Black Sabbath - The Sign Of The Southern Cross Chords & Tabs

 

The Sign Of The Southern Cross Chords & Tabs

Black Sabbath Chords & Tabs

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The Sign Of The Southern Cross Tab

   
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-3-2-0----------------3-2-0-----------------3-2-0----------------3-2-0-----------------|

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-------2--------------------2---------------------2--------------------2---------------|
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-3-2-0----------------3-2-0-----------------3-2-0----------------3-2-0-----------------|
 If there isn't light where no one sees, how can I know what you might believe?  Yeah.

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-3-2-0----------------3-2-0-----------------3-2-0----------------3-2-0-----------------|
 A story told that can't be real, somehow must reflect the truth we feel, yeah, eahh.

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---5---5--------5-------5------5-----5----5--------5-------5------5---|
--5---5-x------x-5-----x-5----x-5---5----5-x------x-5-----x-5----x-5--|
-7---5---x--5h7-----5h7----5h7-----7----5---x--5h7-----5h7----5h7-----|
----------8----------------------------------8------------------------|
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 Fade away, fade away.             Vanish  into small.

                                                     (1:01)
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----5---5--------5------5------5----------13---11---9-----|
---5---5-x------x-5----x-5----x-5---14----12---10--12--9--|
--7---5---x--5h7----5h7----5h7-------x-----x----x---x--x--|
-----------8------------------------12----10----8--10--7--|
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 Fade away, fade away.              Break the cry stal ball.

(1:05)
   D5 F#5 D5/G5 D5/E5  D5 F#5 G5/D5 D5/E5  D5 F#5 D5/G5 D5/E5  D5 F#5 G5/D5 D5/E5
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---9-12--11/12--7/9---9-14--12\11--7/9------9-12--11/12--7/9---9-14--12\11--7/9---|
---9-12--11/12--7/9---9-14--12\11--7/9------9-12--11/12--7/9---9-14--12\11--7/9---|
---7-10---9/10--5/7---7-12--10\-9--5/7------7-10---9/10--5/7---7-12--10\-9--5/7---|
-0-0----------------0-0-------------------0-0----------------0-0----------------0-|
         It's the sign                      Feel like a child, oh!      Uh huuuu

(Bass, Drums and Keyboard only)

On a small world west of Wonder, somewhere, nowhere, at all.
There's a rainbow that will shimmer, when the summer falls

                                                         D5 D5 E5
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----------------------------------------------------------7---7-9--|
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If an echo doesn't answer, when it hears a certian sound,
Then the Beast is free to wonder, but never seen around

CHOURSE (2:00)

  A   G\F#  E/F#  E                        A   G\F#  E/F#  E
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--14--12\11--9/12--9-----------------------14--12\11--9/12--9--|
--12--10\-9--7/10--7-----------------------12--10\-9--7/10--7--|
-------------------0----------------------------------------0--|
 And it's the Sign of the Southern Cross  It's the Sign of the Southern Cross, Al-

   D5 F#5 D5/G5 D5/E5  D5 F#5 G5/D5 D5/E5  D5 F#5 D5/G5 D5/E5  D5 F#5 G5/D5 D5/E5
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---9-12--11/12--7/9---9-14--12\11--7/9------9-12--11/12--7/9---9-14--12\11--7/9--|
---9-12--11/12--7/9---9-14--12\11--7/9------9-12--11/12--7/9---9-14--12\11--7/9--|
---7-10---9/10--5/7---7-12--10\-9--5/7------7-10---9/10--5/7---7-12--10\-9--5/7--|
-0-0----------------0-0-------------------0-0----------------0-0-----------------|
 right!                 Sail Away!  To the sun, hey

BRIDGE (2:28)

 A       G  G F   F G   A  A G  G F  F G   A  A G  G F    F G   A   G  G   F
-----------------------------------------------------------------5---3--3---1--|
-----------------------------------------------------------------x---x--x---x--|
-----------------------------------------------------------------x---x--x---x--|
-----------------------------------------------------------------x---x--x---x--|
-7---(x)-5--5-3---3-5---7--7-5--5-3---33-5---7--7-5--5-3---3-5---x---x--x---x--|
-5---(x)-3--3-1---1-3---5--5-3--3-1---11-3---5--5-3--3-1---1-3---5---3--3---1--|
 Fade away, fade away, break the crystal ball, fade away, fade away

