Intro: |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--77777-7777-7-5--77777-7777-7-5----| |--77777-7777-7-5--77777-7777-7-5----| |--55555-5555-5-3--55555-5555-5-3----| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--33333-3333-3-2--33333-3333-3-5----| |--33333-3333-3-2--33333-3333-3-5----| |--11111-1111-1-0--11111-1111-1-3----| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--77777-7777-7-5--77777-7777-7-5----| |--77777-7777-7-5--77777-7777-7-5----| |--55555-5555-5-3--55555-5555-5-3----| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--33333-3333-3-2--33333-3333-3-5----| |--33333-3333-3-2--33333-3333-3-5----| |--11111-1111-1-0--11111-1111-1-3----| Verse: As I hear the cart crank up the hill |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prick my veins, inject a thrill. |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deja Vu, it's happened before, I'll make it through. |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--| . . . . . . . . . . . . Verse: Sweaty palms, I'm at the top |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The cranks have stopped, here comes the drop |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It's true, but I guess death had plans too |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--| . . . . . . . . . . . . Chorus: |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7------7--| |-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7------7--| |-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5------5--| So brother take me |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3------------2-2-2-3------5--| |-3-3-3-3------------2-2-2-3------5--| |-1-1-1-1------------0-0-0-1------3--| back to sleep. Earl King is my |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7------7--| |-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7------7--| |-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5------5--| enemy. Wake up please I'm |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3------------2-2-2-3------5--| |-3-3-3-3------------2-2-2-3------5--| |-1-1-1-1------------0-0-0-1------3--| about to die. Reality is such a |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-7-7777-77--3-3-3-3-2223-5---| |--7-7-7-7-7777-77--3-3-3-3-2223-5---| |--5-5-5-5-5555-55--1-1-1-1-0001-3---| lie! |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-7-7777-77--3-3-3-3-2223-5---| |--7-7-7-7-7777-77--3-3-3-3-2223-5---| |--5-5-5-5-5555-55--1-1-1-1-0001-3---| Bridge: |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--7~---------5---7------------------| |--7~---------5---7------------------| |--5~---------3---5------------------| So child lay still |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-------------7--3-------------------| |-------------7--3-------------------| |-------------5--1-------------------| He's dressed to kill |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--------------------2---3-----------| |--------------------2---3-----------| |--------------------0---1-----------| Thoughtless against all will |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------5-------7~--------| |------------------5-------7~--------| |------------------3-------5~--------| Never say never reality's real |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |---------5---7----------------------| |---------5---7----------------------| |---------3---5----------------------| So child lay still! |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-------------7--3-------------------| |-------------7--3-------------------| |-------------5--1-------------------| He's dressed to kill! |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--------------------2---3-----------| |--------------------2---3-----------| |--------------------0---1-----------| Thoughtless against all will! Verse: A couple hours, and still no help. |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Common sense screams fairy tail. |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I'll cry, I'll sit around and wait to die. |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--| . . . . . . . . . . . . Verse: Nightime pills and counting sheep |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Death's upon me, I've been beat. |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I swear my bed's an electric chair. |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--| |--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--| |-----------1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--| . . . . . . . . . . . . CHORUS Interlude: |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |--2--------------------------------------------------| |--2------------------------3-------------------------| |--0------------------------3-------------------------| |---------------------------1-------------------------| | |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |--2--------------------------------------------------| |--2------------------------3-------------------------| |--0------------------------3-------------------------| |---------------------------1-------------------------| | |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |---------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---| | |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------| |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |---------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---| | |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| |--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---| |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |-----------------------------------------------------| So come and go with me, no longer delay, |-----------------------------------|----------- |-----------------------------------|----------- |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|----------- |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--3-3-3-3-- |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--3-3-3-3-- |-----------------------------------|--1-1-1-1-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Or else silly child, I will drag thee away ---------------------------|-------------------- ---------------------------|-------------------- ---------------------------|--2-2-2-2----------- --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--2-2-2-2----------- --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--0-0-0-0----------- --1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-------------------- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O Father, O Father, now now, keep your hold. ---------------------------|-------------------- ---------------------------|-------------------- --2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-------------------- --2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--3-3-3-3----------- --0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--3-3-3-3----------- ---------------------------|--1-1-1-1----------- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Earl King has seized me, his breath is so cold. ---------------------------|-------------------- ---------------------------|-------------------- ---------------------------|--2-2-2-2----------- --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--2-2-2-2----------- --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--0-0-0-0----------- --1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-------------------- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Now trembled the father, he spurred through the wild ---------------------------|-------------------- ---------------------------|-------------------- --2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-------------------- --2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--3-3-3-3----------- --0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--3-3-3-3----------- ---------------------------|--1-1-1-1----------- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . And dresses to his bossom his shuddering child, ---------------------------|-------------------- ---------------------------|-------------------- ---------------------------|--2-2-2-2----------- --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--2-2-2-2----------- --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--0-0-0-0----------- --1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-------------------- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . He reached his dwelling in doubt and in dread, ---------------------------|-------------------- ---------------------------|-------------------- --2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-------------------- --2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--3-3-3-3----------- --0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--3-3-3-3----------- ---------------------------|--1-1-1-1----------- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . But clutched to his bosom the infant is dead. ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------------- --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------------- --1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-------------- . . . . . . . . (slowly let off) Outro Chorus: |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7------7--| |-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7------7--| |-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5------5--| So brother take me |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3------------2-2-2-3------5--| |-3-3-3-3------------2-2-2-3------5--| |-1-1-1-1------------0-0-0-1------3--| back to sleep. Earl King is my |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7------7--| |-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7------7--| |-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5------5--| enemy. Wake up please I'm |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3------------2-2-2-3------5--| |-3-3-3-3------------2-2-2-3------5--| |-1-1-1-1------------0-0-0-1------3--| about to die. Reality is such a |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7------7--| |-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7------7--| |-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5------5--| lie! So brother take me |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3------------2-2-2-3------5--| |-3-3-3-3------------2-2-2-3------5--| |-1-1-1-1------------0-0-0-1------3--| back to sleep! Earl King is my |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7------7--| |-7-7-7-7------------7-7-7-7------7--| |-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5------5--| enemy! Wake up please I'm |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3------------2-2-2-3------5--| |-3-3-3-3------------2-2-2-3------5--| |-1-1-1-1------------0-0-0-1------3--| about to die! Reality is such a |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-7-7777-77--3-3-3-3-2223-5---| |--7-7-7-7-7777-77--3-3-3-3-2223-5---| |--5-5-5-5-5555-55--1-1-1-1-0001-3---| | |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--141414141414141414141414----------| |---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------| |--121212121212121212121212----------| |------------------------------------| lie! |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-7-7777-77--3-3-3-3-2223-5---| |--7-7-7-7-7777-77--3-3-3-3-2223-5---| |--5-5-5-5-5555-55--1-1-1-1-0001-3---| | |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--121212121212121212121212----------| |---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------| |--101010101010101010101010----------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-7-7777-77--3-3-3-3-2223-5---| |--7-7-7-7-7777-77--3-3-3-3-2223-5---| |--5-5-5-5-5555-55--1-1-1-1-0001-3---| | |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--141414141414141414141414----------| |---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------| |--121212121212121212121212----------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-7-7777-77--3-3-3-3-2223-5---| |--7-7-7-7-7777-77--3-3-3-3-2223-5---| |--5-5-5-5-5555-55--1-1-1-1-0001-3---| | |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--121212121212121212121212~---------| |---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----------| |--101010101010101010101010~---------| |------------------------------------| Reality is such a |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |--7-7-7-7---------------------------| |--7-7-7-7---------------------------| |--5-5-5-5---------------------------| lie!