...THEM HEAVY PEOPLE... by Kate Bush
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from 'The Kick Inside' (1978)
CAPO 1st FRET
(Original Key: G#)
Intro:
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball, to [C]me.
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball, to [C]me.
Verse 1:
[C] They arrived [G]at an incon-[F]venient time,
[C] I was [G]hiding in a [F]room in my mind.
[C] They made me [G]look at my-[D]self;
I [A]saw it well.
[F] I'd shut the [E]people out of [A]my life.
Verse 2:
[C] So now I [G]take the oppor-[F]tunities;
[C] Wonderful [G]teachers, [F]ready to teach me.
[C] I must work [G]on my mind,
[D] For now I [A]realise;
[F] Every-[G]one of us, [E]has a heaven [A]inside.
Chorus 1:
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot,
[G] Them heavy [F]people, help [Dm]me.
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot.
Bridge 1:
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball, to [C]me.
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball, to [C]me.
Verse 3:
[C] They open [G]doorways,
That I [F]thought were shut for good.
[C] They read me [G]Gurdjieff [F]and Jesu.
[C] They build up [G]my body;
[D] Break me e-[A]motionally.
[F] It's nearly [G]killing me,
[E] But what a lovely [A]feeling!
Verse 4:
[C] I love the [G]whirling of the [F]dervishes,
[C] I love the [G]beauty or [F]rare innocence.
[C] You don't need no [G]crystal ball;
[D] Don't fall for a [A]magic wand.
[F] We humans [G]got it all;
[E] We perform the [A]miracles.
Chorus 2:
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot,
[G] Them heavy [F]people, help [Dm]me.
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot.
Coda:
[G] Rolling the,
[Dm7] Rolling the,
[G] Rolling the,
[Dm7] Rolling the...
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot,
[G] Them heavy [F]people, help [Dm]me.
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot.
[G] Rolling the,
[Dm7] Rolling the,
[G] Rolling the,
[Dm7] Rolling the...
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot,
[G] Them heavy [F]people, help [Dm]me.
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[G] [Dm7] [C] [F] [D]
[EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]xx0211 [EADGBE]x32010 [EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]xx0232
[A] [F] [E] [Dm]
[EADGBE]x02220 [EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]022100 [EADGBE]xx0231
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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from 'The Kick Inside' (1978)
CAPO 1st FRET
(Original Key: G#)
Intro:
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball, to [C]me.
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball, to [C]me.
Verse 1:
[C] They arrived [G]at an incon-[F]venient time,
[C] I was [G]hiding in a [F]room in my mind.
[C] They made me [G]look at my-[D]self;
I [A]saw it well.
[F] I'd shut the [E]people out of [A]my life.
Verse 2:
[C] So now I [G]take the oppor-[F]tunities;
[C] Wonderful [G]teachers, [F]ready to teach me.
[C] I must work [G]on my mind,
[D] For now I [A]realise;
[F] Every-[G]one of us, [E]has a heaven [A]inside.
Chorus 1:
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot,
[G] Them heavy [F]people, help [Dm]me.
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot.
Bridge 1:
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball, to [C]me.
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball,
[G] Rolling the [Dm7]ball, to [C]me.
Verse 3:
[C] They open [G]doorways,
That I [F]thought were shut for good.
[C] They read me [G]Gurdjieff [F]and Jesu.
[C] They build up [G]my body;
[D] Break me e-[A]motionally.
[F] It's nearly [G]killing me,
[E] But what a lovely [A]feeling!
Verse 4:
[C] I love the [G]whirling of the [F]dervishes,
[C] I love the [G]beauty or [F]rare innocence.
[C] You don't need no [G]crystal ball;
[D] Don't fall for a [A]magic wand.
[F] We humans [G]got it all;
[E] We perform the [A]miracles.
Chorus 2:
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot,
[G] Them heavy [F]people, help [Dm]me.
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot.
Coda:
[G] Rolling the,
[Dm7] Rolling the,
[G] Rolling the,
[Dm7] Rolling the...
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot,
[G] Them heavy [F]people, help [Dm]me.
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot.
[G] Rolling the,
[Dm7] Rolling the,
[G] Rolling the,
[Dm7] Rolling the...
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot,
[G] Them heavy [F]people, help [Dm]me.
[G] Them heavy [F]people,
Hit [C]me in a [Dm]soft spot.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[G] [Dm7] [C] [F] [D]
[EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]xx0211 [EADGBE]x32010 [EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]xx0232
[A] [F] [E] [Dm]
[EADGBE]x02220 [EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]022100 [EADGBE]xx0231
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)