Portobello Road
View chords used in this chart
[(intro) ]
Ocultar tablatura
(while whistling)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-----5-----------4-----5-----5-----5---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----3-----3-----3--3--2-----3-----3-----3------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
(part A)
C F G C
Getting hung up all day on smiles
F G C
Walking down Portobello Road for miles
F G
Greeting strangers in Indian boots
F G
Yellow ties and old brown suits
Am G
Growing old is my only dan - ger
(part B)
C F G C
Cuckoo clocks and plastic socks
F G C
Lampshades of old antique leather
F G Am
Nothing looks weird, not even a beard
F G
Or the boots made out of feathers
F C
I keep walking miles
F C
'til I feel a broom beneath my feet
F C
Or the hawking eyes
G G7
Of an old stuffed bull across the street
F G C
Nothing's the same if you see it again
F G C
It'll be broken down to litter
F G Am
Oh and the clothes everyone knows
F G
That that dress will never fit her
(part C) C F G C
(whistling)
F G C
(whistling)
F G Am
(more whistling)
F F G G G G G G G G G G G G
(all strummed downward quickly)
(repeat parts a and b and then part a again with the last line)
Am G C F G C
Growing old is my only dan - ger
(outro) (while whistling)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1-----1-----0-------------------------------------|
G|---------0-----2-----0-------------------------------------|
D|------2-----3--------------2-------------------------------|
A|---3--------------------3-----3----------------------------|
E|------------------3----------------------------------------|
How to play Portobello Road
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.