Wellington chords by The Mutton Birds

Chords with lyrics

Tabbed (in Wellington!) by: Wellington Cable Car Rider

Tuning: Standard

INTRO:
the intro repeats (8 times) a more complex version of the pattern below (solo first 2
moderate percussion
accompaniment 3rd and 4th time; layered percussion and
guitar accompaniment 5th and 6th time ; solo 7th and 8th time)

e|x-x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|x-x-x-x--x-x--x-0-x---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|0-0-0-x--x-x--0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|0-0-0-2--2-0--0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------|

G+G
I wish I was in Wellington, the weather's not so good

E minorEm
The wind it cuts right through you and

  C majorC
it rains more than it should


A minorAm
But I'd be there tomorrow, if I only could


   C majorC
Oh I wish I was in Wellington

(ramp up tone)

  G+G
I wish I was in Wellington - the bureaucracy.

   D MajorD
The suits and the briefcases along Lambton Quay [pronounced "Kee"]

    A minorAm
 The Harbour City Capital, the lights beside the sea


   C majorC
Oh I wish I was in Wellington

A minorAm
It just isn't practical, you down in the capital


  D MajorD
And me at the other end of the island (syncopated)

C majorC
The problem is the gap - between us on the map

D MajorD
And there's no easy way to reconcile it
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Middle Instrumental (approximate):

first part...

e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------3-3-3-3-3-1-0----------------------|
G+G|---4-4-4-2-0----------------- 4-4-4-2-4-2-4-2-0--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

second part...

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------12-11-12-11-12-11-9-7-----2-4-4-5-4-2-0----|
D MajorD|---2-4-5-7-5-7-9-10-9-7-9-10----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


G+G
I wish I was in Wellington, the cafes and the bars

C majorC
The music and the theatre, and the old Cable Car

 A minorAm
And you can walk everywhere 'cause nowhere's very far

 D MajorD
Oh I wish I was in Wellington

   G+G
Oh I wish...

(Transition to key change)

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


Key Change from C majorC Major to A augmentedA Major


A augmentedA
Oh I wish I was in Wellington, the wind it cuts right through


E MajorE
I wish I was in Wellington, there's so much more to do


A augmentedA
I wish I was in Wellington, and you wish I was too

A augmentedA
Oh I wish I was in Wellington, 'cause then I'd be with you


A augmentedA
Oh I wish I was in Wellington, 'cause then I'd be with you


Outro (this is a chord-based variation of the original):

  Asus2Asus2
e|--000--000--222--000--000--|
BB|--333--222--000--000--000--|
G+G|--222--222--222--222--222--|
D MajorD|--000--000--000--000--222--|
A augmentedA|--xxx--xxx--xxx--xxx--000--|
E MajorE|--xxx--xxx--xxx--xxx--000--|