Biography:
The Dukes of Stratosphear was a pseudonym used by the English rock band XTC in the mid-1980s. A studio-only project, the band released two vinyl albums: 25 O'Clock (1985) and Psonic Psunspot (1987), which drew upon influences of 1960s psychedelic music such as The Beatles, Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, The Kinks, The Byrds, The Pretty Things, and The Beach Boys (c. 1966). The two albums were released on a single CD under the title Chips from the Chocolate Fireball (An Anthology) in late 1987.
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Brainiac’s Daughter By The Dukes of Stratosphear (XTC)
From the Album "Psonic Psunspot" 1987
and on "Chips from the Chocolate Fireball" 1987
CHORDS EADGBe
E 022100
E7 020100
E6 022120
Eaug 032110
A x02220
E/G# xxx100
F#m 244222
C#7 x46464
Bm x24432
F#7 xx4320 or 242322
D/A x00232
E9Aug xx2112
C x32010
[Intro]
E E7 E6 E E6 E7 Eaug
[Verse]
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
Made me a suit of bricks and mortar
F#7 D/A E E9aug
And a matching stove pipe hat, oh yes
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
Took me on a sleigh ride underwater
F#7 D/A
And I'm crazy for girls like that
E E7 E6 E
Oh yes Sir, yes Sir
E E7 E6 Eaug
Three bags full Sir
[Chorus]
A F#m F#7 Bm
All across the land the bells ring out
E Bm E
It's night, sun shines bright
A F#m F#7 Bm E
So I reach to hold her frozen hand in flight
Bm E E7 E6 E E E7 E6 Eaug
As we alight in the bottle city of Kandor
[Verse]
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
Talks like a Daily Planet reporter
F#7 D/A E E9aug
Sitting cross legged there on the mat, oh yes
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
Swallowed the pocket watch I bought her
F#7 D/A
And I'm crazy for girls like that
E E7 E6 E
Oh yes Sir, yes Sir
E E7 E6 Eaug
All fall down Sir
[Bridge]
C E7 C
And I love the lights that blink on and off
E7
All around her head
C E7 C
And I love the clothes she tries on and off
E7 E
Landing on the bed
[Solo]
A F#m Bm E Bm E
A F#m Bm E Bm E
[Verse]
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
Made me a suit of bricks and mortar
F#7 D/A E E9aug
And a matching stove pipe hat, oh yes
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
Took me on a sleigh ride underwater
F#7 D/A E E9aug
And I'm crazy for girls like that, oh yes
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
Talks like a Daily Planet reporter
F#7 D/A E E9aug
Sitting cross legged there on the mat, oh yes
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
swallowed the pocket watch I bought her
F#7 D/A
And I'm crazy for girls like that
[Outro]
E E7 E6 E
Oh yes Sir, yes Sir
E E7 E6 Eaug
Three bags full Sir
From the Album "Psonic Psunspot" 1987
and on "Chips from the Chocolate Fireball" 1987
CHORDS EADGBe
E 022100
E7 020100
E6 022120
Eaug 032110
A x02220
E/G# xxx100
F#m 244222
C#7 x46464
Bm x24432
F#7 xx4320 or 242322
D/A x00232
E9Aug xx2112
C x32010
[Intro]
E E7 E6 E E6 E7 Eaug
[Verse]
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
Made me a suit of bricks and mortar
F#7 D/A E E9aug
And a matching stove pipe hat, oh yes
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
Took me on a sleigh ride underwater
F#7 D/A
And I'm crazy for girls like that
E E7 E6 E
Oh yes Sir, yes Sir
E E7 E6 Eaug
Three bags full Sir
[Chorus]
A F#m F#7 Bm
All across the land the bells ring out
E Bm E
It's night, sun shines bright
A F#m F#7 Bm E
So I reach to hold her frozen hand in flight
Bm E E7 E6 E E E7 E6 Eaug
As we alight in the bottle city of Kandor
[Verse]
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
Talks like a Daily Planet reporter
F#7 D/A E E9aug
Sitting cross legged there on the mat, oh yes
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
Swallowed the pocket watch I bought her
F#7 D/A
And I'm crazy for girls like that
E E7 E6 E
Oh yes Sir, yes Sir
E E7 E6 Eaug
All fall down Sir
[Bridge]
C E7 C
And I love the lights that blink on and off
E7
All around her head
C E7 C
And I love the clothes she tries on and off
E7 E
Landing on the bed
[Solo]
A F#m Bm E Bm E
A F#m Bm E Bm E
[Verse]
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
Made me a suit of bricks and mortar
F#7 D/A E E9aug
And a matching stove pipe hat, oh yes
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
Took me on a sleigh ride underwater
F#7 D/A E E9aug
And I'm crazy for girls like that, oh yes
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
Talks like a Daily Planet reporter
F#7 D/A E E9aug
Sitting cross legged there on the mat, oh yes
A E/G#
Brainiac's daughter
F#m C#7 Bm
swallowed the pocket watch I bought her
F#7 D/A
And I'm crazy for girls like that
[Outro]
E E7 E6 E
Oh yes Sir, yes Sir
E E7 E6 Eaug
Three bags full Sir
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