The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Live chords by Traffic

Chords with lyrics

Song:  The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (Live)
Artist: Traffic
Album:  The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, 1971
URL:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8M8R835Ck4;
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Low_Spark_of_High_Heeled_Boys
Tempo:  4|4
Style:  Jazz Blues Fusion
Method: Slow and deliberate, employing short rests at the end of verse lines
Tuning: Standard

Capo 5

Chords:
     EADGBe
Am7Am7   X02010
Bm/ABm/A   X04432
A augmentedA    X02220
E MajorE    022100
G+G    320003
D MajorD    XX0232
C majorC    X32010
D7D7    XX0212
A7A7    X02020
C/GC/G   332010

INTRO:(Slow Fade-In: Sax and Piano over)
|Am7Am7  |Bm/ABm/A |Am7Am7  |Bm/ABm/A |


VERSE 1:
    Am7Am7               Bm/ABm/A
If you see something that looks like a star,
     Am7Am7          Bm/ABm/A
And it's shooting up out of the ground.
     Am7Am7             Bm/ABm/A  Am7Am7 Bm/ABm/A
And your head is spinning from a loud guitar,
     Am7Am7            Bm/ABm/A
And you just can't escape from the sound.
   Am7Am7               Bm/ABm/A
Don't worry too much, it'll happen to you,
Am7Am7                 Bm/ABm/A Am7Am7 Bm/ABm/A
We were children once, playing with toys.


BRIDGE 1:
    A augmentedA              E MajorE
And the thing that you're hearing is only the sound of,
  G+G      D MajorD      C majorC
The low spark of high-heeled boys.

INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE 1:
|D7D7  |G+G  D7D7|G+G  D7D7|


CHORUS 1:
                D MajorD    A7A7
The percentage you're paying is too high a price,
              D MajorD    A7A7
While you're living beyond all your means.
                    D MajorD   A7A7
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car,
     C/GC/G     G+G      D MajorD
From the profit he's made on your dreams.
  C/GC/G    G+G       D MajorD    C/GC/G   G+G
But today you just read that the man was shot dead,
   C/GC/G   G+G        D MajorD   C/GC/G  G+G
By a gun that didn't make any noise.


BRIDGE 2:
    A augmentedA           E MajorE
But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest, was,
  G+G      D MajorD      C majorC
The low spark of high-heeled boys. (High-heeled boys)


:: INSTRUMENTAL ::
|Am7Am7 Bm/ABm/A |Am7Am7 Bm/ABm/A |
|Am7Am7 Bm/ABm/A |Am7Am7 Bm/ABm/A |


VERSE 3:
    Am7Am7         Bm/ABm/A
If you had just a minute to breathe,
     Am7Am7          Bm/ABm/A
And they granted you one final wish.
     Am7Am7               Bm/ABm/A  Am7Am7 Bm/ABm/A
Would you ask for something like another chance?
  Am7Am7         Bm/ABm/A
Or something sim'lar as this?
Am7Am7                  Bm/ABm/A
Don't worry too much, it?ll happen to you,
Am7Am7             Bm/ABm/A Am7Am7 Bm/ABm/A
As sure as your sorrows are joys.


BRIDGE 3:
    A augmentedA             E MajorE
And the thing that disturbs you is only the sound of,
  G+G      D MajorD      C majorC
The low spark of high-heeled boys.


CHORUS 2:
A7A7                D MajorD     A7A7
The percentage you're paying is too high a price,
          D MajorD        A7A7
While you're living beyond all your means.
                 D MajorD    A7A7
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car,
     C/GC/G     G+G      D MajorD
From the profit he's made on your dreams.
  C/GC/G      G+G     C/GC/G    G+G
But today you just read that the man was shot dead,
   C/GC/G       G+G    D MajorD   C/GC/G  G+G
By a gun that didn't make any noise.


BRIDGE 4:
    A augmentedA           E MajorE
But it wasn't the bullet that laid him to rest, was,
  G+G      D MajorD      C majorC
The low spark of high-heeled boys. (?heeled boys)


VERSE 4
      Am7Am7         Bm/ABm/A
If I gave you everything that I owned,
  Am7Am7         Bm/ABm/A
And asked for nothing in return.
     Am7Am7                Bm/ABm/A Am7Am7 Bm/ABm/A
Would you do the same for me as I would for you?
  Am7Am7      Bm/ABm/A
Or take me for a ride,
  Am7Am7                 Bm/ABm/A
And strip me of everything, including my pride.
Am7Am7                 Bm/ABm/A   Am7Am7 Bm/ABm/A
But spirit is something that no one destroys.


BRIDGE 5:
    A augmentedA             E MajorE
And the sound that I'm hearing is only the sound, of,
  G+G      D MajorD      C majorC
The low spark of high-heeled boys. (heeled boys)


CODA:(Slow Fade-Out: Sax and Piano over)
|Am7Am7  |Bm/ABm/A |Am7Am7  |Bm/ABm/A |


[End]


1. I have tried to make this classic Traffic song, more accessible on Capo 5. I have played it through
with a few reservations about the Bm/A. Although., it produces the closest sound to their ascending and
descending chords, that I can achieve.
2. Much the song?s appeal lies in the unique contributions from each band member. ?David Lubin wrote
in his album review that appeared in Rolling Stone Magazine in 1972, "Each member of the group lays
down a track or tracks which could in parts stand alone."?
3. ?The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys? (album) is the fifth studio album by English rock band Traffic,
released in 1971. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Low_Spark_of_High_Heeled_Boys