Details

Author
Robyn Hitchcock
Performances
140

Releases

Title Artist Label Type Year
Storefront Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock Warner Bros. Album 1997
CMJ New Music January 1999 Robyn Hitchcock CMJ Compilation 1999
A Star For Bram Robyn Hitchcock Editions PAF! Album 2000
Inflatable Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock [none listed] Bootleg 2000

Gigs

Billed As Venue City State Country Date
Robyn Hitchcock 12 Bar Club London England UK 08/06/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Isle of Wight Bus Tour Isle of Wight England UK 08/10/1996
Robyn Hitchcock BBC Radio 1 - Mark Radcliffe London England UK 08/14/1996
Robyn Hitchcock 12 Bar Club London England UK 08/27/1996
Robyn Hitchcock 12 Bar Club London England UK 09/03/1996
Robyn Hitchcock 12 Bar Club London England UK 09/17/1996
Robyn Hitchcock 12 Bar Club London England UK 09/24/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Nachtleben Frankfurt Germany 10/07/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Club Soda Montreal Quebec Canada 10/24/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Concert Hall Toronto Ontario Canada 10/27/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Majestic Theatre Detroit Michigan US 10/29/1996
Robyn Hitchcock WXRT Chicago Illinois US 10/30/1996
Robyn Hitchcock First Avenue Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/01/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Vogue Theater Vancouver British Columbia Canada 11/05/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Moore Theatre Seattle Washington US 11/06/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Warfield San Francisco California US 11/08/1996
Robyn Hitchcock The Coach House San Juan Capistrano California US 11/09/1996
Robyn Hitchcock El Rey Theatre Los Angeles California US 11/10/1996
Robyn Hitchcock 9:30 Club Washington DC US 11/13/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Keswick Theater Glenside Pennsylvania US 11/14/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Beacon Theatre New York New York US 11/15/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Avalon Boston Massachusetts US 11/16/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Mountain Stage Charleston West Virginia US 11/17/1996
Robyn Hitchcock The Met Café Providence Rhode Island US 12/05/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Maxwell's Hoboken New Jersey US 12/06/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Storefront New York New York US 12/10/1996
Robyn Hitchcock Bluebird Café Nashville Tennessee US 02/22/1997
Robyn Hitchcock 40 Watt Club Athens Georgia US 02/24/1997
Robyn Hitchcock The Point Atlanta Georgia US 02/25/1997
Robyn Hitchcock Cat's Cradle Carrboro North Carolina US 03/03/1997
Robyn Hitchcock 8 X 10 Club Baltimore Maryland US 03/05/1997
Robyn Hitchcock Milestones Rochester New York US 03/07/1997
Robyn Hitchcock Park West Clifton Park New York US 03/08/1997
Robyn Hitchcock Knitting Factory New York New York US 03/13/1997
Robyn Hitchcock Santa Fe Tivoli New York US 03/18/1997
Robyn Hitchcock Iron Horse Northampton Massachusetts US 03/19/1997
Robyn Hitchcock Raoul's Portland Maine US 03/20/1997
Robyn Hitchcock House of Blues Chicago Illinois US 05/21/1997
Robyn Hitchcock Shank Hall Milwaukee Wisconsin US 05/23/1997
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn at Sea Isle of Wight England UK 08/16/1997
Robyn Hitchcock Bumbershoot Festival Seattle Washington US 08/30/1997
Robyn Hitchcock Jazz Cafe London England UK 11/20/1997
Robyn Hitchcock Mean Fiddler London England UK 12/09/1997
Robyn Hitchcock Largo Los Angeles California US 01/10/1998
Robyn Hitchcock Bottom Line New York New York US 06/12/1998
Robyn Hitchcock Rams Head Tavern Annapolis Maryland US 06/13/1998
Robyn Hitchcock Largo Los Angeles California US 06/19/1998
Robyn Hitchcock Aladdin Theater Portland Oregon US 06/25/1998
Robyn Hitchcock Crocodile Cafe Seattle Washington US 06/26/1998
Robyn Hitchcock BBC London England UK 11/03/1998
Robyn Hitchcock GLR London England UK 11/28/1998
Robyn Hitchcock 3PBS FM Melbourne Victoria Australia 06/08/1999
Robyn Hitchcock Largo Los Angeles California US 08/26/1999
Robyn Hitchcock Colchester Arts Centre Colchester England UK 09/23/1999
Robyn Hitchcock Winchester Arts Centre Winchester England UK 09/24/1999
Robyn Hitchcock Ronnie Scott's London England UK 09/26/1999
Robyn Hitchcock The Portland Arms Cambridge England UK 09/27/1999
Robyn Hitchcock The Zodiac Oxford England UK 09/28/1999
Robyn Hitchcock G2 Glasgow Scotland UK 09/30/1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Fletcher's Baltimore Maryland US 10/27/1999
Robyn Hitchcock The Attic Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/26/2000
Robyn Hitchcock The CLUNY Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 11/22/2000
Robyn Hitchcock Assembly Rooms - The Supper Room Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/05/2001
Robyn Hitchcock and.... The Garage London England UK 01/25/2002
Robyn Hitchcock Largo Los Angeles California US 04/27/2002
Robyn Hitchcock The Horseshoe Tavern Toronto Ontario Canada 07/24/2002
Robyn Hitchcock Assembly Rooms - The Edinburgh Suite Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/12/2002
Robyn Hitchcock 40 Watt Club Athens Georgia US 10/09/2003
Robyn Hitchcock Fletcher's Baltimore Maryland US 10/28/2003
Robyn Hitchcock Bottom Line New York New York US 10/31/2003
Robyn Hitchcock Aladdin Theatre Portland Oregon US 11/12/2003
