Biography:
The Nice were a late Sixties progressive / psychedelic rock band. While they did not last more than three years, they were a major influence in bridging the gap between the psychedelic rock of the Sixties and the progressive rock of the Seventies. Led by keyboard maestro Keith Emerson (later of Emerson, Lake & Palmer) they were one of the first bands to fuse rock with an orchestra. The band were infamous for being banned from playing the Royal Albert Hall in 1968 when Emerson set fire to an American flag when playing the song America
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Little Arabella
Basic Riff C G7 C G7
Then Blank Verse
C Bb F G G/B C G C G
C Bb F G G/B C G C G
D7 C/E D7/F# D7/A G G/F C/E F D/F#
Am Em Bb/F G G/B C G C G
Basic Riff C G7 C G7
V1 C Bb F G G/B C G C G
Little Arabella, she's always out of her head.
C Bb F G G/B C G C G
She lives in a daydream, she never understands what she said.
D7 C/E D7/F# D7/A G G/F C/E F D/F#
She carries a flower, long after everyone said it's dead.
Am Em Bb/F G G/B C G C G
And if –a you see her, you'll never believe, her head.
C Bb F G G/B C G C G
Little Arabella, she giggles away into bed.
C Bb F G G/B C G C G
A skirt around her ankles, smoke comin' out of her head.
D7 C/E D7/F# D7/A G G/F C/E F D/F#
She wakes in the morning, looks and there's nobody in her bed.
Am Em Bb/F G G/B C G C G
And if-a you meet her, you'll never believe, her head.
Bridge
Em D C
Talks in riddles, talks in rhymes.
Em D C
She reads the stars and looks for signs.
Em D C
She is a problem of the times.
Em D C
I'm rather glad she isn't mine.
Link
D C/E D/F# C/G C D C D Ab Bb C
Basic Riff C G7 C G7
C G7
Organ Solo over
C Bb F G G/B C G C G
Little Arabella, she giggles away into bed.
C Bb F G G/B C G C G
A skirt around her ankles, smoke comin' out of her head.
D7 C/E D7/F# D7/A G G/F C/E F D/F#
She wakes in the morning, looks and there's nobody to be found.
Am Em Bb/F G G/B C G C G
And if-a you meet her, you're sure to be, her next ground.
C G C G C G
Arabella, that's Arabella.
C G C G C G
Arabella out of her head.
C G C G C G
Arabella out of her head.
C G C G C G
Arabella out of her head.
C G C G C G
Arabella out of her head.
C G7
(Spoken over the fast Outro chords)
Have you ever met a bird, quite like little Arabella?
Course you have, she's sitting right next to you.
Basic Riff C G7 C G7
Then Blank Verse
C Bb F G G/B C G C G
C Bb F G G/B C G C G
D7 C/E D7/F# D7/A G G/F C/E F D/F#
Am Em Bb/F G G/B C G C G
Basic Riff C G7 C G7
V1 C Bb F G G/B C G C G
Little Arabella, she's always out of her head.
C Bb F G G/B C G C G
She lives in a daydream, she never understands what she said.
D7 C/E D7/F# D7/A G G/F C/E F D/F#
She carries a flower, long after everyone said it's dead.
Am Em Bb/F G G/B C G C G
And if –a you see her, you'll never believe, her head.
C Bb F G G/B C G C G
Little Arabella, she giggles away into bed.
C Bb F G G/B C G C G
A skirt around her ankles, smoke comin' out of her head.
D7 C/E D7/F# D7/A G G/F C/E F D/F#
She wakes in the morning, looks and there's nobody in her bed.
Am Em Bb/F G G/B C G C G
And if-a you meet her, you'll never believe, her head.
Bridge
Em D C
Talks in riddles, talks in rhymes.
Em D C
She reads the stars and looks for signs.
Em D C
She is a problem of the times.
Em D C
I'm rather glad she isn't mine.
Link
D C/E D/F# C/G C D C D Ab Bb C
Basic Riff C G7 C G7
C G7
Organ Solo over
C Bb F G G/B C G C G
Little Arabella, she giggles away into bed.
C Bb F G G/B C G C G
A skirt around her ankles, smoke comin' out of her head.
D7 C/E D7/F# D7/A G G/F C/E F D/F#
She wakes in the morning, looks and there's nobody to be found.
Am Em Bb/F G G/B C G C G
And if-a you meet her, you're sure to be, her next ground.
C G C G C G
Arabella, that's Arabella.
C G C G C G
Arabella out of her head.
C G C G C G
Arabella out of her head.
C G C G C G
Arabella out of her head.
C G C G C G
Arabella out of her head.
C G7
(Spoken over the fast Outro chords)
Have you ever met a bird, quite like little Arabella?
Course you have, she's sitting right next to you.
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