 I can't accept it any more

{Heaven & Hell, continued} (2:45)

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-0--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--|
{................................pm..................................}
                Yeah,    yeah
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-7---------------7h9-7h9---------7h9-7hh9-7h9-7h9--|
-7---------------7h9-7h9---------7h9-7hh9-7h9-7h9--|
-7---------------7h9-7h9---------7h9-7hh9-7h9-7h9--|
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{vp in 0 to Full}              {vp out Full to 0}
                (......Chourse and echoplex.....)

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-7~~~~-----------7h9~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|
-7~~~~-----------7h9~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|
-7~~~~-----------7h9~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|
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{vp in 0 to Full}    {vp out Full to 0}
              (Chourse and echoplex)
                      We sail away to the stars

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-7---------------7h9-7h9-7h9-7h9-7h9-7hh9-7h9-7h9--|
-7---------------7h9-7h9-7h9-7h9-7h9-7hh9-7h9-7h9--|
-7---------------7h9-7h9-7h9-7h9-7h9-7hh9-7h9-7h9--|
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{vp in 0 to Full}              {vp out Full to 0}
                (......Chourse and echoplex.....)
                 Fade on, fade on, oh

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-7~~~~-----------7h9~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|
-7~~~~-----------7h9~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|
-7~~~~-----------7h9~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|
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{vp in 0 to Full}    {vp out Full to 0}
                (Chourse and echoplex)
    No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no oh

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------------------------------------------------------9-7-9-7----------|
--------------------------------------------------------------9-7-5----|
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Theere's a big black shape looking up at me, oh

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---------------------------------------------5h7/9-9~--|
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He said, "I know where you ought to be."
                                                    [p]
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----------------------------------------------------------------7\5------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------7-7--|
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He said, "Come with me and I'll give you   desire"  {echo}

"But first you gotta burn, burn, burn, burn  in fire!!"
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_sabbath/the_sign_of_the_southern_cross_tab.html ]
(3:54)                (E)  D             E               E  D             E   (4:17)
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----------------------(9)--7--------------9---------------9--7-------------9-------|
----------------------(7)--5--------------7---------------7--5-------------7-------|
-(5/12)-(12\3)-(5/9)--------------15s\33----------------------------15s\3----------|
                                                                            {vp in-out}
                     Oh, yeah       Alright! Ohh   No, no No, no No, no no,no,no,no,no

Then a little white shape looked down on me, said, "I know where you otta be"
Said, "Come with me, 'cause I know just what to do"
But I said, "Gow Away!  I'm gonna burn in Hell with all of you!"

 D     E             D/E (4:50)
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-9-----7-------------7/9--|
-7-----5-------------5/7--|
-----------15s\3----------|
{vp in}
With every last one of you!  And I'll see you there, You'll be there!

 D     E             D/E (5:00)
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-9-----7-------------7/9--|
-7-----5-------------5/7--|
-----------15s\3----------|
{vp in}
I'll take you there, take you there, take you there.  We'll fall into Hell!

                                                                  (5:06)
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----------------------------------------------------------14-12-14~(\9)--|
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It goes on and on, on and on, it's Heaven and Hell!
                                                                       (5:11)
-------------------------------------------------15^(18)-12-12h15p12-----------|
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On and on, on and on, it's Heaven and Hell!
                                                                             (5:17)
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On and on, on and on, it's Heaven and Hell!
                                            (5:21)
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--------------12\11-----11h12-14-14--111h12p11-----|
--------------------14-------------------------14--|
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On and on, on and on, it's Heaven and Hell! Yeah!

