{"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":1003239,"song":"Skeletons On Parade","artist":"Ludo","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11221629-skeletons-on-parade-chords-by-ludo/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1003239?type=chord","rating":4.78869,"votes":8,"content":"Note: Guitar chords are arrangements are based on the implied melody and harmony of the instrumentation for\r\neverything through to the point where actual guitar enters for the ending section\r\n\r\nI recommend you use these voicings for the sections such as \"From the edge of the island\"\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Caug[/ch] [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\ne|----------------|\r\nB|--5---5---5---3-|\r\nG|--5---5---5---5-|\r\nD|--7---6---5---4-|\r\nA|--------------5-|\r\nE|----------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Intro] Vocals only during the first two lines\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBehind a curtain of towering pines the sun's settling red[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]E/G#[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA city hidden high in the hills comes out to honor the dead[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFamilies somberly walk through the town they build alters and pray[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]E/G#[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nClean the tombs and clutch rosaries and speak of better days[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Eaug[/ch]        [ch]C/G[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nFrom the edge of the island they ferry back to the shore[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C/E[/ch]        [ch]B7[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey climb under their covers and pray a little more[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Eaug[/ch]       [ch]C/G[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nIn this ancient city of stone they sigh and bow their heads[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe living seem rather, well...dead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Jazz Section]\r\n\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe sun is down the earth shakes the wind doth howl[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm making moves all across the park, we're stirring in the dark[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe caskets squeak, the trees wheeze, the crypts all creak[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd toes sepulchered for months in months in dust[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAre wiggling off their crust, woah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShed your shrouds, slip your fingertips through the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nGet those catacombs open I'm hoping you'll join us[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nEverybody come on out, yeah[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhat a lovely, lovely night for a drink and a parade[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Fm[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe'll dance until the morning light, this town should be afraid[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Fm[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhat a lovely, lovely night for a drink and a parade[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Fm[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe'll dance until the morning light, this town should be afraid[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Skeleton Choir Section]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCandied pumpkins, sweet egg bread, we love rising from the dead[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCarpals, tarsals, vertebrae, that's us clicking on parade[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]Eaug[/ch]        [ch]C/G[/ch]                 [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nI move without any muscles, my skull's a cavernous hall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]B7[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTendons are made for pulling my friend, I don't need them at all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Eaug[/ch]          [ch]C/G[/ch]             [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nMescal in our mandibles and porridge on our ribs[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTheir prospects are looking quite grim[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Guitars Enter]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A5[/ch]    [ch]G#5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch] [ch]G#5[/ch]\r\n   Board the ma-ri-posas now,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|----------------------------|\r\nB|----------------------------|\r\nG|----------------------------|\r\nD|----------------------------|\r\nA|-7-----6---7--9--6-6---6----|\r\nE|-5-----4---5--7--4-4---4----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A5[/ch]  [ch]E5[/ch]   [ch]A5[/ch]  [ch]B5[/ch]  [ch]C5[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]C5[/ch]  [ch]B5[/ch]    [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]G#5[/ch] \r\n   Set sail for the quivering light a--head[/tab]\r\n[tab]e|------------------------------------------|\r\nB|------------------------------------------|\r\nG|------------------------------------------|\r\nD|------------------------------------------|\r\nA|-7---6----7---9---10-12-10--9-----7--6----|\r\nE|-5---4----5---7---8--10-8---7-----5--4----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A5[/ch]    [ch]G#5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch] [ch]B5[/ch]  [ch]F5[/ch]\r\n   We're descending on the town[/tab]\r\n[tab]e|-----------------------------|\r\nB|-----------------------------|\r\nG|-----------------------------|\r\nD|-----------------------------|\r\nA|-7-----6---7--9---3--3---3---|\r\nE|-5-----4---5--7---1--1---1---|[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe living we're scaring, nightmaring in fright\r\n\r\n[tab]e|---------------------------------------------|\r\nB|---------------------------------------------|\r\nG|---------------------------------------6-----|\r\nD|---------------5--4-----5----8-7----8--------|\r\nA|--7-6----7-----------------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nThey've waited forever to bring us together we finally wake them up tonight!