...UNICORN... by Tyrannosaurus Rex (1969)
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*UNICORN*
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>1. CHARIOTS OF SILK
>2. 'PON A HILL
>3. THE SEAL OF SEASONS
>4. THE THROAT OF WINTER
>5. CAT BLACK (THE WIZARDS HAT)
>6. STONES FOR AVALON
>7. SHE WAS BORN TO BY MY UNICORN
>8. LIKE A WHITE STAR
>9. WARLORD OF THE ROYAL CROCODILES
>10.EVENINGS OF DAMASK
>11.THE SEA BEASTS
>12.ISCARIOT
>13.NIJINSKY HIND
>14.PILGRIM'S TALE
>15.MISTY COAST OF ALBANY
>16.ROMANY SOUP
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1...CHARIOTS OF SILK... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: C#)
Intro:
A
Verse 1:
A
The toad road licked my wheels like a sabre,
D Bm
Winds of the marsh lightly blew.
A
Stonejars stacked with stars on her shoulders,
D Bm
Hunters of pity she slew.
Chorus 1:
G Bm
Chariots of Silk, she rode,
G A
Stallions of gold, she owned.
Verse 2:
A
A mad Mage with a maid on his eyebrows,
D Bm
Hunteth the realm for a God.
A
Who could teach him the craft of decanting,
D Bm
The glassy entrails of a frog.
Chorus 2:
G Bm
Chariots of Silk, she rode,
G A
Stallions of gold, she owned.
Interlude:
A, D Bm (x2)
Chorus 3:
G Bm
Chariots of Silk, she rode,
G A
Stallions of gold, she owned.
Verse 3:
A
The Bard of my birth with his ballet,
D Bm
Walked the wild worlds in the chase.
A
For the black chested canary,
D Bm
Who as a moose can sing bass.
Chorus 4:
G Bm
Chariots of Silk, she rode,
G A
Stallions of gold, she owned.
Interlude:
A, D Bm (x2)
Chorus 5:
G Bm
Chariots of Silk, she rode,
G A
Stallions of gold, she owned.
Outro:
G
D Bm (x2)
C G, Bm
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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A D Bm G C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
2...'PON A HILL... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
*CAPO 6th FRET*
(Original Key: Ebm)
*(Riff 1):
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--2--0-----0--|
D|--------2-----|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
*(Riff 2):
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--2--0--------------|
D|--------2--0--------|
A|--------------2-----|
E|-----------------3--|
Verse 1:
*(Riff 1) Am Em Am
'Pon a hill, a green bird sat,
*(Riff 1) Am Em Am
Her owlets in a green felt hat.
*(Riff 2) Em
Her fortune was a wish.
Verse 2:
*(Riff 1) Am Em Am
Ambassador, a he-ron blue,
*(Riff 1) Am Em Am
Rode on the dawn with kegs of dew.
*(Riff 2) Em
He said his tales were true.
Verse 3:
*(Riff 1) Am Em Am
A ragged youth with eyes of glass,
*(Riff 1) Am Em Am
Was seen dancing u-pon the grass.
*(Riff 2) Em
His words were winged and wise.
Verse 4:
*(Riff 1) Am Em Am
His shaven skull he etched with ease,
*(Riff 1) Am Em Am
The silent scriptures of the trees.
*(Riff 2) Em
His prophesies were you.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Am Em
EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
3...THE SEAL OF SEASONS... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Verse 1:
G
The seal of seasons,
Cmaj7
Moved with grace, love.
G Cmaj7
Upon the Orkney oceans face, love.
Chorus 1:
G Em
She swayed and swum just like a prancer,
G C
A gypsy dancer,
G D G
A salty shimmered shell of foam.
Interlude:
G Cmaj7
Verse 2:
G
Out of the depths,
Cmaj7
She stood be-fore me.
G
One breath and shells,
Cmaj7
Grew on my nut tree.
Chorus 2:
G Em
She swayed and swum just like a prancer,
G C
A gypsy dancer,
G D G
A salty shimmered shell of foam.
Interlude:
G Cmaj7
Verse 3:
G
Her night it came,
Cmaj7
And then she hooked her head.
G
Unto the fleeing sun,
Cmaj7
And then she fled.
Chorus 3:
G Em
She swayed and swum just like a prancer,
G C
A gypsy dancer,
G D G
A salty shimmered shell of foam.
Interlude:
G Cmaj7 (x2)
Chorus 4:
G Em
She swayed and swum just like a prancer,
G C
A gypsy dancer,
G D G
A salty shimmered shell of foam.
Outro:
G Cmaj7, G
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G Cmaj7 Em C D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
4...THE THROAT OF WINTER... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
Verse 1:
C Em
Oh the throat of winter is u-pon us,
C Em
The barren barley fields refuse to sway.
Bb Cmaj7
Be-fore the Husky hag of early winter,
D7
In her hoods of snowy grey.
Verse 2:
C Em
Lo, the frozen blue birds in the belfries,
C Em
The bluebells in their hearts are surely prey?
Bb Cmaj7
Un-to the grasping bats-wing of the winter pincer;
D7
Hoods of snowy grey.
Chorus 1:
Gm
Winter, winter, winter,
F Eb Cm7 Gm Eb Bb
Are you but a servant of the bad one.....?
Verse 3:
C Em
Oh the throat of winter is u-pon us,
C Em
The barren barley fields refuse to sway.
Bb Cmaj7
Be-fore the Husky hag of early winter,
D7
In her hoods of snowy grey.
Chorus 2:
Gm
Winter, winter, winter,
F Eb Cm7 Gm Eb Bb
Are you but a servant of the bad one.....?
Outro:
C, Em (x2), Dm
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C Em Bb Cmaj7 D7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
032010 022000 x13331 x32000 xx0212
Gm F Eb Dm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
5...CAT BLACK...(THE WIZARD'S HAT)... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
Chorus 1:
Cmaj7 Am
Aah, ya ya yi-ya,
F G G7
La, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.
Cmaj7 Am
Aah, ya ya yi-ya,
F G G7
La, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.
Verse 1:
C Am
Catblack the wizard's hat,
F G
Spun in lore from Dagamoor.
C Am
The skull of jade was pearl inlaid,
F G
The silks, skin spun re-pelled the Sun.
C Am
A tusk of boar with dwarfish awe,
F G
Sobs on the door where stood before;
C Am
A mountain man with sky-blue teeth,
F G
U-pon his head a python's wreath.
C Am
A deer he slew in the dawning's dew,
F
Her heart was a dagger,
G (Cmaj7)
For a murderer's brew.
Chorus 2:
Cmaj7 Am
Aah, ya ya yi-ya,
F G G7
La, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.
Cmaj7 Am
Aah, ya ya yi-ya,
F G G7
La, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.
Verse 2:
C
A black toad of jet,
Am
On a sill cast in brass,
F
Por-trayed for his sight,
G
Mysteries of the past.
C
A yellow orphan dancer,
Am
Rich in Nature's costly gold,
F
Wept for the jailer of,
G
Time to bless her old.
C
But his kiss he held and shadowed,
Am
For the spell of nights are strong,
F
And spiralled like a whirlwind,
G (Cmaj7)
In the childhood of a song.
Chorus 3:
Cmaj7 Am
Aah, ya ya yi-ya,
F G G7
La, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.
Cmaj7 Am
Aah, ya ya yi-ya,
F G G7
La, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.
Verse 3:
C Am
Catblack the wizard's back,
F G
Daubed in doom in his tounge tombed room.
C Am
We of the wind must re-joice and speak,
F G
And kiss all our starbrowed brothers,
(Cmaj7)
On the cheek.
Chorus 4:
(with Scatting):
Cmaj7 Am
Aah, ya ya yi-ya,
F G G7
La, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.
Cmaj7 Am
Aah, ya ya yi-ya,
F G G7
La, ya ya ya, yit-a, yit-a, yit-aah.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Cmaj7 Am F G G7 C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
6...STONES FOR AVALON... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
Verse 1:
Bm
Let's get some stones for Avalon,
Let's get some stones for Avalon,
A
For Ava-lon.
Bm
Let's steal some stars for Avalon,
Let's steal some stars for Avalon,
A
For Ava-lon.
Chorus 1:
A
Nobody sees what Avalon sees;
Bm
Nobody sees.
Verse 2:
Bm
Let's make a quest for Avalon,
Quest for finger cymbal and gong,
A
For Ava-lon.
Chorus 2:
A
Nobody knows where Avalon goes;
Bm
Nobody knows.
Verse 3:
Bm
Let's get some stones for Avalon,
Let's get some stones for Avalon,
For Avalon.
Outro:
Bm
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Bm A
EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
7...SHE WAS BORN TO BE MY UNICORN... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: F#)
Verse 1:
D Dmaj7 Bm D
She was born to be my Uni-corn.
D Dmaj7
Robed head of ferns,
Bm D
Cat child tutored by the learned.
Interlude:
D
Verse 2:
D Dmaj7
Darkly ghostish host,
Bm D
Haggard vizier of the moats.
