Something Following Me
Procol Harum
#----------------------------------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.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# "Something Following Me" (Gary Brooker - Keith Reid) Intro: (solo piano 6/8): / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Verse 1: While standing at the junction On 42nd Street I idly kicked a pebble Lyin’ near my feet Whoa I hear a weird noise Take a look up and down The cause of the commotion Is right there on the ground Imagine my surprise Thought I’d left it at home yeah But there’s no doubt about it its my Own tombstone Verse 2: I went into a shop Bought a loaf of bread I sunk my teeth into it Thought I’d busted my head Oh I dashed to the dentist Hey hey I got an awful pain yeah This man looks in my mouth and screams This boy’s insane Imagine my surprise Thought I’d left it at home yeah There’s a lump in my mouth of my Own tombstone Instrumental break: (abbreviated verse: piano solo over first four lines; guitar solo from "Imagine my surprise" onward) Verse 3: I went in to see a movie Got the only empty seat I tried to stretch out in it Something blockin’ my feet Finally the lights came up And I could clearly see A slab of engraved marble Just starin’ up at me Imagine my surprise I thought I’d left it at home There’s no doubt I’m sittin on my Own tombstone -- another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers