The Hedgehogs Song chords by The Incredible String Band

Chords with lyrics

From the album "The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion"

Original is played in the key of F#F# approx. quarter tone flat of concert pitch,
in an open tuning, probably D MajorD with capo at 4


Chords
       EADGBe
    E/G#  xx6400
    B7sus4B7sus4 xx4200


[Intro]
E MajorE A augmentedA x2

[Verse 1]
BB       A augmentedA                      E MajorE
 I'm not the kind to complain that I never had a girl to love.
BB         A augmentedA                       E MajorE
 Many fine girl I tried hard to know, but I think I never tried enough.
BB       A augmentedA                       E MajorE
 Sitting one day by myself, and I'm thinking,"What could be wrong?"
     E/G#     B7sus4B7sus4    E/G#     B7sus4B7sus4
When this funny little Hedgehog comes running up to me,
    E/G#     B7sus4B7sus4    E MajorE
and it starts up to sing me this song.

[Chorus]
    BB              A augmentedA                          E MajorE
Oh, you know all the words, and you sung all the notes, but you never quite learned the song, she sung
BB          A augmentedA                           E MajorE
 I can tell by the sadness in your eyes, that you never quite learned the song.

[Instrumental Bridge]

E MajorE A augmentedA x2

[Verse 2]
BB          A augmentedA                    E MajorE
 Every day when the sun go down, and the evening is so very still,
BB            A augmentedA                          E MajorE
 Many a fine girl I've held in my arms, and I hope there's many more that I will,
BB          A augmentedA                       E MajorE
 But just when everything is going fine, and absolutely nothing is wrong,
   E/G#     B7sus4B7sus4   E/G#  B7sus4B7sus4
This funny little Hedgehog's always around
     E/G#       B7sus4B7sus4    E MajorE
And every time he wants to sing me this song.

[Chorus]

    BB              A augmentedA                          E MajorE
Oh, you know all the words, and you sung all the notes, but you never quite learned the song, she sung
BB          A augmentedA                           E MajorE
 I can tell by the sadness in your eyes, that you never quite learned the song.

[Instrumental Bridge]

E MajorE A augmentedA x2


[Verse 3]
BB         A augmentedA                   E MajorE
 One day when the moon was full I thought I might settle down,
BB        A augmentedA                         E MajorE
 Found myself a pretty little girl, and I stopped all my running around;
BB          A augmentedA                          E MajorE
 But just when the preacher come along, and he's just gonna pop on the ring,
   E/G#    B7sus4B7sus4     E/G#       B7sus4B7sus4
This funny little Hedgehog comes running down the aisle,
   E/G#     B7sus4B7sus4        E MajorE
And I don't have to tell you what he did sing.

[Chorus]

    BB              A augmentedA                          E MajorE
Oh, you know all the words, and you sung all the notes, but you never quite learned the song, she sung
BB          A augmentedA                           E MajorE
 I can tell by the sadness in your eyes, that you never quite learned the song.


[Instrumental Bridge]

E MajorE A augmentedA x2


[Verse4]
BB       A augmentedA                      E MajorE
 I'm not the kind to complain, that I never had a girl to love;
BB           A augmentedA                       E MajorE
 Many fine girls I've tried hard to know, but I think I never tried enough.
BB         A augmentedA                         E MajorE
 But now I'll be looking all my days, and it isn't just me I got to please,
       E/G#     B7sus4B7sus4     E/G#  B7sus4B7sus4
There's this funny little Hedgehog Who's always around,
    E/G#     B7sus4B7sus4        E MajorE
And the only words he ever sings to me are these.

[Chorus]

    BB              A augmentedA                          E MajorE
Oh, you know all the words, and you sung all the notes, but you never quite learned the song, she sung
BB          A augmentedA                           E MajorE
 I can tell by the sadness in your eyes, that you never quite learned the song.


[Instrumental Bridge]

E MajorE A augmentedA x2

[Outro]
BB      A augmentedA        E MajorE