BRIDGE (5:22)
                                                                            (5:34)
 E  F#  A   A  A   A  A  A  D  D D  D D D    F   F  F   F  F  F  C  C C  C C C  E
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-9--11--14--14-14--14-14-14-7--7-7--7-77-7---10--10-10--10-10-10--5--5-5--5-5-5--9--|
-9--11--14--14-14--14-14-14-7--7-7--7-77-7---10--10-10--10-10-10--5--5-5--5-5-5--9--|
-7---9--12--12-12--12-12-12-5--5-5--5-55-5----8---8--8---8--8--8--3--3-3--3-3-3--7--|
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 {......................................strum.....................................}
            Oh,   oh     no     yeah
                                                      (5:55)
(5:44)                   E    D      F        D D D   D D D
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-------------------------------7---------------7-7-7---7-7-7--|
--------------------------2----5-----5---------5-5-5---5-5-5--|
--0--------------15s\3----0--------0-3-----0------------------|
{vp in}
            E E E      D  D  D                   D  D  D
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------------9-9-9------7--7--7--------------------7--7--7--|
------------7-7-7--7~--5--5--5--------------------5--5--5--|
--0-0-0-0------------------------3--3---3-3-3~-3-----------|
 {..pm..}                        {.....pm.....}

            D  D  D  D                   D  D  D D          Esus2 Dsus2 (6:15)
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------------7--7--7--7--------------------7--7--7--7---------9~---7~--|
------------5--5--5--5--------------------5--5--5--5---------9~---7~--|
--0-0-0-0---------------3--3--3-3-3~-3----------------0-0-0-----------|
 {..pm..}              {......pm......}             {..pm..}
They say that life's a carousel, spinning fast, you'd better ride it well
The world is full of kings and queens, that'll blind your eyes and steal your dreams
It's Heaven and Hell

            D  D  D  D                   D  D  D D          Esus2 Dsus2 (6:26)
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------------7--7--7--7--------------------7--7--7--7---------9~---7~--|
------------5--5--5--5--------------------5--5--5--5---------9~---7~--|
--0-0-0-0---------------3--3--3-3-3~-3----------------0-0-0-----------|
 {..pm..}              {......pm......}             {..pm..}
They'll tell you black is really white, the moon is just the sun at night
And when you walk in golden halls, you get  to keep the gold that falls
It's Heaven and Hell, oh no!

           D  D  D  D                   D  D  D D          Esus2 Dsus2          (6:42)
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-----------7--7--7--7--------------------7--7--7--7---------9~---7~----------7--7--7--7-|
-----------5--5--5--5--------------------5--5--5--5---------9~---7~----------5--5--5--5-|
-0-0-0-0---------------3--3--3-3-3~-3----------------0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0------------|
 {..pm..}              {......pm......}             {..pm..}
Fool, fool! Got to bleed for the dancer. Fool fool!  Look for the answer. Fool, fool oh

SOLO (6:43)
-12---------12----------12--------------------12---------12----------12------------------|
-15^(17`15)-15^(17`15)--15^(17`15)-15-115p12--15^(17`15)-15^(17`15)--15^(17`15)-15-15p12-|
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 Ohhhh                                        Noooo

-12---------12----------12--------------------12---------12----------12------------------|
-15^(17`15)-15^(17`15)--15^(17`15)-15-115p12--15^(17`15)-15^(17`15)--15^(17`15)-15-15p12-|
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 Noooo                                         Noooo
                                                                           (6:54)
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-12------------15-12-15p12-12-15p12--122-------12-12-------12---------------------|
-----------------------------------14---14^(16)-----14p12--12-------14p12---------|
---------------------------------------------------------14---14-12-14p12---------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------14-12~~--|
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                                                                                  (6:57)
-14-14-14-14p12--15p14p12-15p12-----15pp12-----15p12-----15p12---------------------------|
---------------15--------------15p12------15p12-----15p12-----15p12-12-12-15p12--15p12---|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-----14-|
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                                                Yeahh
                                                          (7:00)
---15p12------------------------------------------------------|
-12-----15p12-12-15p12-----12---------------------------------|
----------------------14-12--12h14p12---12--------------------|
-------------------------------------144--12h14p12--12--------|
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-----------------------------------------------------------0--|{Let ride to 7:08)
                       Hey!                               Ummmmm
 (7:09-7:15)
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{Slight tremolo)