D Dmaj7
Seeks the sandled shores of Gods;
Bm D
Baby of the moors.
Interlude:
D
Verse 3:
D Dmaj7
The night-mare's mauve mashed mind,
Bm D
Sights the visions of the blinds.
D Dmaj7
Shoreside stream of steam.
Bm D
Cooking kings in cream of scream.
Interlude:
D
Verse 4:
D Dmaj7
Jackdaw winter head,
Bm D
Cleans his chalcedony bed.
D Dmaj7
A silken word of kind,
Bm D
Was re-turned from Nijinsky Hind.
Interlude:
D
Verse 5:
D Dmaj7
Giant of Inca hill,
Bm D
Loosed his boar to gorely kill.
D Dmaj7
The dancing one-horned waife,
Bm D
In doub-let of puffin-bill.
Interlude:
D
Verse 6:
D Dmaj7
The beast in feast of sound,
Bm D
Kittened lamb on God's ground.
D Dmaj7
Ridden by the born of horn,
Bm D
Jigged like a muse on life's lawn.
Interlude:
D
Verse 7:
D Dmaj7 Bm D
She was born to be my Uni-corn.
(Vocal Ad-libs):
D Dmaj7, Bm D
Outro:
A7 D (x2)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D Dmaj7 Bm A7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
8...LIKE A WHITE STAR... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
Verse 1:
Bbm7
At the birth of the day,
As a babe of the spray.
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Bmaj7 Bbm7
Like a white star, tangled and far,
Tulip, that's what you are.
Bbm7
Warm and wise as a mute,
In the thunderbolt suit.
Bmaj7 Bbm7
Princely and torn,
Bmaj7 Bbm7
Grasping the horn,
Of the meanads of May.
Verse 2:
Bbm7
Sleepy dreaming of dark,
Silver Satyrs in parks.
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Bmaj7 Bbm7
Statues that say, worship the day,
For only humans you are.
Bbm7
Channels churning the grime,
Inky dreams of our time.
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Bmaj7 Bbm7
Into the Sun, where the white one,
Poems them into a rhyme.
Verse 3:
Bbm7
On a hill the clear shrill,
Made the Titans most ill.
Bmaj7 Bbm7
Angels A-bound,
Bmaj7 Bbm7
And I kissing the ground,
Thrilled to be around.
Bbm7
Vineyards spangled with love,
For the white dove above.
Bmaj7 Bbm7
Green and lean from the waste,
Bmaj7 Bbm7
Of the pastures of chaste.
Verse 4:
Bbm7
Preciously he is whole,
Twinkled eyes like a king,
Charted seas on your skin.
Bmaj7 Bbm7 Bmaj7 Bbm7
Like a white star, tangled and far,
Bbm7 F#
Tulip, that's what you a -re,
Bbm7 F# Bbm7 F#
A -re, A -re.
Interlude:
F#
Coda:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/t_rex/unicorn_crd.html ]
F#
Down down, dup a dippy dippy,
Down down, dup a dippy dippy,
Down down, dup a dippy dippy,
Down down, dup a dippy dippy.
G#m B
Down down, down down, down down, yeah.
F#
Down down, dup a dippy dippy,
Down down, dup a dippy dippy,
Down down, dup a dippy dippy,
Down down, dup a dippy dippy.
F#
G#m B
Down down, down down, down down, yeah.
F#
Down down, dup a dippy dippy,
Down down, dup a dippy dippy,
Down down, dup a dippy dippy,
Down down, dup a dippy dippy.
G#m B
Down down, down down, down down, yeah.
F#
Down down, dup a dippy dippy,
Down down, dup a dippy dippy,
Down down, dup a dippy dippy,
Down down, dup a dippy dippy.
G#m B
Down down, down down, down down, yeah.
F#
Down down, dup a dippy dippy,
Down down, dup a dippy dippy,
Down down, dup a dippy dippy,
Down down, dup a dippy dippy.
G#m B
Down down, down down, down down, yeah.
Outro:
F#, F#m
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Bbm7 Bmaj7 F# G#m B F#m
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
9...WARLORD OF THE ROYAL CROCODILES... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: B)
Intro:
G
Verse 1:
G
Handsome as life, He's our lord,
And we trust in him to move like the wind,
As our friend and guardian.
Bridge 1:
Bm
The elements and oceans congregate on his brow,
G
And he stalks in style like a royal crocodile.
Chorus 1:
G
You put him down, down, down, down, down,
Bm
You put him down, down, down, down, down.
Verse 2:
G
His chariot legs are tree green and autumn brown,
His crown of dusk is a glimpse of things to be.
