Red Toupee
Al Stewart
RockAdvanced for beginners8 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
BDiagram coming soon
G
D
A
E
DbmDiagram coming soon
F
Esus4Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
hide this tab e|-------5-7--4----------5-2-------------------| B|---3-7--------5-3--2-5-----------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| D E Dbm D To Catalina on a fishing boat D E Dbm D We call it Henry Cisneros D E Dbm D We got no money but we stay afloat D E Dbm D The jellyfishes don't scare us D E Dbm D You're telling everybody life's a ball D E Dbm D Too many pleasures to mention D E Dbm D You do a cartwheel in the shopping mall D E Dbm D You seem to get their attention D E In your red toupee Dbm D In a red toupee D E Oh you got your red toupee Dbm D In a red toupee D E Dbm D You take your mother to a broadway play D E Dbm D It keeps her well out of danger D E Dbm D You're blowing bubbles in the matinee D E Dbm D You never looked any stranger D E In your red toupee Dbm D In a red toupee D E Oh you got your red toupee Dbm D In a red toupee F People say that you're unusual Esus4 You just tell them they're confused F If only they were more like you Esus4 E They'd brighten up their day D E In your red toupee Dbm D In your red toupee D E Oh they need a red toupee Dbm D In your red toupee F Promenades in furs and laces Esus4 People put on airs and graces F Bedroom eyes in boardroom faces Esus4 E Oh where will it lead D E Dbm D To Catalina on a fishing boat D E Dbm D We call it Henry Cisneros D E Dbm D We got no money but we stay afloat D E Dbm D The jellyfishes don't scare us D E In your red toupee Dbm D In a red toupee D E Oh they need a red toupee Dbm D In a red toupee D E In your mauve toupee Dbm D In a red toupee D E Turquoise toupee Dbm D Turquoise toupee D E You got your green toupee Dbm D In a red Dbm D In a red toupee D E Cerise toupee Dbm D In a red Dbm D In a red toupee D E Dbm D Why are you wearing that strange toupee
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Chord set
B · G · D · A · E · Dbm · F · Esus4
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.