ONE CROWDED HOUR – Augie March
6 beats per chord (6/8 feel) * , = barre chord voicings
' = 3 beats ~ = extensions added by organ part
(capo at second fret) (refer below)
[pick-up]
Now should you ex-
[Verse A]
G Am
pect to see something that you hadn' t seen in some-
Bm C
body you' ve known since you were sixteen and if
D Em ,
Love is a bolt from the blue then
C * G *
What is a bolt but a glorified screw and that
C , D , D ,
Doesn' t hold nothing to-gether far from these
[Verse A]
G Am
Nonsense bars and their nowhere music it' s
Bm C
Making me sick and I know it' s making you sick there' s
D Em ,
Nothing there it' s like eating air it' s like
C * G *
Drinking gin with nothing else in and
C , D , D ,
That doesn' t hold me to-gether but for
[Chorus]
G Am ~ Bm ~ C
One crowded hour you were the only one in the room I
D ~ Em , C * G *
Sailed around all those bumps in the night to your beacon in the gloom I
B C * G Em
Thought I had found my golden September in the middle of that purple June but
G Am ' C ' D G
One crowded hour would lead to my wreck and ruin now I know you like
[Verse B]
G Am
Your boys who take their medicine from the
Bm C
Bowl with a silver spoon who
D Em ,
Run away with the dish and scale the fish by
C * G *
The silvery light of the moon who were
[Verse C]
B C *
Taught from the womb to be-lieve till the tomb that as
G Em
Far as their bleeding eyes see is a
G Am
Pleasure pen meant for them build-ed and rent for them
' C ' D G
Not for the likes of me no not for the
C , D , D ,
Likes of you and me____ and for
[Chorus]
G Am ~ Bm ~ C
One crowded hour you were the only one in the room and I
D ~ Em , C * G *
Sailed around all those bumps in the night to your beacon in the gloom I
B C * G Em
Thought I had found my golden September in the middle of that purple June but
G Am ' C ' D G
One crowded hour would lead to my wreck and ruin oh but the
[Bridge]
D D ' Bm ' Am G
Green-eyed harpy of the salt land__ she
D D/F# ' Bm ' Am G
Takes in-to hers my hand__ and she says
Em A9 ' Bm ' Am D D/F#
Boy I know you' re lying oh but then so am I and to this I said oh
[Solo]
(short chorus)
G Am Bm C
Well
D Em , C * (G-bass) G *
B C * G Em
G Am ' C ' D
Now
[Verse B]
G Am ~
Put me in a cage full of lions I' ll learn to speak
Bm ~ C
Lion in fact I know the language
D Em ,
Well I picked it up while I was
C * (G-bass) G *
Versing myself in the languages they speak in
[Verse D]
Am Bm C
Hell that night that silence gave birth to a baby they
D Em ,
Took it away to her silent dismay and they
C * G *
Raised it to be a lady now she
C , D , D ,(F#-bass)
Can' t keep her mouth shut__ and for
[Chorus]
G Am ~ Bm ~ C
One crowded hour you were the only one in the room and I
D Em , C * (G-bass) G *
Sailed around all those bumps in the night to your beacon in the gloom I
B C * G Em
Thought I had found my golden September in the middle of that purple June but
G Am ' C ' D G
One crowded hour would lead to my wreck and ruin and yes that
[Chorus Vaiation]
G Am ~ Bm ~ C
One crowded hour you were the only one in the room and I
D ~ Em ,
Played a few songs for those bumps in the night in fact
C * (G-bass) G *
I played this very tune but you said
B C * G Em
What is this six string-ed instrument but an adolescent loom__ and
G Am ' C ' D G
One crowded hour would lead to my wreck and ruin__
(tags may have been edited on the video source)
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In the promotional video Glenn can clearly be seen playing chords in
the key of G while song is pitched in the key of A. The occasional
appearance of open strings in the arpeggios (G in Bm , B in Am and C)
confirm the first position voicings.
To match the recording either tune up a whole step or use a capo at
the second fret. Tuning up an acoustic guitar is not recommended.
CHORDS:
G Am Bm C D Em , C * G * C , D , B Em A9......seventh and third
E|--3---0---2---0---2---7----8---3---3---5---7---0---0--| are not played by
B|--0---1---3---1---3---8----8---3---5---7---7---0---0--| the guitar but the
G|--0---2---4---0---2---9----9---4---5---7---8---0---2--| ensemble harmony
D|--0---2---4---2---0---9----10--5---5---7---9---2---2--| is ninth not sus2
A|--2---0---2---3-------7----10--5---3---5---9---2---0--|
E|--3------------------------8---3---3---5---7---0------|
Barre chord voicings:
* root on 6th-string
, root on 5th-string
Organ plays a G-note drone through several chords.
These voicings mimic the ensemble harmony:
Am ~ Bm ~ D ~
Am7 Gmaj7/B Dadd11 A9
E|--0------2---------2-----3--|
B|--1------0---------3-----0--|
G|--0------0---------0-----2--|
D|--2------0---------0-----2--|
A|--0------2---------0-----0--|
E|----------------------------|
The chord progression is not consistent
hence the labelling of verses A B C D.