Bridge 2:
Bm
In palaces and temples near the dwellings of man,
G
If he can he'll smile, 'cos he's a royal crocodile.
Chorus 2:
G
You put him down, down, down, down, down,
Bm
You put him down, down, down, down, down.
Interlude:
(with Vocal Ad-Libs)
G, Bm, G
Verse 3:
G
Handsome as life, He's our lord,
And we trust in him to move like the wind,
As our friend and guardian.
Bridge 3:
Bm
The elements and oceans congregate on his brow,
G
And he stalks in style like a royal crocodile.
Chorus 3:
G
You put him down, down, down, down, down,
Bm
You put him down, down, down, down, down.
G
You put him down, down, down, down, down,
Bm
You put him down, down, down, down, down.
Outro:
G, Bm, G
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G Bm
EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
10...EVENINGS OF DAMASK... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
*CAPO 6th FRET*
(Original Key: Ebm)
Verse 1:
Am F C Am
The evenings of Damask are fall-ing,
Am F C Am
The youth of truth chest feeds a star-ling,
Am Fmaj7
With his heart.
Verse 2:
Am F C Am
A chosen man begged by the way-side,
Am F C Am
A horse came soon and died be-fore him,
Am Fmaj7
And said eat.
Verse 3:
Am F C Am
The icy claws of earth are crawl-ing,
Am F C Am
Upon my baby's brow and call-ing;
Am Fmaj7
Please come home.
Verse 4:
Am F C Am
The boy un-like the man was smi-ling,
Am F C Am
For gulleys, streams and hills would hide him,
Am Fmaj7
Like a swan.
Verse 5:
Am F C Am
A vaga-bond; a weaver warri-or,
Am F C Am
Produced a loom, a cheese and chop-per;
Am Fmaj7
And said choose.
Verse 6:
Am F C Am
My sandled feet are fleet like wa-ter,
Am F C Am
I kiss the limbs is Earthess daugh-ter;
Am Fmaj7
A little tree.
Outro:
Am F C, Am
Am Fmaj7
La la la, laa.
Am F C, Am
Am Fmaj7
La la la, laa.
Am F C, Am
Am Fmaj7
La la la, laa.
Am F C, Am
Am Fmaj7
La la la, laa.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Am F C Fmaj7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
11...THE SEA BEASTS... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
*CAPO 6th FRET*
(Original Key: Bbm)
Verse 1:
Em
The sea beasts scull the waters,
Feeling fear for thee.
The hawks that tamed the skies,
Wish you so well to be.
A...
Chorus 1:
F
Foal in the fields,
C
With the bless of the hills,
F
Your shore, and you're poor,
And your sore feetys,
C Am Em
Ne'er to be bore by man's claw.
Verse 2:
Em
The horned dog guarding grandly,
Daughters of the Sun.
At night in twilight groves,
His pray for you is begun.
You...
Chorus 2:
F
Foal in the fields,
C
With the bless of the hills,
F
Your shore, and you're poor,
And your sore feetys,
C Am Em
Ne'er to be bore by man's claw.
Verse 3:
Em
The bull of gold, that's old,
Beyond the songs of man.
Keeps watch upon the fates,
When they misweave your strand.
Oh...
Chorus 3:
F
Foal in the fields,
C
With the bless of the hills,
F
Your shore, and you're poor,
And your sore feetys,
C Am Em
Ne'er to be bore by man's claw.
Break:
Em
UFO, UFO you are,
UFO, UFO you are,
UFO, UFO you are, a colt.
Coda:
(Vocal Ad-libs)
(n.C)
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Em F C Am
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
12...ISCARIOT... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
Verse 1:
Em G
A box of doves,
F# Em
I placed be-side your chest, liar.
Em G
A stork of silk.
F# Em
With rubies in it's nest, fire.
Chorus 1:
G Em
O-of my love,
Am C
Will burn thee to a wizened word,
For 'ere to go unheard.
Verse 2:
Em G
A mare of wood,
F# Em
Elder, elm and oak,liar.
Em G
Will keep you fair,
F# Em
If you jest me no joke, fire.
Chorus 2:
G Em
O-of my love,
Am C
Will burn thee to a wizened word,
For 'ere to go unheard.
Bridge 1:
D7
You gashed the heart of my heart,
C Em
Like a Portu-gese.
D7
Witch, I'd planned for you this land,
C Am
But you devoured my hand.
Verse 3:
Em G
I'm old and bruised,
F# Em
But my fate is that of youth, liar.
Em G
Trickster you,
F# Em
Be a grisly dragon's tooth, fire.