\r\n\r\n[tab]e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|------9--9---9--9-9---9--8-----8--8-8-8----8--7----6--7----6----7--0-5-----|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Rock Section]\r\n\r\n[tab]Organ riff:\r\n   [ch]A5[/ch]                 [ch]G#5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]          [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch] [ch]C5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]          [ch]G5[/ch]    [ch]E5[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch]        [ch]G#5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\ne|-5--5--8-7-5---5--------5--5--8-7-5----------5--5--8-7-5---5----------------------|\r\nB|-------------8---8-5----------------8--------------------8---8-5------------5-----|\r\nG|------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-8-------|\r\nD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-|\r\nA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]A5[/ch]   [ch]G#5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]     [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch] [ch]C5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]    [ch]G5[/ch]  [ch]E5[/ch] [ch]D5[/ch] [ch]G#5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nYock dehay![/tab]\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|------------------------------5---------------7--------|\r\nA|--------7-----6-7-------3--2--3--7-----5---2--5--6-7---|\r\nE|--------5-----4-5-------1--0-----5-----3---0-----4-5---|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\nYock dehay de yockity hum,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]             [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch] [ch]C5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]                 [ch]G5[/ch]        [ch]E5[/ch]\r\nThe devil is happy to say,  heaven is having a hell of a time,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D5[/ch]         [ch]G#5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nSkeletons on parade![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\nYock dehay de yockity hum,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]             [ch]F5[/ch] [ch]E5[/ch] [ch]C5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]                 [ch]G5[/ch]        [ch]E5[/ch]\r\nThe devil is happy to say,  heaven is having a hell of a time,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D5[/ch]         [ch]G#5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nSkeletons on parade![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Caug[/ch]  [ch]C/G[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nFlee the mausolea,  fly sarcophagi.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]B7[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nPandemone the plaza, tiba-fibia-fie![/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Caug[/ch]         [ch]C/G[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nYou ligamentary lifers, your fractured foolish plight.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nPluck yourself from your gravesite![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]            [ch]G5[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]A5[/ch]    [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nYock dehay de yockity hum,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]                 [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nHeaven is having a hell of a time,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D5[/ch]         [ch]G#5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nSkeletons on parade![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]            [ch]G5[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]A5[/ch]    [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nYock dehay de yockity hum,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]                 [ch]G5[/ch]\r\nHeaven is having a hell of a time,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D5[/ch]         [ch]G#5[/ch] [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nSkeletons on parade![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\nYEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental Guitar Break]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nD|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nA|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nE|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---0---6---|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nD|-------------------------|-------------------7-6-7-|\r\nA|-------------------------|-------------7-6-7-------|\r\nE|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-7-8-5-4-5-------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nD|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nA|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|\r\nE|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-5-5-5-5-5-6---3---4---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|\r\nB|-------------------------|-------5-4-5-------------|-------------|\r\nG|-------------------------|-5-4-5-------7-6-5-------|-------------|\r\nD|-------------------7-6-7-|-------------------7-6-5-|-------------|\r\nA|-------------7-6-7-------|-------------------------|-7-6-5-4-5-7-|\r\nE|-8-7-8-5-4-5-------------|-------------------------|-------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]A5[/ch]  [ch]G5[/ch]  [ch]C5[/ch]  [ch]A5[/ch]  [ch]C5[/ch]\r\n[ch]A5[/ch]  [ch]G5[/ch]  [ch]C5[/ch]  [ch]B5[/ch]  [ch]E5[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]        [ch]G5[/ch]  [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nYockey de yockum (hey!)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]                    [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nThe devil is happy to say (ho!)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]        [ch]G5[/ch]  [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nYockay de yockum (hey!)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B5[/ch]           [ch]E5[/ch]\r\nNo one gets away (no!)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]        [ch]G5[/ch]  [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nYockay de yockum (hey!)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]                    [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nThe devil is happy to say (ho!)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]                 [ch]G5[/ch]        [ch]E5[/ch]\r\nHeaven is having a hell of a time,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D5[/ch]        [ch]G#5[/ch]  [ch]A5[/ch]\r\nSkeletons on parade![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A5[/ch]\r\nGoodnight all my children now you must lay down your heads,[/tab]\r\nN.C.\r\nYou wouldn't want the sun to catch you missing from your beds.","plain_text":"Note: Guitar chords are arrangements are based on the implied melody and harmony of the instrumentation for\neverything through to the point where actual guitar enters for the ending section\n\nI recommend you use these voicings for the sections such as \"From the edge of the island\"\n\n\n\n[Intro] Vocals only during the first two lines\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Jazz Section]\n\nAm  G  F  E x2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Skeleton Choir Section]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Guitars Enter]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe living we're scaring, nightmaring in fright\n\n\n\nThey've waited forever to bring us together we finally wake them up tonight!\n\n\n\n[Rock Section]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental Guitar Break]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA5  G5  C5  A5  C5\nA5  G5  C5  B5  E5\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nN.C.\nYou wouldn't want the sun to catch you missing from your beds.","chords":["Am","Caug","C/G","D7","B","G","D","A","E","Em","F","C","E/G#","Eaug","C/E","B7","G/B","Fm","A5","G#5","B5","E5","C5","D5"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}