Quentin the
Quail
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1. Quentin the Quail, funny little bird is he,
feathers
on his head make him different,
D7 G
but
they don't make him better than me.
G D
2. Quentin the Quail, he talks differently,
just ‘cos he can see the sun go down,
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doesn't
mean he's better than me
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So if you want to be my friend
D G
you gotta
come down from up there.
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How can the view look good to you
D G
when you've always got your nose
in the air ?
G
D
3. Quentin the Quail lives in a lavender tree,
he
thinks his nest is the very best,
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but
mine's all right with me. + CHORUS
C
I remember the night when the
rain came down,
G
I remember the night when the
lightning flashed.
C
I remember the night when his nest fell down,
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I remember the night when the
tree got smashed, and ..
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4. Quentin the Quail was in such misery.
'Is it all right if I stay the
night?
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I've nowhere to sleep, you
see.'
+ CHORUS +
instrumental = verse 5
+ CHORUS
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5. Now Quentin the Quail, he lives happily,
with
all the quails and that's good for him.
D7 G
and
that's all right with me.
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Sometimes in the evening we go
and watch the sun go down,
C
Am
and
Quentin the Quail has a hundred friends,
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and
he's nice to have around. And now he says :
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If you want to be my friend
D G
you gotta
come down from up there.
C Am
How can the view look good to you
D D7 G
if you've always got your nose
in the air ?
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Ralph McTell)