Biography:
From "45-rpm.org.uk"...
The New Vaudeville Band could almost be described as the band that never was- or at least nearly never was. They were almost entirely the brainchild of Tin Pan Alley songwriter Geoff Stephens. He had written a good song, 'Winchester Cathedral' and thought it would sound best if played in the fashion of a 1930s dance band. So he hired a group of session musicians and recorded it. The idea of an old jazz band wasn't new; an established band- the Temperance Seven- had played similar old time music four years or so earlier
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
...WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL... by The New Vaudeville Band
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*Released 1966*
Intro:
C G G7, C
C G G7, C (x2),
C C7, F, D D7, G G7, C
Verse 1:
C G
Winchester Cathedral, you're bringing me down.
G7 C
You stood and you watched as, my baby left town.
Verse 2:
C G
You could have done something, but you didn't try.
G7 C
You didn't do nothing; you let her walk by.
Bridge 1:
C C7 F
Now everyone knows just how much I needed that gal,
D D7
She wouldn't have gone far a-way.
G (n.C) G7
If only you'd started, ringing your bell.
Verse 3:
C G
Winchester Cathedral, you're bringing me down.
G7 C
You stood and you watched as, my baby left town.
Interlude:
C G G7, C (n.C)
Outro:
C G
Oh-bo-de-o-do, oh-bo-de-o-do,
G13 C
Oh-bo-de-o-do de-do-duh.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C G G7 C7 F D D7 G13
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 320003 323000 x32310 133211 xx0232 xx0212 3x345x
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 ([email protected])
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*Released 1966*
Intro:
C G G7, C
C G G7, C (x2),
C C7, F, D D7, G G7, C
Verse 1:
C G
Winchester Cathedral, you're bringing me down.
G7 C
You stood and you watched as, my baby left town.
Verse 2:
C G
You could have done something, but you didn't try.
G7 C
You didn't do nothing; you let her walk by.
Bridge 1:
C C7 F
Now everyone knows just how much I needed that gal,
D D7
She wouldn't have gone far a-way.
G (n.C) G7
If only you'd started, ringing your bell.
Verse 3:
C G
Winchester Cathedral, you're bringing me down.
G7 C
You stood and you watched as, my baby left town.
Interlude:
C G G7, C (n.C)
Outro:
C G
Oh-bo-de-o-do, oh-bo-de-o-do,
G13 C
Oh-bo-de-o-do de-do-duh.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C G G7 C7 F D D7 G13
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 320003 323000 x32310 133211 xx0232 xx0212 3x345x
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 ([email protected])
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