Aside from the megaphoned vocal, this really doesn't sound at all like 1920s music - the beat and even the horn arrangements are generic 60s pop. Nonetheless, after this became a fluke hit for the New Vaudeville Band in the fall of '66 it seemed like everyone and his guru took a break from Looking for Spiritual Discovery in order to record 20's-style novelty numbers instead. --AWR "Winchester Cathedral" (Geoff Stephens) Intro: guitar (chords implied by bass): (C) (G) v v v v v v v v v -----|-----8-----------|-----3----------- -----|---8---10--------|---3---5--------- ---8-|-9-------------3-|-4-------------3- -----|-----------------|----------------- -----|-----------------|----------------- -----|-----------------|----------------- (C) v v v v v v v v -----3-----------|----------------- ---3---5---------|----------------- -4---------------|-5--------------- -----------5-7---|----------------- -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- ^^^^^^^^^^ doubled by orchestra [two verses and chorus (instrumental; chords as below)] Verse 1: C [C fill as per intro] Winchester Cathedral G [G fill as per intro] You're bringing me down [G fill as per intro] You stood and you watched as C My baby left town Verse 2: You could have done something But you didn't try You didn't do nothing [3: N.C.; to coda] You let her walk by Bridge: C C7 [2: C9 (organ)] F Now everyone knows just how much I needed that gal D7 [2: D9 (organ)] She wouldn't have gone far away [1: G7 2: N.C.] If only you'd started ringing your bell [repeat first verse] [repeat second verse (instrumental)] Coda (over introduction): (C) (G) v v v v v v v v v -----|-----8-----------|-----3----------- -----|---8---10--------|---3---5--------- ---8-|-9-------------3-|-4-------------3- -----|-----------------|----------------- -----|-----------------|----------------- -----|-----------------|----------------- Oh-bo-de-o-do oh-bo-de-o-do oh- (C) C v v v v v v v v -----3-----------|---------8------- ---3---5---------|---------8------- -4---------------|-5-------9------- -----------5-7---|---------10------ -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- bo-de-o-do de-do- duh -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers