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Swell Maps were a British experimental rock group of the 1970s from Birmingham, that foreshadowed the birth of post-punk.
Influenced by the disparate likes of T. Rex and the German progressive outfit Can, they created a new soundscape that would be heavily mined by others in the post-punk era. Despite existing in various forms since 1972, Swell Maps only really came together as a musical entity after the birth of British punk rock.
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Swell Maps
Helicopter Spies
First some notes,
Pretty sure in The verse the E chord is played as so:
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-9--|
A|-7--|
E|-0--|
Second, in the Chorus the E chord is played like this:
e|----|
B|----|
G|-9--|
D|-9--|
A|-7--|
E|----|
[Intro]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-11-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-11-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-11-11-11--|
D|---------9-|
A|-9-9-9-9-7-| Keep playing the E chord till the Chorus.
E|-0-0-0-0-0-|
[Verse 1]
E
There aren't that many trees in Arabia
E
Think how many you've seen
E
I'd rather buy a moat than another lawn
E
Back with the guns again
E
Helicopter spies always break new ground
E
Deep hidden in sacks of grain
E
They never have time to dig up the beds
E
Back with the guns again
[Chorus 1]
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
[Verse 2]
E
You're always cutting through the undergrowth
E
There's a passage inside the trees
E
If you find your way through the tailor's shop
E
You'll probably be asleep
E
I'd rather take a day off and find you alive
E
Than to push through the coral alone
E
You think you'll find the lagoon again
E
But they often sink away
[Chorus 2]
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
[Verse 2]
E
Helicopter spies always rush around
E
Their jackets often fall off
E
They never have time to put them back on again
E
They're always tough enough
[Chorus 3]
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
E
[Outro]
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----11-----12-----9-----11--|
E|-0------0------0-----0------|
(Rhythm Guitar keeps playing E till the end)
Helicopter Spies
First some notes,
Pretty sure in The verse the E chord is played as so:
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-9--|
A|-7--|
E|-0--|
Second, in the Chorus the E chord is played like this:
e|----|
B|----|
G|-9--|
D|-9--|
A|-7--|
E|----|
[Intro]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-11-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-11-11-11-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-11-11-11--|
D|---------9-|
A|-9-9-9-9-7-| Keep playing the E chord till the Chorus.
E|-0-0-0-0-0-|
[Verse 1]
E
There aren't that many trees in Arabia
E
Think how many you've seen
E
I'd rather buy a moat than another lawn
E
Back with the guns again
E
Helicopter spies always break new ground
E
Deep hidden in sacks of grain
E
They never have time to dig up the beds
E
Back with the guns again
[Chorus 1]
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
[Verse 2]
E
You're always cutting through the undergrowth
E
There's a passage inside the trees
E
If you find your way through the tailor's shop
E
You'll probably be asleep
E
I'd rather take a day off and find you alive
E
Than to push through the coral alone
E
You think you'll find the lagoon again
E
But they often sink away
[Chorus 2]
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
[Verse 2]
E
Helicopter spies always rush around
E
Their jackets often fall off
E
They never have time to put them back on again
E
They're always tough enough
[Chorus 3]
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
F# A E D B
Helicopter spies, they make me cry
E
[Outro]
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----11-----12-----9-----11--|
E|-0------0------0-----0------|
(Rhythm Guitar keeps playing E till the end)
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