E E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|---9-8-9---------------| D|----------9--11--6-7-9-| A|7----------------------| E|-----------------------|The intro consists of 8 measures of this riff, the verses 8 measures. After the first chorus, 4 measures of the same riff are played again.E Egyptian cream, she loves to smear She loves to smear it everywhere On her face and on her hands Til she feels like she's a manA G#m C#m B/F# And when the change comes and the hair grows all over her skinA G#m C#m B She's a natural; she's part of the body she's inE In the Sahara, there she layOn an ironing board one day She was gone for seven months Hadn't guessed what happened onceA G#m C#m B/F# When they told her "You're pregnant" she threw up her handsA G#m C#m B And thousands of fingers grew out of the sandF# A EE|----| gyp---tian creamE Egyptian cream, she loves to smear She loves to smear it everywhere When you're sore, too sore to dream Try some more Egyptian creamA G#m C#m B/F# And when the change comes and the grass grows all over the moundA G#m C#m B The tadpoles come slithering out of the groundF# A E F#E|----| gyp---tian creamF# A E F#E|----| gyp---tian creamF# A E F#E|----| gyp---tian creamF# A E B5/F#E|----| gyp---tian cream
Egyptian Cream
Robyn Hitchcock
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Tom: