Biography:
Kevin Ayers (born 16 August 1944 in Herne Bay, Kent, England; died 18 February 2013 in Montolieu, France) was a British songwriter and musician from Kent, United Kingdom, who was one of a group of Avant Garde musicians who came together in Canterbury in the 1960s and developed a whole new approach to the psychedelic, progressive rock genre, known as the Canterbury scene. His early work included works with artists like Daevid Allen, David Bedford and Mike Ratledge.
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- Dont Let It Get You Down
- Everybodys Sometime And Some Peoples All The Time Blues
- Lady Rachel
- May I
- Oh Wot A Dream
- Religious Experience Singing A Song In The Morning
- Shouting In A Bucket Blues
- Song For Insane Times
- Soon Soon Soon
- Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes
- The Oyster And The Flying Fish
- Town Feeling
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#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.#
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Song title: Soon Soon Soon
Original Album: Odd Ditties
Other Album: Joy of a Toy (bonus track on 2003 re-issue)
Words and Music by Kevin Ayers
Copyright © 1967 Blackhill Music Limited.
Published by EMI Records Limited.
Transcribed by Gavin Chart ([email protected])
NOTES:
This KA song has been around since 1967 and was a staple of early
Soft Machine sets. This was transcribed from the version on Odd Ditties.
INTRO:
[play: INTRO Figure] [x2]
INTRO Figure
E5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------0----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------4-0---3-2-----0-2----|-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2---2-2----|
|---------------------3----------|-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2---2-2----|
|-0-0-0--------------------------|-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0---0-0----|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
VERSE:
Chords:
Dm x57765 or xx0231 C x35553 or x32010
Am 577555 or x02210 E 779997 or 022100
Dm Am
What do you know about nothing people?
C E
You sell yourself so you can buy more
Dm Am
What do you care about bluffing people?
C E
Does it make you want to try more?
CHORUS [play x2]:
Chords:
G 355433
B 224442
E 779997 or 022100
G
We know what you mean
B
We know what you`ve seen
E
And We understand
VERSE:
What do you care about bluffing people
Throwing sparrows from the treetops
What do you care about nothing people?
When you`re waiting at the bus-stop
[repeat CHORUS]
I'm very glad to hear that
[repeat CHORUS]
Chords:
E x79997 or 022100 Am 577555 or x02210
B 224442 F x33211
A x02220
E E
We understand the sky will be visible soon
E E
We understand the sky will be visible soon
B A E Am F E
Soon soon soon you will be obliged to try
B A E Am F E
Soon soon soon to reach your moon and die
[repeat 1st VERSE]
[repeat CHORUS] [x2]
(It`s very nice to know)
(soon, soon)
We know what you mean
(soon, soon)
We know what you`ve seen
(soon)
And we understand
(soon, soon)
We know what you mean
(soon, soon)
We know what you`ve seen
(soon)
And we understand
(Everybody sing now)
(soon, soon)
We know what you mean
(soon, soon)
We know what you`ve seen
(soon)
And we understand
(An optimistic future)
CODA:
(soon, soon)
We know what you mean
(soon, soon)
We know what you`ve seen
(soon)
And we understand
[repeat to fade]
#This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Song title: Soon Soon Soon
Original Album: Odd Ditties
Other Album: Joy of a Toy (bonus track on 2003 re-issue)
Words and Music by Kevin Ayers
Copyright © 1967 Blackhill Music Limited.
Published by EMI Records Limited.
Transcribed by Gavin Chart ([email protected])
NOTES:
This KA song has been around since 1967 and was a staple of early
Soft Machine sets. This was transcribed from the version on Odd Ditties.
INTRO:
[play: INTRO Figure] [x2]
INTRO Figure
E5
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------0----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------4-0---3-2-----0-2----|-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2---2-2----|
|---------------------3----------|-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2---2-2----|
|-0-0-0--------------------------|-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0---0-0----|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
VERSE:
Chords:
Dm x57765 or xx0231 C x35553 or x32010
Am 577555 or x02210 E 779997 or 022100
Dm Am
What do you know about nothing people?
C E
You sell yourself so you can buy more
Dm Am
What do you care about bluffing people?
C E
Does it make you want to try more?
CHORUS [play x2]:
Chords:
G 355433
B 224442
E 779997 or 022100
G
We know what you mean
B
We know what you`ve seen
E
And We understand
VERSE:
What do you care about bluffing people
Throwing sparrows from the treetops
What do you care about nothing people?
When you`re waiting at the bus-stop
[repeat CHORUS]
I'm very glad to hear that
[repeat CHORUS]
Chords:
E x79997 or 022100 Am 577555 or x02210
B 224442 F x33211
A x02220
E E
We understand the sky will be visible soon
E E
We understand the sky will be visible soon
B A E Am F E
Soon soon soon you will be obliged to try
B A E Am F E
Soon soon soon to reach your moon and die
[repeat 1st VERSE]
[repeat CHORUS] [x2]
(It`s very nice to know)
(soon, soon)
We know what you mean
(soon, soon)
We know what you`ve seen
(soon)
And we understand
(soon, soon)
We know what you mean
(soon, soon)
We know what you`ve seen
(soon)
And we understand
(Everybody sing now)
(soon, soon)
We know what you mean
(soon, soon)
We know what you`ve seen
(soon)
And we understand
(An optimistic future)
CODA:
(soon, soon)
We know what you mean
(soon, soon)
We know what you`ve seen
(soon)
And we understand
[repeat to fade]
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