A Raft Of Penguins
By Ian Anderson from his Rupi's Dance CD.
Transcription by Peter Dawson.
Capo 3rd fret
I've tried to combine the flute and guitar parts in this accompaniment.  Corrections welcome.

The timing of the verse is alternating 12/8 and 11/8.  Hence the lyric "Counting eleven..." 


Intro riff x2 (16/8 timing?)
16/8
           V = down stroke (strum from high to low strings)
   Em              C               Em          G       D       Em
   |   |   V   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   V   |   |   |   |   |    
g |--------0-------0-------------------------------------------0---|
D |----0---0---3-------------------0-------0---0-------3---3-------|
Bb|--------0---------------0---2---0-------0---0-------2---2-------|
F |2-------2-----------2-----------2-------2---0-------0---0-------|
C |----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------|

 Em              C               G           Em
 |   |   V   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |    
|--------0-------0---------------------------0------------------- |
|----0---0---3-------------------0-----------0------------------- |
|--------0-----------0---0---2---0-----------0-------------------:|
|2-------2-----------------------0-------0---2-----2-2-4-5-4-2---:|
|---------------------------------------------------------------- |
|---------------------------------------------------------------- |



[Em]A raft of [C]penguins on a[G] frozen [D]sea.
[Em]Expectant [C]faces look [G]down on [D]me.
[Em]Shuffle [C]uneasy.  The [G]whistler [D]plays.
[Em]Counting [C]eleven, they [G]begin to [D]pray.


Bridge? riff x 2 (Timing 11/8)
 A           Em7         D   Bm      A
 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|0-------------------------------------------|
|2-----3-2---3---2---0-------0-2-3-0-2-------|
|2-----------0-----------2---------------2---|
|2-----------2-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

 A           Em7         G   Bm      A
 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|1st time
|0------------------------------------------- |
|2-----3-2---3---2---0-------0-2-3-0-2-0-2-3- |
|2-----------0-----------0-------------------:|
|2-----------2-------------------------------:|
|-------------------------------------------- |
|-------------------------------------------- |

 A           Em7         G   Bm      A
 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|2nd time
|0-------------------------------------------|
|2-----3-2---3---2---0-----------------------|
|2-----------0-----------0---0-2-4-0-2-------|
|2-----------2-------------------------------|
|0-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

Intro riff x 1

[Em]Tenuous but [C]clinging, the [G]missing [D]link
[Em]Joins us, [C]closer than [G]we might [D]think.
[Em]Some half re[C]membered coarse [G]jungle [D]drum –
[Em]A naked [C]heart-beat, [G]trill and [D]hum.

Bridge riff x 2

Intro riff x 1

[G]This world’s no [D]stage for the [A]faint at heart.
[G]Each symphon[D]y, a [C]sum of [Em]parts.
[G]Each over[D]ture, a [A]sweet foreplay.
[G]Let’s crash and [D]burn some [A]other [B]day.

Intro riff x 1

Instrumental

[Em]Bonded in [C]terror or [G]suspicion [D]deep
[Em]Tentative [C]tiptoe or [G]giant [D]leap
[Em]Call down the [C]angels to [G]guide them [D]in
[Em]A raft of [C]penguins take [G]to the [D]wing.

[Em]A raft of [C]penguins on a[G] frozen [D]sea.
[Em]Expectant [C]faces look [G]down on [D]me.
[Em]Shuffle [C]uneasy.  The [G]whistler [D]plays.
[Em]Counting [C]eleven, they [G]begin to [D]pray.

Bridge riff x 2 & ending (last 5 notes of bridge riff slowed down)