{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1202901,"song":"The Great Sun Jester","artist":"Blue Öyster Cult","content_type":"tab","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11014067-the-great-sun-jester-tab-by-blue-oyster-cult/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1202901?type=tab","rating":4.87846,"votes":9,"content":"Authors Note: This is my first ever submission for UltimateGuitar.com, so please bear\r\nwith me. It's just the basic chord changes for this little known BOC song off the\r\n\"Mirrors\" LP, as best as I could figure them. It sounds especially nice if you play the \r\nverses with arpeggio strumming, then switch to full chords for the chorus.\r\nI also recommend listening to the actual recording to get the timing of the vocals, if\r\nyou're into that sort of thing.\r\n\r\n[INTRO]: [[ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]] x 2\r\n\r\n[VERSE]:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey have killed the great sun jes-ter[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho danced between the stars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey have stripped him of his man-hood[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSigns of Venus and of Mars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe cynics left him weeping, and the jackals left him torn[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the jester reaches out blind hands, He can touch the stars ... no more.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[[ch]A[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]] x 2\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]:\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he took the stars in his hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd as he scattered them he'd shout[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"I'm the joker of the universe[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm what it's all about.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow he's dying in his grief[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the hard men dragged him down[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey have killed the wild-eyed jester[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey have killed the fire - clown[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Repeat INTRO]\r\n\r\n[VERSE]:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow his blind eyes seek the starlight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd his fingers seek controls[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo take him into space again[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere he was both young and old[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe dancers stiff with pain, and they've made him kneel too long[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the madness they have driven out, they've left him cold .... and sane.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[[ch]A[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]] x 2\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]:\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he took the stars in his hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd as he scattered them he'd shout[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"I'm the joker of the universe[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm what it's all about.\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow he's dying in his grief[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the hard men dragged him down[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey have killed the wild-eyed jester[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey have killed the fire - clown[/tab]\r\n\r\n[[ch]A[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch]]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe'll never - sing his songs - again....[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe'll never dance between the stars - again....[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe'll never - laugh - again....[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNo he'll never ever - laugh - again....[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, no....[/tab]\r\n\r\nRepeat [[ch]A[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]] and fade...\r\n\r\nOr, since I always like to put endings on songs\r\n(And I can't really \"fade\" while playing live\r\n\r\n[[ch]A[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] - [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]] x 4 then end with [ch]A[/ch]","plain_text":"Authors Note: This is my first ever submission for UltimateGuitar.com, so please bear\nwith me. It's just the basic chord changes for this little known BOC song off the\n\"Mirrors\" LP, as best as I could figure them. It sounds especially nice if you play the \nverses with arpeggio strumming, then switch to full chords for the chorus.\nI also recommend listening to the actual recording to get the timing of the vocals, if\nyou're into that sort of thing.\n\n[INTRO]: [A G D G] x 2\n\n[VERSE]:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[A - G - D - D G D G] x 2\n\n\n[CHORUS]:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Repeat INTRO]\n\n[VERSE]:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[A - G - D - D G D G] x 2\n\n[CHORUS]:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[A - G - D - G - D - A]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRepeat [A - G - D - D G D G] and fade...\n\nOr, since I always like to put endings on songs\n(And I can't really \"fade\" while playing live\n\n[A - G - D - D G D G] x 4 then end with A","chords":["A","G","D"]}