Chalkhills And Children

xtc - chalkhills and children tabbed by : matt skeefe ( pavmint@gmail . com ) the beautiful ending piece to "oranges and lemons" by partridge and company , featuring some atmospheric jazz chords on the keyboards . this is how i play it acoustically . below are my preferred voicings ( low E to high E ) , though they are mostly barre chords , anyway . it’s not as hard to memorize as you think : C : 8 - 10 - 10 - 9 - 8 - xbbmaj7 : 6 - x - 7 - 7 - 6 - 5 Fsus4 : x - 8 - 10 - 10 - 11 - xfmaj7 ( Verse ) : x - 8 - 10 - 9 - 10 - xeb : x - 6 - 8 - 8 - 8 - xdm9 : x - 5 - 3 - 5 - 3 - 0 D#maj7 : x - x - 1 - 3 - 3 - 3 Em : x - x - 2 - 0 - 0 - 5 ( open high E if you can’t stretch ) Fmaj7 ( pre - Chorus ) : x - x - 3 - 5 - 5 - 5 D#maj7 in Chorus : x - 6 - 8 - 7 - 8 - 6 Dm7 : x - 5 - 7 - 5 - 6 - 5 C#maj7 : x - 4 - 6 - 5 - 6 - 4 Fmaj7 ( Chorus ) : 1 - x - 2 - 2 - 1 - 0 C/F : 1 - 3 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 0 ( use thumb on the low F ) Bmaj7/F : 1 - 1 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 1 F : 1 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 G#6 : x - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 Fm6/C : x - 3 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 C#maj7/6 : x - 4 - 6 - 5 - 6 - 6 G#maj7/D# : x - 6 - 5 - 5 - 4 - 4 Verse : C A#maj7 C Fsus4 Fmaj7 D# i’m floating over strange land it’s a soulless sequined showbiz A#maj7 moon . . . pre - Chorus : Dm9 D#maj7 Em Fmaj7 but i’m getting higher wafted up by fames fickle fire til the . . . Chorus : D#maj7 Dm7 C#maj7 F chalkhills and children anchor my feet . . . D#maj7 Dm7 Fmaj7 C/F A#maj7/F C/F chalkhills and children bringing me back to earth eternally and ever ermine F street . . . G#6/C Fm6/C even i never know where i go when my eyes are closed . . . Bridge : 1 chord per "even i" line G#6/C C#maj7/6 G#maj7/D# C#maj7/6 Outro : D#maj7 Dm7 ad infinitum oh , and here’s the keyboard riff that shows up so frequently throughout the song : E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 - - 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | B | - 13 - - 15 - - 16 - - 15 - - 13 - - 15 - - 16 - - 15 - - 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | G | - 12 - - 14 - - 15 - - - - - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - 14 - - 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | A | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |