E|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------3---||-------------3---|
B|-3---------3-----| |-3---------3-----|-4-------6-------||-4-------4-------|
G|---3---5-----5--| :||:--3---5-----5---|---3---3---3---3:||---3---3---3---3-|
D|-----3---3-----3-| |-----5---5-----5-|-----5-----------||-----5-----------|
A|-----------------| |-3---------------|-3---------------||-3---------------|
E|-3---------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
   Gm7                Csus2(7)          Cm7 (sus4)         Cm7


E|-------3-----3---|-2---------------|-------0---------|-------------0---|
B|-3---------3---3-|---------3-------|-3-----------3---|-2-------3-------|
G|---0-----0-------|---0---0---0---0-|---0-------0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---|-----2---2-------|-----2-----------|
A|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   G/B               Gmaj7/B           A7sus4            A7      (sus4)


E|-3-----3-----3---|-2---------------|-------0---------|-------------0----| |
B|---3-----3-----3-|---------3-------|-3-----------3---|-2-------3--------| |
G|-----0-----0-----|---0---0---0---0-|---0-------0---0-|---0---0---0---0--| |
D|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----2---2-------|-----2------------| |
A|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|-0----------------| |
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |
   G/B               Gmaj7/B           A7sus4            A7       (sus4)
                                      repeat 1st line from START to $,then:

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
B|-----------------|-------------0---|-------0-------0-|---------0-------|
G|------11-----9---|-7-----6---------|-----2---2---2---|---2---2---2-----|
D|-----9---9-----9-|---9-------9---0-|---4-------4-----|-----4-----------|
A|---7-------7-----|-7---7---7-------|-2---------------|-------------2/--|
E|-0---------------| (0)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   Esus2             E7 (no 3rd)       B7 (no 3rd)       B7sus4


E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
B|-----------------|-------------0---|-------0-------0-|---0-----3---5---|
G|------11-----9---|-7-----6---------|-----2---2---2---|-----2-----------|
D|-----9---9-----9-|---9-------9---0-|---4-------4-----|-------4---------|
A|/7-7-------7-----|-7---7---7-------|-2---------------|---------2---4---|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   Esus2             E7 (no 3rd)       B7 (no 3rd)       B7sus4  Bm  A/C#


E|-------5---------|-------7---------|-------7---------|-----------------|
B|-7-----------7---|-7-----------7---|-8-----------8---|-8-------10------|
G|---7-----7-----7-|---8-----8-----8-|---9-----9-----9-|---9---9-----9---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----11-----------|
A|-5---5-----5-----|-6---6-----6-----|-7---7-----7-----|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|
   D                 B/D#              Em                C#m (add 4)

                                                       //:
E|---------5-------|---------3-------|---------2-------| |-2-----0----------|
B|-7-----------7---|-5-----------5---|-3-----------3---| |---0-----0---3----|
G|---7---7---7---7-|---4---4---4---4-|---2---2---2---2-| |:----0-----0---0--|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------------|
A|-5---5-----------|-4---4-----------|-2---2-----------| |------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0----------------|
   D                 Em/C#             Bm7                Em          Em7

                                     /1st.............:// 2nd.............
E|-------------0---|-2-----0---------|-------0---------| |-------------0----|
B|-2-------3-------|---0-----0---3---|-2-----------2---| |-2-------3--------|
G|---0---0-------0-|-----0---------0-|---0-------0---0| :||---0---0-------0--|
D|-----2-----2-----|-----------2-----|-----2---2-------| |-----2-----2------|
A|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------| |--0---------------|
E|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| |------------------|
   A        (sus4)   Em          Em7   A7                 A7(sus4)

E|-------0-------0-|-2---------------| |
B|-3---3-------3---|-----------------| |
G|---2-------2-----|-----------------| |
D|-0-------0-------|-0---------------| |
A|-----------------|-----------------| |
E|-----------------|-----------------| |
   Dsus2             D  (let ring...)


B. SONG:

Chords:
        EAdgbe
D       xx0232
D7/5+   xx0566
C7      xx5556
Dm      xx0231
F       133211
C       x32010
Bb      x13331
Bbm     x13321

Beat:   /   /  \
        1+2+3+4+

Picking Patterns For Chords:

   D                 D7/5+             C7                Dm
E|-2-----2-----2---|-6-----6-----6---|-6-----6-----6---|-1-----1-----1---|
B|---3-----3-----3-|---6-----6-----6-|---5-----5-----5-|---3-----3-----3-|
G|-----2-----2-----|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----2-----2-----|
D|-0---------------|-0---------------|-5---------------|-0---------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   F                 C                 Bb                Bbm
E|-1-----1-----1---|-0-----0-----0---|-1-----1-----1---|-1-----1-----1---|
B|---1-----1-----1-|---1-----1-----1-|---3-----3-----3-|---2-----2-----2-|
G|-----2-----2-----|-----0-----0-----|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|


Sometimes you can replace d minor by this melodic interlude:

E|-----1-----0-----|-3-----0-----1---|
B|-------3-----3---|---3-----3-----3-|
G|---2-----2-----2-|-----2-----2-----|
D|-0---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


II. The original song

After the INTRO the song starts like this (lyrics are Cologne German,
an English translation is provided at the bottom! - RG):

  1.                                                        * Hochdeutsch:
D
  Ahn der Vringspooz(*) triffsten                           * Am Severinstor

D7/5+                        C7              Dm
  met singe(*) Kumpels un d Mammutflsch Lambrusco         * seinen

D
  Op d Plastiktt

D7/5+
  met singe paar Klamotte steiht: Eduscho


     F
      jo, d Jupp trick jraad sing Sejel huh(*)            * zieht gerade  \
                                                            \sein Segel hoch\
            Bb                           Bbm
      un h nemp(*) dich met, jedenfalls meint er et       * und er nimmt...

                F               C
      un h verzhllt sich fruh(*),                        * erzhlt sich froh


2.
  Om Projamm(*) steiht Weltreis.                           * auf dem Programm
  Wie jeden Daach verzllte(*), wat ihm wo passiert ess    * Tag erzhlt er
  Kokosnss un Packeis...
  und wie h vver(*) den quator balanciert ess           * er ber
      un vverhaup, die dausend Fraue, die h kannt
      un die Messerstecherei, sick(*) der d Duhme fhlt,  * seit
      ahn singer rchte Hand.

3.
  Un eez en(*) Katmandu,                                   * Und erst in
  wo h met zwei Yetis Skat jekloppt(*) htt               * gespielt
  do woot(*) manche Nejer blass                            * wurde
  vun dmm, wat unsre Jupp -och jeistisch- alles drophtt  * drauf hat
      un dann die Wahnsinnszick(*) als Robinson            * -zeit
      en singer eijene(*) Welt, janz op sich self jestellt * seiner eigenen
      oh Mann, wer kann dat schon?

4.
  Jupp verzllt vom Joldrausch
  un, wie h Twist jedanz htt met 'ner Cobra
  Vun 'nem karrierten Zebra,
  d blonde Fee aus Peking, namens Lola.
      Nur vun Stalingraad verzllte nie
      "Wo litt(*) denn Stalingraad? En welchem Land ess dat?"      * liegt
      Stalingraad pack h nie, irgendwie.

(followed by electric guitar solo)


III. Now the English interpretation, quite crude, I must admit. As for its
     contents: it's not meant to be politically, but just a plain story about
     an old tramp from Cologne creating his own, probably past in order to
     dispace bad remembrances (check it out):

 1.
D                                                           # ANNOTATIONS
  Ahn der Vringspooz(*) triffsten                           * Am Severinstor
> You meet him at Severin's Gate(#)                         # Sight in Cologne

D7/5+                        C7              Dm
  met singe(*) Kumpels un d Mammutflsch Lambrusco         * seinen
> with his fellows and a giant bottle of Lambrusco(#)       # cheap red wine

D
  Op d Plastiktt
> The plastic bag

D7/5+                C7             Dm
  met singe paar Klamotte steiht: Eduscho
> containing his few stuff reads: Edusho (#)                # Coffee Corp.(tm)

     F                             C
      jo, d Jupp trick jraad sing Sejel huh(*)            * zieht gerade  \
>     yeah, ole Yupp's about to set his sail                \sein Segel hoch\

            Bb                           Bbm
      un h nemp(*) dich met, jedenfalls meint er et       * und er nimmt...
>     and you're taken along - so he thinks, anyway

                F               C
      un h verzllt sich fruh(*).                         * erzhlt sich froh
>     and tells glad himself(#)                            # makes himself happy
                                                             by telling stories

2.
  Om Projamm(*) steiht Weltreis.                           * auf dem Programm
> The programme reads "globe trip"

  Wie jeden Daach verzllte(*), wat ihm wo passiert ess    * Tag erzhlt er
> As all days he's recalling what he's seen everywhere

  Kokosnss un Packeis...
> coconuts and pack-ice...

  und wie h vver(*) den quator balanciert ess           * er ber
> And like he balanced accros the equator

      un vverhaup, die dausend Fraue, die h kannt
>     and, by the way, thousand girls were his

      un die Messerstecherei, sick(*) der d Duhme fhlt,  * seit
>     and then the knifling which made him loose

      ahn singer rchte Hand.
>     his right hand's thumb.

3.
  Un eez en(*) Katmandu,                                   * Und erst in
> And then in Katmandu where

  wo h met zwei Yetis Skat jekloppt(*) htt               * gespielt
> he was playing cards with two yetis

  do woot(*) manche Nejer blass                            * wurde
> Some 'negro' grew pale coz of

  vun dmm, wat unsre Jupp -och jeistisch- alles drophtt  * drauf hat
> how well our Yupp - mentally too - was equipped

      un dann die Wahnsinnszick(*) als Robinson            * -zeit
>     and then the mad times as Robinson

      en singer eijene(*) Welt, janz op sich self jestellt * seiner eigenen
>     in his own world set, totally alone

      oh Mann, wer kann dat schon?
>     oh man, who would be able to?


4.
  Jupp verzllt vom Joldrausch
> Yupp tells about the gold rush

  un, wie h Twist jedanz htt met 'ner Cobra
> and him dancing twist with a cobra

  Vun 'nem karrierten Zebra,
> About a checked zebra, and

  d blonde Fee aus Peking, namens Lola.
> the blond fairy from Peking, named Lola

      Nur vun Stalingraad verzllte nie
>     About Stalingrad(#) he doesn't tell                  # Russia, site of a
                                                         major defeat of German
                                                         troups in WW II
      "Wo litt(*) denn Stalingraad? En welchem Land ess dat?"      * liegt
>     "where's Stalingrad? What country's that?"