Chorus 3:
G Em
O-of my love,
Am C
Will burn thee to a wizened word,
For 'ere to go unheard.
Bridge 2:
D7
You gashed the heart of my heart,
C Em
Like a Portu-gese.
D7
Witch, I'd planned for you this land,
C Am
But you devoured my hand.
Interlude:
Em G, F# Em (x2)
Chorus 4:
G Em
O-of my love,
Am C
Will burn thee to a wizened word,
For 'ere to go unheard.
Outro:
F, C
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Em G F# Am C D7 F
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 320003 244322 x02210 032010 xx0212 133211
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
13...NIJINSKY HIND... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: F#)
Verse 1:
D D7
Nijinsky Hind,
G
Is a wisp of our world,
Bm
Through the heart's eye.
D D7
It's horns are white hide,
G
From the skin of our lord.
Bm
When his youth stood,
C D
Wondrous and fair,
G Bm Em
Like a sea...
Verse 2:
D D7
Nijinsky Hind,
G
Is a remnant of Earth,
Bm
As it once stood.
D D7
A likeness in flesh,
G
Of the magic contained,
Bm
In a pearl's shell.
C D
Breathing it's breath,
G Bm Em
U-niquely...
Verse 3:
D D7
Nijinsky Hind,
G
Was be-gotten,
Bm
From man's thoughts of kindness.
D D7
Its hoofs shod with gold,
G
Are the textures,
Bm
Of Earth's distant future.
C D
Gilded and tall,
G Bm Em
Like a hall...
Outro:
(with Vocal Ad-libs)
D D7, G Bm (x2)
C D, G Bm Em
D D7, G Bm (x2)
C D, G Bm Em
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D D7 G Bm C Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 xx0212 320003 x24432 x32010 022000
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
14...THE PILGRIM'S TALE... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Gm)
Verse 1:
Em C
Beauty things sing to me as a chorus.
Em C
As a flock, the wild seas sway before us.
Bridge 1:
F C
Hail as a hand, is my mail.
Em
The thrush is my love,
G
And the whale is a snail.
Verse 2:
Em C
Sailors dance in a trance on the ocean.
Em C
Fairy lights in her eyes tame the water.
Bridge 2:
F
With the morn,
C
We mount and ride.
Em
Pilgrims of summer,
G
The swift is our guide.
Chorus 1:
Em C
Dazzle dawn man, mouthed with a smile,
Em D Em
Caution cloud lord; stay for a while.
D Em
You make us smile.
Verse 3:
Em C
Beauty things sing to me as a chorus.
Em C
As a flock, the wild seas sway before us.
Bridge 3:
F C
Hail as a hand, is my mail.
Em
The thrush is my love,
G
And the whale is a snail.
Chorus 2:
Em C
Dazzle dawn man, mouthed with a smile,
Em D Em
Caution cloud lord; stay for a while.
D Em
You make us smile.
Break:
Em C
It's not hard to believe it,
Em C
It's not hard to believe it,
Em C Em
It's not hard to believe it.
Chorus 3:
Em C
Dazzle dawn man, mouthed with a smile,
Em D Em
Caution cloud lord; stay for a while.
D Em
You make us smile.
Outro:
Em
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Em C F G D
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 x32010 133211 320003 xx0232
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
15...THE MISTY COAST OF ALBANY... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Eb)
Intro:
C
Verse 1:
G C G C
Weeping willow woman ladled on the arm,
G C Am G
Of the misty coast of Alba-ny, with its charm.
G C G C
Pining pillar of the wild willows end,
G C Am G
Womanly waiting for your manly friend.
Verse 2:
G C G C
A star 'bove the mire is her husbandly choice.
G C Am G
Locked in his tower by the enchanted voice.
G C
Of the Starguard Rhina,
G C
With his lips soiled with gold.
G C Am G
He dares to loiter near our lady bold.
Bridge 1:
C Em
Once a heart was made and cast,
C
In molten love,
Em
But t'was in realms of the past.
Interlude:
C
Verse 3:
G C G C
Weeping willow woman ladled on the arm,
G C Am G
Of the misty coast of Alba-ny, with its charm.
G C G C
Pining pillar of the wild willows end,
G C Am G
Womanly waiting for your manly friend.
Outro:
G, C (x3), Am G
G, C (x3), Am, G
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C G Am Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
032010 320003 x02210 022000
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
16...ROMANY SOUP... by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from 'Unicorn' (1969)*
Em
Romany soup, I gotta get some,
Am B7
Ooh Romany soup.
(Repeat many times)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Em Am B7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 x02210 021200
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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