Down In Bermuda

Studio CD: Rockin' and Romance
Live Bootleg: Torino 1985, Mean Fiddler
Rockin' and Romance

Chords

D        A
Jonathan, Jonathan
F#m             A
I wanna know something
             D               A
Well have you ever been to Bermuda?
       F#m                   A
Yeah my band once played down there
            D              A
What did you like about Bermuda?
        F#m              Bm
There was something in the air
         G                                G A
That kept soothing me and calming me down
G                                G A
Making me feel better all around
    G                          G A
It's quiet that far out at sea
G           A
Down in Bermuda


D            A
Down in Bermuda
         D       A
I saw how stiff I was
                D      A
And I changed it just because
A       D
In Bermuda

Bum di dee Bum di dee Bum Bum Bum


D           A
Down in Bermuda
              D         A
I realized how stiff I'd been
                   D               A
I didn't want to be like them all again
A       D
In Bermuda


D        A
Jonathan, Jonathan

What Ellie?
F#m               A
I want to know something

ok, ok
            D                A
Well did you wander around Bermuda?
               F#m            A
That's right, I wandered all around
       D                A
And the flowers in Bermuda

Well the flowers
           F#m                   Bm
They almost knocked me down a few times
            G                           G A
Because they smelled so strong you know
           G                                 G A
That it was springtime when I went there too
               G                         G A
Yes, there were little petals all around
G                 A
Well down in Bermuda


     D             A
I say down in Bermuda
                D     A
oh it changed me all around
            D      A
It turned me upside down
A       D
in Bermuda

Ding Ding, Bum di dee Bum di dee Bum Bum Bum
    D             A
Well down in Bermuda
         D       A
I saw how stiff I was
                D      A
And I changed it just because
A       D
In Bermuda


D        A
Jonathan, Jonathan

Yeah, yeah what Ellie
 F#m
I wanna know something

Chords (alternate version)

Note from Angus: This one is just D and Em for the verses. The timing was out for all of the song, so I've corrected that, and the chorus has more chords and is faster
Than you've shown in your tab. Personally, I think the chord over the line "air" sounds better as an A, but Jonathan plays an Em on this record.
In fact, later on Jonathan himself would play an A instead of an Em on every other line (so over "something" and "down there" as well as "air")
When playing "Monologue about Bermuda".
You can decide which sounds better.

D            Em
Jonathan, Jonathan
D                 Em
I wanna know something
                   D                      Em
Well have you ever been to Bermuda?
             D                                 Em
Yeah my band once played down there
                  D                 Em
What did you like about Bermuda?
                 D                    Em
There was something in the air
              D                                                  G A
That kept soothing me and calming me down
D                                            G A
Making me feel better all around
     D                                   G A
It's quiet that far out at sea
G           A
Down in Bermuda


D       Bm      G
Down in Bermuda
  A       D       Bm   G
I saw how stiff I was
      A          D      Bm     G
And I changed it just because
   A        D
In Bermuda

Chordpro

[D] Jonathan, [A] Jonathan
[F#m] I wanna know some[A]thing
Well have you [D] ever been to Ber[A]muda?
Yeah my [F#m] band once played down [A] there
What did you [D] like about Ber[A]muda?
There was [F#m] something in the [Bm] air
That kept [G] soothing me and calming me down [G][A]
[G] Making me feel better all around [G][A]
It's [G] quiet that far out at sea [G][A]
[G] Down in Bermu[A]da

[D] Down in Bermu[A]da
I saw how [D] stiff I [A] was
And I changed it [D] just be[A]cause
[A] In Bermu[D]da
Bum di dee Bum di dee Bum Bum Bum

[D] Down in Bermu[A]da
I realized how [D] stiff I'd [A] been
I didn't want to be [D] like them all a[A]gain
[A] In Bermu[D]da

[D] Jonathan, [A] Jonathan
What Ellie?
[F#m] I want to know some[A]thing
ok, ok
Well did you [D] wander around Ber[A]muda?
That's right, I [F#m] wandered all a[A]round
And the [D] flowers in Bermu[A]da
Well the flowers
They almost [F#m] knocked me down a few [Bm] times
Because they [G] smelled so strong you know [G][A]
That it was [G] springtime when I went there too [G][A]
Yes, there were [G] little petals all around [G][A]
[G] Well down in Bermu[A]da

