Wellington, by The Mutton Birds
Tabbed (in Wellington!) by: Wellington Cable Car Rider
Tuning: Standard
INTRO:
the intro repeats (8 times) a more complex version of the pattern below (solo first 2
moderate percussion
accompaniment 3rd and 4th time; layered percussion and
guitar accompaniment 5th and 6th time ; solo 7th and 8th time)
[G]I wish I was in W[Em]ellington, the w[C]eather's not so [G]good
[G]The wind it cuts right th[Em]rough you and
it r[C]ains more than it sho[C]uld
[C]But I'd be there tom[D]orrow, i[G]f I only c[Am]ould
Oh I w[Bm]ish I was in Well[C]ington
(ramp up tone)
I wi[G]sh I was in We[Em]llington - t[C]he bureauc[G]racy.
G Am (high harmony) C D
The suits and the briefcases along Lambton Quay (pronounced "Kee")
The Har[C]bour City Cap[D7]ital, the li[Em]ghts b[Am7]eside th[Am]e sea
Oh I w[G]ish I was in Wellin[C]gton
[G]It just isn't [Em]practical, [Bm]you down in the [Am]capital
And [C]me at the o[Am]ther end of the [C]islan[D]d (syncopated)
[Am]The problem is the g[D]ap - bet[Em]ween us on the [C]map
[Am]And there's no easy w[C]ay to recon[D]cile it[Dsus2][D]
Middle Instrumental (approximate):
first part...
second part...
[G]I wish I was in Well[Em]ington, the[C] cafes and the b[G]ars
G Em, C C
The music and the theatre, and the old Cable Car
A[C]nd you can walk ever[D]ywhere 'cause n[G]owhere's very [Am]far
G C roll up to D
Oh I wish I was in Wellington
Oh I [G]wish...
(Transition to key change)
Key Change from C Major to A Major
[A]Oh I wish I was in W[F#m]ellington, the w[D]ind it cuts right thr[A]ough
[A]I wish I was in Well[F#m]ington, there's [D]so much more to [E]do
[D]I wish I was in Welli[E]ngton, and [F#m]you wish I was t[A]oo
[A]Oh I wish I was in Welli[D]ngton, 'cause th[E]en I'd be wit[A]h you
[A]Oh I wish I was in Welli[D]ngton, 'cause t[Bm]hen I'd[E] be wit[A]h you
Outro (this is a chord-based variation of the original):
[Dsus2] [Asus2]
(let last chord ring)
Tabbed (in Wellington!) by: Wellington Cable Car Rider
Tuning: Standard
INTRO:
the intro repeats (8 times) a more complex version of the pattern below (solo first 2
moderate percussion
accompaniment 3rd and 4th time; layered percussion and
guitar accompaniment 5th and 6th time ; solo 7th and 8th time)
e|x-x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------|
B|x-x-x-x--x-x--x-0-x---------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-0-0-x--x-x--0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------|
D|0-0-0-2--2-0--0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------|
E|3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------|
[G]I wish I was in W[Em]ellington, the w[C]eather's not so [G]good
[G]The wind it cuts right th[Em]rough you and
it r[C]ains more than it sho[C]uld
[C]But I'd be there tom[D]orrow, i[G]f I only c[Am]ould
Oh I w[Bm]ish I was in Well[C]ington
(ramp up tone)
I wi[G]sh I was in We[Em]llington - t[C]he bureauc[G]racy.
G Am (high harmony) C D
The suits and the briefcases along Lambton Quay (pronounced "Kee")
The Har[C]bour City Cap[D7]ital, the li[Em]ghts b[Am7]eside th[Am]e sea
Oh I w[G]ish I was in Wellin[C]gton
[G]It just isn't [Em]practical, [Bm]you down in the [Am]capital
And [C]me at the o[Am]ther end of the [C]islan[D]d (syncopated)
[Am]The problem is the g[D]ap - bet[Em]ween us on the [C]map
[Am]And there's no easy w[C]ay to recon[D]cile it[Dsus2][D]
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Middle Instrumental (approximate):
first part...
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3-3-3-3-3-1-0----------------------|
G|---4-4-4-2-0----------------- 4-4-4-2-4-2-4-2-0--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
second part...
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------12-11-12-11-12-11-9-7-----2-4-4-5-4-2-0----|
D|---2-4-5-7-5-7-9-10-9-7-9-10----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[G]I wish I was in Well[Em]ington, the[C] cafes and the b[G]ars
G Em, C C
The music and the theatre, and the old Cable Car
A[C]nd you can walk ever[D]ywhere 'cause n[G]owhere's very [Am]far
G C roll up to D
Oh I wish I was in Wellington
Oh I [G]wish...
(Transition to key change)
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-2-0-------|
A|------4-2--|
E|-----------|
Key Change from C Major to A Major
[A]Oh I wish I was in W[F#m]ellington, the w[D]ind it cuts right thr[A]ough
[A]I wish I was in Well[F#m]ington, there's [D]so much more to [E]do
[D]I wish I was in Welli[E]ngton, and [F#m]you wish I was t[A]oo
[A]Oh I wish I was in Welli[D]ngton, 'cause th[E]en I'd be wit[A]h you
[A]Oh I wish I was in Welli[D]ngton, 'cause t[Bm]hen I'd[E] be wit[A]h you
Outro (this is a chord-based variation of the original):
[Dsus2] [Asus2]
e|--000--000--222--000--000--|
B|--333--222--000--000--000--|
G|--222--222--222--222--222--|
D|--000--000--000--000--222--|
A|--xxx--xxx--xxx--xxx--000--|
E|--xxx--xxx--xxx--xxx--000--|
(let last chord ring)