Hippy Gumbo tab by Marc Bolan

• Capo on 5th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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:

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Verse 1:

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   Met a man he was nice            Said his name was paradise

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   Didn't realise at the time       That his face and mind were mine

Chorus:

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   Hippy Gumbo he's no good         Chop him up for firewood

Interlude:

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Verse 2:

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   It seemed good and it seemed right  That I should dig him on the night

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   But in the morning with the sun   He pulled an automatic gun

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   He blew my soul, he blew my brain  He said I could not do the same

Chorus:

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   Hippy Gumbo he's no good         Chop him up for firewood

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   Hippy Gumbo he's no good         Chop him up and burn the wood