Robyn Hitchcock Maxwell's Hoboken New Jersey US 01/09/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Conway Hall London England UK 05/15/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Polish Club Sheffield England UK 10/05/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Cat's Cradle Carrboro North Carolina US 11/01/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/03/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Music Saves Cleveland Ohio US 11/08/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Southpaw New York New York US 11/13/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Arts Center Norwich England UK 12/09/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Largo Los Angeles California US 03/10/2005
Robyn Hitchcock Pour House Music Hall Raleigh North Carolina US 03/21/2005
Robyn Hitchcock Iron Horse Northampton Massachusetts US 03/28/2005
Robyn Hitchcock Schuba's Chicago Illinois US 03/31/2005
Robyn Hitchcock Duncan Hall Lafayette Indiana US 04/03/2005
Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 The Coach House San Juan Capistrano California US 02/24/2006
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Knitting Factory New York New York US 03/28/2007
Robyn Hitchcock The Ark Ann Arbor Michigan US 11/11/2007
Robyn Hitchcock Concerts In The Studio Freehold New Jersey US 11/20/2011
Robyn Hitchcock Zambezi River Victoria Falls Zimbabwe 02/16/2016
Robyn Hitchcock Iron Horse Northampton Massachusetts US 03/22/2016
Robyn Hitchcock The Greystones Sheffield England UK 10/30/2016
Robyn Hitchcock City Winery Chicago Illinois US 11/17/2016
Robyn Hitchcock Stoughton Opera House Stoughton Wisconsin US 11/18/2016
Robyn Hitchcock Jammin Java Vienna Virginia US 05/10/2017
Robyn Hitchcock The ArtsCenter Carrboro North Carolina US 05/14/2017
Robyn Hitchcock The Chapel San Francisco California US 06/08/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Turf Club Saint Paul Minnesota US 06/15/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Carnegie Lecture Hall of Oakland Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/17/2017
Robyn Hitchcock City Winery New York New York US 11/18/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Monty Hall Jersey City New Jersey US 02/15/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Narrows Center for the Arts Fall River Massachusetts US 04/12/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Night train to Danang Danang Vietnam 12/04/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Prairie Center for the Arts Schaumburg Illinois US 01/19/2019
Robyn Hitchcock The Stone Church Brattleboro Vermont US 04/16/2019
Robyn Hitchcock One Longfellow Square Portland Maine US 04/19/2019
Robyn Hitchcock South Street Arts Center Reading England UK 04/30/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Starline Social Club Oakland California US 05/16/2019
Robyn Hitchcock HopMonk Tavern Sebastopol California US 05/21/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Club Cafe Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 06/21/2019
Robyn Hitchcock The Jericho Tavern Oxford England UK 10/17/2019
Robyn Hitchcock The Deaf Institute Manchester England UK 10/24/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Storey's Field Centre Cambridge England UK 10/26/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Union Chapel London England UK 10/29/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Eddie's Attic Decatur Georgia US 11/13/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Sellersville Theater Sellersville Pennsylvania US 11/17/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Murmrr New York New York US 11/21/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Drygate Brewing Co Glasgow Scotland UK 01/26/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn & Emma's house Nashville Tennessee US 07/17/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn & Emma's house Nashville Tennessee US 07/24/2020
Boothby Graffoe Songs and Stories Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 11/26/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 01/01/2021
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 01/20/2021
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Private House Nashville Tennessee US 07/16/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Rondo Theatre Bath England UK 09/17/2021
Robyn Hitchcock The Crescent York England UK 09/28/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Summerhall Edinburgh Scotland UK 10/02/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Rams Head on Stage Annapolis Maryland US 10/10/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center Westhampton Beach New York US 10/22/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 11/17/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 01/26/2022
Robyn Hitchcock People's Republic of Camperdown Sydney New South Wales Australia 03/08/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Knuckleheads Kansas City Missouri US 04/14/2022
Robyn Hitchcock White Rabbit Cabaret Indianapolis Indiana US 04/22/2022
Robyn Hitchcock The Burl Lexington Kentucky US 04/23/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Cluny 2 Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 05/01/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Harlow's Sacramento California US 05/23/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Private House Nashville Tennessee US 05/29/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Virgin Hotels, Nashville Nashville Tennessee US 07/28/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Private House Nashville Tennessee US 08/17/2022
Robyn Hitchcock The Blue Door Oklahoma City Oklahoma US 01/22/2024

