#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # this tablature file originally archived at emil's phish tab page, http://www.redmedia.com/chordslast update 26-Jul-2001 13:12 Fee From: Eric Berman From: David Douglas McCallum Cm Abm In the cool shade of the banana tree Bbm Gbm On the rugged trail toward the balcony Gbm7 Db A child of the twentieth century Ab A dried up Goliath and a weasel named Fee (same chords for each verse) Far away in another place A fading beauty named Milly Grace A gospel singer with pox on her face And a bamboo cane to help her keep the pace Fee was a Buddhist prodigy Long past the age of maturity Someday he knew it would set him free Like it did for Floyd the chimpanzee Eb Bb Db Oh, Fee, you're trying to live a life Ab That's completely free. Eb You're racing with the wind Bb You're flirting with death Gm7 So have a cup of coffee Ab And catch your breath Piano solo after the chorus: Cm Bb Ab Eb Fm7 Cm7 Bb Fee first met Milly in a bar in Peru His heart was jumping like a kangaroo Like a beast in a cage in an old Dutch zoo It was hopping and thumping in wooden shoes But Floyd was jealous and alone He wanted Milly for his own A desperate craving in his bones "Their love", he said, "I will not condone." Then one day on a ship to Quebec Floyd found Milly on a lover's trek He picked up a bottle and broke off the neck It sliced through the air, and Fee hit the deck Oh, Fee, you're trying to live a life That's completely free You want to stay with Milly Until you're dead But you just got a bottle Upside your head Milly turned to Floyd and began to scream She said "You think you're pretty mean" And though she was as thin as a small string bean She slammed him in the face with a nectarine Floyd fell back over the edge of the ship Till he hung from the rail by his fingertip Milly said, "Floyd I'll make you lose your grip With this tiny piece of paper I can make you slip" So Milly took that paper and did the deed Floyd hit the water with astonishing speed And as the sharks circled and began to feed Milly knew her weasel was finally free Oh, Fee, you're trying to live a life That's completely free Floyd is dead; he's nothing but a ripple Cause Milly took that paper And sliced him on the nipple From: David Douglas McCallum Also, the key you put it in is the old one that they recorded it in for Junta and used to play years ago. Nowadays they have dropped it one half step. This allows the use of open chords [which Trey did, when I watched him] and is a bit easier on the vocal chords - mine anyway. I would hope that the full version would make it into the CHORDS file. P.S. The version of Fee from Ian's Farm - 8/27/87 has the piano solo section going through twice each time...more room for Page to stretch out =^)