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Song title:      Halfway Up The Hindu Kush
Original Album:	 Piece By Piece

Words and Music by Katie Melua and Mike Batt
Copyright © 2005 Dramatico Records and Melua Music Ltd.
Published by Dramatico/Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


INTRO:

[play: Bass INTRO Figure]  [x2]


Bass INTRO Figure
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------6---8---8---6-------|-------------6---8---8---6-------|
|---------6-8---------------8-6---|---------6-8---------------8-6---|
|-6---6-------------------------6-|-6---6-------------------------6-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE1:
Chords:
Bb   688766    Gb  244322
Eb   x68886    F   x8 10 10 10 8 and 133211


  | Bb                         | %
The first time that I saw you, I said, "For goodness sake,

   | Eb            Gb          | F            | Bb
that man's got the power, he's a charmer with a snake"


    | Bb                         | Gb           F
I was thrilled and fascinated, but somehow liberated

       | Eb           Gb             | F
when you took me to a place I'd never  been

  | Gb                                | F 
You showed me lots of things I'd never  seen.



CHORUS:
Chords:
Bb  68876            Gb  244322
F   x8 10 10 10 8    Ab  466544
Eb  x68886


  | Bb     F      | Eb               | Gb             Ab   | Bb
You set me free, as if you'd taken me  halfway up the Hindu  Kush

  | Bb     F     | Eb                      | Gb             Ab   | Bb
And I love you for showing me the view from  halfway up the Hindu  Kush



VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
Bb  688766    Gb  244322
Eb  x68886    F   133211


  | Bb                          | %
The next time that I saw you, you looked into my eyes

    | Eb                          | Gb                Bb
I was sitting on your carpet when I felt it begin to rise

| Bb                        | Gb              F
I kinda got the feeling I was floating to the ceiling

| Eb          | Gb           | F      | Gb                              | F
Instead of only looking at the sky, you picked me up and showed me how to fly



[repeat CHORUS]

[then play:]

Chords:
Gb  244322           Bb  688766
F   x8 10 10 10 8    C   x35553
Ab  466544


   | Gb                       | F
From halfway up the Hindu, from halfway up the Hindu,

   | Gb           | Ab  | Bb
From halfway up the Hindu Kush



[jazz piano interlude over these chords:]

[play: 4/4| Bb | % | C | % | Gb | % | F |]



[repeat CHORUS]

[then play:]

Chords:
Bb  688766    Eb  x68886
Gb  244322    F   x8 10 10 10 8


| Bb         | Gb          | Eb   | F
  Oooo, oo oo  Oooo, oo oo   Oooo,    halfway up the Hindu 

| Bb         | Gb          | Eb   | F [stop chord]
  Koo__________________________