Lyrics

You have two coffees
One of them is one coffee too many for you
On a health kick
Trying to lead a middle-aged life
Well, it's either that or drop dead
Wait til you get older than this
And then turn around and tell me I was young for my age
Yeah

And it feels like nineteen seventy-four
Waiting for the waves to come and crash on the shore
But you're far inland
You're in funky denim wonderland
You and David Crosby and a bloke with no hand
You've got hair in places
Most people haven't got brains
Ooh

But it feels like nineteen seventy-four
Syd Barrett's last session, he can't sing anymore
He's gonna have to be Roger now for the rest of his life
Oh

Enough about me, let's talk about you
You were working at the Earth Exchange at half twenty-two
Rebel, Rebel was your favorite song
On the Archway Road 
Where it all belongs
All those molecules of time
That you thought you'd shed forever
All those inches of time
That you thought you could just say bye-bye

And as Nixon left the White House
You could hear people say,
"They'll never rehabilitate that mother
No way."
Yep

Whirry-whirry goes the helicopter out of my way
I've got a president to dump in the void
Ooh

Python's last series and The Guardian said,
"The stench of rotting minds"
But what else could you smell back then?
You didn't have to inhale too hard
You could smell the heads festering in the backyard
There's a baby in a basket and it's taken your name
And one day it'll grow up and say,
"Who are you,
Eh?"

And you say that's where it ended
But I say no no no, it just faded away
August was grey
It feels like nineteen seventy-four
Ghastly mellow saxophones all over the floor
Feels like nineteen seventy-four
You could vote for Labour, but you can't anymore
Feels like nineteen seventy-four
Digging Led Zeppelin in Grimsby
Oh Christ 

Tablature

PLAYING TECHNIQUE:

Play the E7 with the middle, ring and pinky fingers so that when
you switch to Em7 you can do it by lifting your pinky off the
B string and putting your index finger on the 3rd fret of that
string.

