gumbo he's no good     Chop him up for firewood

Interlude:

e|-----------------------------0-|---------------5-------------|
BB|-----------------------------0-|---------------5---0---------|
G+G|-----0---2---4---2---0---------|-----0---2---0---------------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------2-----|-2---------------------2-----|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---|

e|---------------5-------------|
BB|---------------5-------------|
G+G|-----0---2---0-----0---------|
D MajorD|-2---------------------2-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---|

Verse 2:

e|-----------------------------0-----|---------------5-------------------|
BB|-----------------------------0-----|---------------5-------------------|
G+G|-----0---2---4---2---0-------------|-----0---2---0-----0---------------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------2---------|-2---------------------2-----------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---------|
  It seemed good and it seemed right That I should dig him on the night

e|-----------------------------0---|---------------5-------------|
BB|-----------------------------0---|---------------5-------------|
G+G|-----0---2---4---2---0-----------|-----0---2---0-----0---------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------2-------|-2---------------------2-----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---|
  But in the morning with the sun  He pulled an automatic gun

e|-----------------------------0----|---------------5----------------|
BB|-----------------------------0----|---------------5----------------|
G+G|-----0---2---4---2---0------------|-----0---2---0-----0------------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------2--------|-2---------------------2--------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|---0---0---0-----0---0---0------|
  He blew my soul, he blew my brain He said I could not do the same

Chorus:

e|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-------------|
BB|-----------------------------0--|---------------5-------------|
G+G|-----0---2---4---2---0----------|-----0---2---0-----0---------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------2------|-2---------------------2-----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0-----0---0---0---|
  Hippy Gumbo he's no good     Chop him up for firewood

e|-----------------------------0--|---------------5---------------|
BB|-----------------------------0--|---------------5---------------|
G+G|-----0---2---4---2---0----------|-----0---2---0-----0-----------|
D MajorD|-2-----------------------2------|-2---------------------2-------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0-----0---0---0-----|
  Hippy Gumbo he's no good     Chop him up and burn the wood