Harry Hippie

Intro 

E                        C#m            
  Everybody claims that they want the best things 

Outta life, huh 
A                          B         
  But not everyone, not everyone, wanna go 

Through the toils and strifes 
E       C#m           
  Like this particular fella walks 

 Around all day long singin' 
A                 B   
  Sha na dah dah, dah lah, dah dah, dah dah 


E          C#m      
  Harry Hippie, lies asleep in the shade 
A                 B                
  Life don't bug him 'cause he thinks he's got it made 
E             G#m   
  He never worry about nothin' in particular 
A                    B         G#7 
   But ooh, he might even sell free press on sunset 

 

C#m                   G#m     
   I'd like to help a man when he's down 
C#m       
    But I can't help him much 
    G#m                B 
When he's sleepin' on the ground 

 

       E           G#m 
He's like a bottle in water 
A       G#m                  F#m7  A/B 
Harry just floats through life 
E                   C#m          
  Walks around all day long singin' this song 
A         B   
  Whoa, whoa, whoa, oh yeah 

 

E         C#m       
  Mary Hippie, she's Harry's lady 
A                  B     
  Panhandles pennies just to feed Harry's baby 
E                  G#m      
  She can lie down a story so incredible 

( A ) 

B       G#7 
  Man, you wanna help her take 
  
The food home and put it on the table 
 
 (2)
C#m                       G#m    
   I'd like to help a man     when he's down 
C#m       
    But I can't help ya, Harry 
        G#m            B 
If you wanna sleep on the ground 

 
 (2)
E       G#m       A      G#m              F#m7  A/B 
  Sorry Harry, oh, you're too much weight to 

Carry around 
E              B        
  But he still walks around all day long 

Singin' this song 
E               C#m    
  Sha dah dah dah, sha nah nah nah nah nah 
A             B      
  Sha lah lah lah lah dah dah dah dah 


E                    C#m      
Street child, street child Tell me, where will 

You be goin' 
A            B    
  When old man winter gets his horn 

And starts blowin'? 
E                 G#m     
  Will you hang around LA, or hitch a 

Ride on a freeway? 
A               B        G#7 
  Meet an old familiar face in a new place? 
 
 (2)
C#m                         G#m   
     I'd like to help a man     when he's down 
C#m       
    But how can I help him 
      G#m         B 
If he's somewhere outta town? 

 
 (3)
E      G#m      A      G#m                F#m7  A/B 
   Sorry Harry, think I'm gonna put you down 
E                C#m      
  Sha dah dah dah, sha nah nah nah nah nah 
A              B       
   Sha lah lah lah lah dah dah dah dah 


Final E  C#m 

 A               B     
Everybody help me sing this song, oh yeah 

(Sha lah lah lah, sha lah lah lah)