Where you see A(add D)-A or A-A(add D), you should alternate
between these two chords in the order specified, 2 beats per
chord. Sometimes one chord is first, sometimes the other. Do
it until the next indicated chord change.

There are a few places where you'll see A6, then A'. It's hard
to hear in the recording whether this is done consistently or
not (mostly because of the distortion on Tim's guitar). Do it
all the time, or none of the time or where marked, or where
you feel like it. I wouldn't be surprised if Robyn just does
what he feels like at the time.

If you're tough enough, you ought to play the Bm as a full
barre, but you can just leave out the 2 bottom strings if you
have to. I've shown the Bm voicing as a partial barre only.

Overall, the fuzz guitar makes some of the voicings indistinct
enough to be unimportant.

VOICINGS:

Em: 022000
Em': XX5450
Em7: XX5430
E7: 020100
G: 320003
Gx: XX000X
Gm: 244222
A: X02220
A': 002220
A": 007650
A6: xx7670
A7sus4: XX5230
Bm: XX3321 

intro

Em' Em7 Gx Dsus2 Dsus2(Gb) Gx A Gx
Em' Em7 Gx Dsus2 Dsus2(Gb) Gx A Gx

A        Dsus2 Em'
You have two   coffees

A6                            Dsus2    Em'
One of them is one coffee too many for you

     A6          A"
On a health kick

Dsus2            Em          A6
Trying to lead a middle-aged life

A"         G                      A
Well, it's... either that or drop dead

G                 Dsus2      A
Wait 'til you get older than this

         Em              Gm            E7
And then turn around and tell me I was young for my age

G
Yeah

                           A
And it feels like nineteen seventy-four

Em              Gm                A
Waiting for the waves to come and crash on the shore

                 E7     G
But you're far inland

                      A 
You're in funky denim wonderland

Em            Gm           A'
You and David Crosby and a bloke with no hand

G                  A'
You've got hair in places

Em          Gm          E7
Most people haven't got brains

G
Ooh

                           A'
But it feels like nineteen seventy-four

    Em             Gm          A'
Syd Barrett's last session, he can't sing anymore

     Dsus2            Em'      A6                   E7
He's gonna have to be Roger now for the rest of his life

G
Oh

 Dsus2       Em'       A6         A"
Enough about me, let's talk about you

         Dsus2          Em'               A6          A"
You were working at the Earth Exchange at half twenty-two

G                     A'
Rebel, Rebel was your favorite song

       Bm      G             A'            A(add D) - A'
On the Archway Road Where it all belongs

          G
All those molecules of time

                               A'         A(add D) - A'
That you thought you'd shed forever

          G
All those inches of time

                                   A' - A(add D)
That you thought you could just say bye-bye

       C(G)
And as Nixon left the White House

          Am
You could hear people say,

         C(G)      Em            A'
"They'll never rehabilitate that mother no way"

     Dsus2
Yep

       Em'             A6         A"
Whirry-whirry goes the helicopter out of my way

Dsus2      Em'          A6          E7
I've got a President to dump in the void

G
Ooh

Dsus2         Em'            A6
Python's last series and The Guardian said,

     Bm                G
"The stench of rotting minds"

                        G
But what else could you smell back then?

                     Em               G
You didn't have to inhale too hard

          Dsus2           Em'       A6         A"
You could smell the heads festering in the backyard

          Dsus2     Em'             A6         A"
There's a baby in a basket and it's taken your name

    Dsus2         Em'               A6
And one day it'll grow up and say,

A"
"Who are you,

G
Eh?"

        Bm
And you say that's where it ended

          G                 E            Gx
But I say no no no, it just faded away

G
August was grey

                       A'
It feels like nineteen seventy-four

Em             Gm             A
Ghastly mellow saxophones all over the floor

G                   A
Feels like nineteen seventy-four

Em                 Gm              A'
You could vote for labour, but you can't anymore

G                   A
Feels like nineteen seventy-four

Em          Gm          E7
Digging Led Zeppelin in Grimsby

   G
Oh Christ

TRANSCRIBED BY:
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Ross Overbury (with thanks to JH3)