John Cale Tabs
The Black Angel's Death Song
Lyrics
* all strings downtuned a whole-tone
1d ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from e to d)
2A ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from B to A)
3F ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from G to F)
4C ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from D to C)
5G ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from A to G)
6D ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from E to D)
intro {D}{D}{G}{G}
{E}{E}{D}{D}
{D}{G/D} (The myriad choices of his fate ...)
{E}{E} (- choose, What had he to)
{D}{D} (- loose)
{D}{G/D}{G/D}{G/D} (Not a ghost bloodied country ...)
{E}{E} (- in the east, gone to)
{D}{D}{D}{D} (- choose)
{D}{G/D}{G/D}{G/D} (And wandering's brother walked ...)
{E}{E} (- knife, of)
{D}{D}{D}{D} (- G.T.)
{D}{G/D}{G/D} (The Rally Man's patter ran on ...)
{E}{E} (- skull)
{D}{D} (- shrill yell)
{D}{G/D}{G/D}{G/D} (Shining brightly red-rimmed ...)
{E}{E} (- chunks, from the)
{D}{D}{D}{D} (- bells)
{G}{G}{E}{E}
{D}{D}{D}{D}
{D}{G/D}{G/D} (Cut mouth bleeding razor's ...)
{E}{E} (- goodbye, So you)
{D}{G}{E}{E} (- fly to the cozy brown ...)
{D}{D}{D} (- choose, choose again)
{D}{D}{D}{D}
{D}{G/D}{G/D}{G/D} (Sacrificial's remains make it ...)
{E}{E} (- realize fame)
{D}{D} (- choose again)
{D}{G/D}{G/D}{G/D} (And roverman's refrain of the ...)
{E}{E} (- a rat, Come)
{D}{D}{D} (- again, choose to go)
{D}{D}{D}{D}
{D}{G/D}{G/D} (And if epiphanies terror ...)
{E}{E} (- Choose a side - to be)
{D}{D} (- on)
{D}{G/D}{G/D}{G/D} (If the stone glances off split ...)
{E}{E} (- choose, if you)
{D}{G}{D}{G} (- choose, try to loose, For ...)
{D}{D}{G}{D} (- game I che che che che I ...)
{G}{D}{G}{D} (- koh choose to choose, Choose ...)
{D}{D}{D}{D}
{D}{D}{D...
* riff (all strings downtuned a whole-tone)
The myriad choices of ... choose
{ D } { G / D } { E } { E }
*1d --2-2-2--2-2-2----3-3-3--2-2-2----0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0--
*2A --3-3-3--3-3-3----0-0-0--3-3-3----0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0--
*3F --2-2-2--2-2-2----0-0-0--2-2-2----1-1-1--1-1-1----1-1-1--1-1-1--
*4C --0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0----2-2-2--2-2-2----2-2-2--2-2-2--
*5G ------------------2-2-2-----------2-2-2--2-2-2----2-2-2--2-2-2--
*6D ------------------3-3-3-----------0-0-0--0-0-0----0-0-0--0-0-0--
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* chords and tabs for standard-tuning
intro {C}{C}{F}{F}
{D}{D}{C}{C}
{C}{F/C} (The myriad choices of his fate ...)
{D}{D} (- choose, What had he to)
{C}{C} (- loose)
{C}{F/C}{F/C}{F/C} (Not a ghost bloodied country ...)
{D}{D} (- in the east, gone to)
{C}{C}{C}{C} (- choose)
{C}{F/C}{F/C}{F/C} (And wandering's brother walked ...)
{D}{D} (- knife, of)
{C}{C}{C}{C} (- G.T.)
{C}{F/C}{F/C} (The Rally Man's patter ran on ...)
{D}{D} (- skull)
{C}{C} (- shrill yell)
{C}{F/C}{F/C}{F/C} (Shining brightly red-rimmed ...)
{D}{D} (- chunks, from the)
{C}{C}{C}{C} (- bells)
{F}{F}{D}{D}
{C}{C}{C}{C}
{C}{F/C}{F/C} (Cut mouth bleeding razor's ...)
{D}{D} (- goodbye, So you)
{C}{F}{D}{D} (- fly to the cozy brown ...)
{C}{C}{C} (- choose, choose again)
{C}{C}{C}{C}
{C}{F/C}{F/C}{F/C} (Sacrificial's remains make it ...)
{D}{D} (- realize fame)
{C}{C} (- choose again)
{C}{F/C}{F/C}{F/C} (And roverman's refrain of the ...)
{D}{D} (- a rat, Come)
{C}{C}{C} (- again, choose to go)
{C}{C}{C}{C}
{C}{F/C}{F/C} (And if epiphanies terror ...)
{D}{D} (- Choose a side - to be)
{C}{C} (- on)
{C}{F/C}{F/C}{F/C} (If the stone glances off split ...)
{D}{D} (- choose, if you)
{C}{F}{C}{F} (- choose, try to loose, For ...)
{C}{C}{F}{C} (- game I che che che che I ...)
{F}{C}{F}{C} (- koh choose to choose, Choose ...)
{C}{C}{C}{C}
{C}{C}{C...
* riff (standard-tuning)
The myriad choices of ... choose
{ C } { F / C } { D } { D }
1e ----------------------------------------------------------------
2B --1-1-1--1-1-1----1-1-1--1-1-1----3-3-3--3-3-3----3-3-3--3-3-3--
3G --0-0-0--0-0-0----2-2-2--0-0-0----2-2-2--2-2-2----2-2-2--2-2-2--
4D --2-2-2--2-2-2----3-3-3--2-2-2----4-4-4--4-4-4----4-4-4--4-4-4--
5A --3-3-3--3-3-3----3-3-3--3-3-3----------------------------------
6E ----------------------------------------------------------------
