Band: The Zombies
Song: Butcher's tale
Tabbed by:DJ
Tuning:Standard
From the classic 1968 album 'Odessey & oracle'
Dm G Dm G
e|-------1---3---------|-------1---3----------|
B|-------3---3---------|-------3---3----------|
G|-------2---0---------|-------2---0----------|
D|---0---0---0---3--2--|---0---0---0---3--2---| (repeat this riff)
A|-----------2---------|-----------2----------|
E|-----------3---------|-----------3----------|
Dm G Dm G F Bb F A
A butcher, yes that was my trade, but the King's shilling is now my fee,
Dm G Dm G F G A Asus2 A
A butcher I may as well have stayed, for the slaughter that I see,
Dm G Dm G F Bb F A
And the preacher, in his pulpit, sermoned,"Go & fight! Do what is right!"
Dm G Dm G F G A Asus2 A
But he don't have to hear these guns, & I'll bet he sleeps at night!
Am Dm Dm/C G/B Bb
And I--------, and I can't stop shaking, my hands won't stop shaking,
Dm Dm/C G/B Bb
My arms won't stop shaking, my mind won't stop shaking,
Am G(type2) G4 G(type2)
I want to go home,
F Cm7/Eb Cm6/Eb Cm/Eb D/A
Please, let me go home------------------, go home!
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/z/zombies/butchers_tale_crd.html ]
Dm G Dm G
e|-------1---3---------|-------1---3----------|
B|-------3---3---------|-------3---3----------|
G|-------2---0---------|-------2---0----------|
D|---0---0---0---3--2--|---0---0---0---3--2---| (Repeat this riff)
A|-----------2---------|-----------2----------|
E|-----------3---------|-----------3----------|
Dm G Dm G F Bb F A
And I have seen a friend of mine hang on the wire, like some rag toy,
Dm G Dm G F G A A Asus2 A
Then, in the heat, the flies come down, and cover up the boy,
Dm G Dm
And the flies come down in Gommecourt,
G F Bb F A
Thiepval, Mametz Wood and French Ver-dun,
Dm G Dm G
If the preacher he could see those flies,
F G A A Asus2 A
Wouldn't preach for the sound of guns!
Am Dm Dm/C G/B Bb
And I--------, and I can't stop shaking, my hands won't stop shaking,
Dm Dm/C G/B Bb
My arms won't stop shaking, my mind won't stop shaking,
Am G(type2) G4 G(type2)
I want to go home,
F Cm7/Eb Cm6/Eb Cm/Eb D/A
Please, let me go home------------------, go home!
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Dm = xx0231
G = 230033
F = 133211
Bb = x13331
A = x02220
Asus2 = x02200
Dm/C = x30231
G/B = x20033
G(type2)= 32003x
G4 = 32001x
Cm7/Eb = xx1313 (barre 1st fret)
Cm6/Eb = xx1213 (barre 1st fret)
Cm/Eb = xx1013
D/A = x00232
