Song: Leopold Als
Artist: Jake Thackray
Composer: Jake Thackray
Tabbed by: DJ
28th Mar 2013
Below are two tabbed versions of the song:
LIVE VERSION-
This is based on a live performance, with extra verses not recorded
in the studio version, breezier and slightly more uptempo,
with much simpler chords in the intro and breaks.
Time signature: 3/4 (waltz time)
CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the key of A)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
= 320003 = x32010
= xx0101 = x24232
= 022130 = xx0101
= x02010
^ = Emphasise the beat
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Leopold Als, my distant re - lation,
Came to my flat, for a brief visi - tation,
He s been here since Februa - ry, damn and blast him,
My nerves, and my furniture, may not out - last him!
^ ^
[Verse 2]
Leopold Als is accident prone,
He s lost my bathplug, he s ruptured my telephone,
My anti - rrhinums, my motorbikes, my sofa,
There isn t anything he can t trip o - ver!
^ ^
[Verse 3]
As he roams through my rooms, all my pussycats scatter,
My statuettes tremble, then plummet, then shatter,
My tablelamps tumble with grim regu - larity,
My cut-glass has crumbled, and so has my chari - ty!
^ ^
[Verse 4]
Leopold Als, an uncanny creature,
He can t take tea without some misad - venture,
He looks up from his teacup, with a smirk on his features,
And a slice of my porcelain between his dentures!
[Verse 5]
He s upset my goldfish, he s jinxed my wis - teria,
My budgie s gone broody, my tortoise has hys - teria,
He cleans my teapots, my saucepans, with Brasso ,
And leaves chocolate fingerprints on my Pi - cas - so!
^ ^
[Verser 6]
Leopold Als, never known to fail,
Working his way through my fake Chippen - dales ,
One blow from his thighs, which are fearsomely strong,
Would easily fracture the wing of a swan!
[Verse 7]
I brought home my bird for some Turkish mous - saka,
Up looms old Leopold, I know when I m knackered,
He spills the vino, the great eager beaver,
Drenching her jump-suit and my joie de vivre !
[Verse 8]
Leopold Als, stirring my spleen,
You are the grit in my life s Vasel -ine ,
A pox on you, Als, you ve been here since Feb ry,
Go home and leave me a - lone with my debris!
[Break]
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[Verse 9]
So Leopold Als, my distant re - lation,
Has gone away home, after his visi - tation,
I glimpsed him waving bye -bye this last minute,
Waving his hand, with my door knob still in it!
^ ^
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Song: Leopold Als - ALBUM VERSION
Artist: Jake Thackray
Composer: Jake Thackray
Basically the same as the live version, but abridged,
and with different chords in the intro and the breaks.
A slightly smoother performance, with the double beat at the end
of each verse not emphasised as in the live version.
Time signature: 3/4 (waltz time)
CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of A)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
= xx5435 = 320003 = 022130
* = xx5433 = xx0212 = x23232
= x00211 = x02010 = xx0211
= xx0212 = 320000
Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks
*********************************************************************
[Intro]
*
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
[Verse 1]
Leopold Als, my distant re - lation,
Came to my flat, for a brief visi - tation,
He s been here since Februa - ry, damn and blast him,
My nerves, and my furniture, may not out - last him!
[Verse 2]
Leopold Als is accident prone,
He s lost my bathplug, he s ruptured my telephone,
My anti - rrhinums, my motorbikes, my sofa,
There isn t anything he can t trip over! | / / / | / / / |
[Verse 3]
He s upset my goldfish, he s jinxed my wis - teria,
My budgie s gone broody, my tortoise has hys - teria,
He cleaned my teapots, my saucepans, with Brasso ,
And left chocolate fingerprints on my Pi - casso!
[Verse 4]
Leopold Als, an uncanny creature,
He can t take tea without some misad - venture,
He looks up from his teacup, with a smirk on his features,
And a slice of my porcelain between his dentures! | / / / | / / / |
[Verse 5]
I brought home my bird for some Turkish mous - saka,
Up looms old Leopold, I know when I m knackered,
He spills the vino, the great eager beaver,
Drenching her jump-suit and my joie de vivre !
[Verse 6]
Leopold Als, stirring my spleen,
You are the grit in my life s Vasel - ine ,
A pox on you, Als, you ve been here since Feb ry,
Go home, and leave me a - lone with my debris!
*
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
[Verse 7]
So Leopold Als, my distant re - lation,
Has gone away home, after his visi - tation,
I glimpsed him waving bye -bye this last minute,
Waving his hand, with my door knob still in it!