I say [D] down in Bermu[A]da
oh it changed me [D] all a[A]round
It turned me [D] upside [A] down
[A] in Bermu[D]da
Ding Ding, Bum di dee Bum di dee Bum Bum Bum
Well [D] down in Bermu[A]da
I saw how [D] stiff I [A] was
And I changed it [D] just be[A]cause
[A] In Bermu[D]da

[D] Jonathan, [A] Jonathan
Yeah, yeah what Ellie
I [F#m] wanna know some[D]thing

Lyrics

Jonathan, Jonathan
I wanna know something
Well have you ever been to Bermuda?
Yeah my band once played down there
What did you like about Bermuda?
There was something in the air
That kept soothing me and calming me down
Making me feel better all around
It's quiet that far out at sea
Down in Bermuda

Down in Bermuda
I saw how stiff I was
And I changed it just because
In Bermuda
Bum di dee Bum di dee Bum Bum Bum

Down in Bermuda
I realized how stiff I'd been
I didn't want to be like them all again
In Bermuda

Jonathan, Jonathan
What Ellie?
I want to know something
ok, ok
Well did you wander around Bermuda?
That's right, I wandered all around
And the flowers in Bermuda
Well the flowers
They almost knocked me down a few times
Because they smelled so strong you know
That it was springtime when I went there too
Yes, there were little petals all around
Well down in Bermuda

I say down in Bermuda
oh it changed me all around
It turned me upside down
in Bermuda
Ding Ding, Bum di dee Bum di dee Bum Bum Bum
Well down in Bermuda
I saw how stiff I was
And I changed it just because
In Bermuda

Jonathan, Jonathan
Yeah, yeah what Ellie
I wanna know something

Torino 1985

Lyrics

[Hey why don't we do another one for you? ???
Down in Bermuda ??? pretty good]

Jonathan, Jonathan
We wanna know something (yeah what?)
Well have you ever been to Bermuda?
Yeah, my band once played down there
What did you like about Bermuda?
Well, there was something in the air
That kept soothing me and calming me down
Making me feel better all around
You know, it's quiet that far out at sea
Well, down in Bermuda

Well, down in Bermuda
I saw how stiff I was
And I changed it just because
In Bermuda
Ding ding
Bum di dee Bum di dee Bum Bum Bum

Down in Bermuda
It turned me all around
And it turned me upside down
In Bermuda

Jonathan, Jonathan
Yeah, what do you want?
I want to know something
Yeah what?
Did you wander around Bermuda?
I wandered all around
And the flowers down in Bermuda
Well, they almost knocked you down
Cause they smelled so strong you know
Yeah and it was springtime when I went there too
Yeah, and there were little flowers there all around yeah
Well down in Bermuda

Down in Bermuda
It turned me all around
And it turned me upside down
In Bermuda
Ding ding
Bum di dee Bum di dee Bum Bum Bum

Well now, down in Bermuda
I saw how stiff that I was yeah
But I got excited to change it just because
In Bermuda

Jonathan, Jonathan
Yeah, what do you want?
We wanna know something

Mean Fiddler

Lyrics

Jonathan, Jonathan
What?
I wanna know something
Have you ever been to Bermuda?
Yeah
My band once played down there
What did you like about Bermuda?
Well there was something in the air
That kept soothing me and calming me down
Making me feel better all around
You know, it's quiet that far out at sea
Down in Bermuda

Well down in Bermuda
It turned me all around
It turned me upside down
In Bermuda

Well down in Bermuda
I saw how stiff I was
And I changed it just because
Yeah, In Bermuda

Jonathan, Jonathan
Yeah, what?
I want to know something
Ok
Did you wander around Bermuda?
In fact I did
I wandered all around
Yes
And the flowers in Bermuda
Oh yes the flowers, the flowers
They almost knocked you down
Because it smelled so strong you know
And it was springtime when I went there too
Yes, little petals all around
Down in Bermuda

Well down in Bermuda
It turned me all around
It turned me upside down
In Bermuda

Well down in Bermuda
I saw how stiff I was
And I changed it just because
In Bermuda

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