Donovan — Epistle To Dippy Chords

...EPISTLE TO DIPPY... by Donovan
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*Released 1967*


Intro:

   (G7)        (C)
e|———————————|———————————————|
B|———————————|———————————————|
G|———————————|——2—0——————————|
D|——0—0—0—0——|———————2—0—————|
A|———————————|————————————3——|
E|———————————|———————————————| (x4)

Verse 1:

G7              C
 Look on yonder misty mountain,
G7                  C    G7
 See the young monk medi—tating,
      C
Rhodo—dendron forest.
G7          C
 Over dusty years I ask you;
G7                   C
 What's it been like being you?

Chorus 1:

F                   C
 Through all levels you've been changing,
F                     C
 Getting a little bit better no doubt.
F                   C
 The doctor bit was so far out.

G7                    C
 Looking through crys—tal spectacles,
G7             C
 I can see you had your fun.

Interlude:

   (G7)        (C)
e|———————————|———————————————|
B|———————————|———————————————|
G|———————————|——2—0——————————|
D|——0—0—0—0——|———————2—0—————|
A|———————————|————————————3——|
E|———————————|———————————————| (x2)

Verse 2:

G7           C
 Doing us pa—perback reader,
G7                C      G7
 Made the teacher suspic—ious,
      C
About insanity,
G7              C
 Fingers always touching girl.

Chorus 2:

F                   C
 Through all levels you've been changing,
F                     C
 Getting a little bit better no doubt.
F                   C
 The doctor bit was so far out.

G7                   C
 Looking through all kinds of windows,
G7             C
 I can see you had your fun.
G7                   C
 Looking through all kinds of windows,
G7             C
 I can see you had your fun.

Interlude:

   (G7)        (C)
e|———————————|———————————————|
B|———————————|———————————————|
G|———————————|——2—0——————————|
D|——0—0—0—0——|———————2—0—————|
A|———————————|————————————3——|
E|———————————|———————————————| (x3)

Break:

G7  C,
F  C (x3)

Chorus 3:

G7                    C
 Looking through crys—tal spectacles,
G7             C
 I can see you had your fun.

G7                    C
 Looking through crys—tal spectacles,
G7             C
 I can see you had your fun.

Violin Break:

(*for Guitar)

   (n.C)
e|—————————————|——8—8—8——|
B|——6—6—8—6—5——|—————————|
G|—————————————|—————————|
D|—————————————|—————————|
A|—————————————|—————————|
E|—————————————|—————————| (x2 continues over Guitar Riff)

   (G7)        (C)
e|———————————|———————————————|
B|———————————|———————————————|
G|———————————|——2—0——————————|
D|——0—0—0—0——|———————2—0—————|
A|———————————|————————————3——|
E|———————————|———————————————| (x2)

Verse 3:

G7             C
 Rebel against society,
G7           C       G7
 Such a tiny specula—ting,
        C
Whether to be a hip or,
G7                C
 Skip along quite merrily.

Chorus 4:

F                   C
 Through all levels you've been changing,
F                C7
 Elevator in the brain hotel,
F              C7
 Broken down a—just as well—a.

G7                    C
 Looking through crys—tal spectacles,
G7             C
 I can see you had your fun.

Interlude:

   (G7)        (C)
e|———————————|———————————————|
B|———————————|———————————————|
G|———————————|——2—0——————————|
D|——0—0—0—0——|———————2—0—————|
A|———————————|————————————3——|
E|———————————|———————————————| (x2)

Coda: (Sung over Intro Riff)

   (G7)        (C)
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B|———————————|———————————————|
G|———————————|——2—0——————————|
D|——0—0—0—0——|———————2—0—————|
A|———————————|————————————3——|
E|———————————|———————————————|

G7
 Dum dum dum dum,
C
 Dum dum, dum dum dum,
G7
 Dum dum dum dum,
C
 Dum dum, dum dum dum.

G7
 Dum dum dum dum,
C
 Dum dum, dum dum dum,
G7
 Dum dum dum dum,
C
 Dum dum, dum dum dum.

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   G7      C       F       C7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 323000  x32010  133211  x32310


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)