Artist: Bill Bailey
Song: Leg of time
Tabbed by: DJ
8th Oct 2014
Album version is sharp of concert pitch
(about +40 on chromatic tuners)
G5 = 3 5 5 x x x A = x02220
A5 = 5 7 7 x x x D = xx0232
C5 = 8 10 10 x x x E = 022100
D5 = x 5 7 7 x x F#7 = 242322
Bm7 = x24232
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[Intro]
G5 A5 G5 A5 G5
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[Verse 1]
A5 G5
The jester hops on 'The Leg of Time',
G5 A5 A5 C5 A5 A5
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F5 D5 D5
The scourge of the wizard na - tion,
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A5 G5 A5 A5 G5 A5 A5
Madrigal chanting is no crime, | /__/ /__/ /__/ /__/ |
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F5 D5 D5
When you're suckled by a blind al - sa - tion!
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F5 F5 G5 A5
Who stole ...'The Leg of Time'?
[Verse 2]
G5 A5 G5
Seen through the eyes of a Mur - gar's kestrel,
G5 A5 A5 G5 A5 A5
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F5 G5 F5 G5
Where's the tiny mouse? (There it is!) Ha, ha, haaaaa!
A5
Ride a white pig to the edge of Lapland!
G5 A5 A5 C5 A5 A5
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F5 G5
Why did I do that? Why did I do that? (I don't know!)
G5 F5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5
Who stole ...'The Leg of Time'? /__/ /__/
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[Verse 3]
F5 G5 G5 A5 A5 G5 A5 A5
When Time had one leg, it couldn't march,
F5 D5
It stopped! It hopped!
F5 G5 A5
Who stole ...'The Leg of Time'?
F5 G5
Was it the wizards? (No!) Was it the goblins?
A5 G5 A5
Was it the elves? Was it the dwar - ves? (No!)
F5 G5
Or was it the kestrels? (No!) Was it the satyrs? (No!)
A5 A5 G5 A5 A5 C5
Was it the Brain Police? | / / /__/ / | (What?)
F5
Was it the man with the key to the door of reality,
G5 A5 A5 G5 A5 A5
Underneath the mat of insig - nificance? | / / /__/ / |
C5 F5
(Nope!) Who was it then?
G5 F5 G5
Was it the terrorists? (Nope!) Ptero - dactyls? (Nope!) Oh!
A5 G5 A5 A5 A5 G5 G5
(It was Terry!) | / / /__/ / | Terry! | / / / /__/ |
F5 G5 A5
Terry stole 'The Leg of Time'!
[Verse 4]
(Cockney middle eight!)
A D
Oh, Terry, you slag, you nicked 'The Leg of Time',
A E
Give it back, before you get a slap!
D A F#7
Oh, take it down 'The Dog and Duck', and leave it behind the bar,
Bm7 E A F#7
Or you'll get a slap, Sun - shine! (Don't gi' mi' no rabbit!)
Bm7 E A F#7
Leave it be - hind the bar! (Get off m' sister!)
Bm7 E A F#7
Leave it be - hind the bar! (Give m' 'alf a pound!)
Bm7 E A
Leave it be - hind the bar----!
[Verse 5]
F5 G5 A5 G5
Who stole ...'The Leg of Time'?
F5 G5 A5 G5
Terry------ ...stole 'The Leg of Time',
F5 G5 (A5)
The theft ...of Time's Leg ...was his crime!
