{"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":659838,"song":"Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd","artist":"Misc Musicals","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/659838-sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street-the-ballad-of-sweeney-todd-chords-by-misc-musicals/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/659838?type=chord","rating":4.67581,"votes":4,"content":"Hey there - I'm sure you never get tired of hearing this, but this is my first\r\ntab - all comments and criticisms are appreciated.\r\n\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] -\r\nAttend the tale of Sweeney Todd.[/tab]\r\nHis skin was pale and his eye was odd.\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#5[/ch]   -    [ch]C#5[/ch]   -  [ch]B5[/ch]  - [ch]A5[/ch] -\r\nHe shaved the faces of gentlemen[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G#5[/ch]   -    [ch]F#5[/ch]    -   [ch]E5[/ch]\r\nWho never thereafter were heard of again.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe trod a path that few have trod,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]A5[/ch] -  [ch]G#5[/ch]    -  [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nDid Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] -\r\nHe kept a shop in London Town[/tab]\r\nOf fancy clients and good renown.\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#5[/ch]  -  [ch]C#5[/ch]      -    [ch]B5[/ch]    -    [ch]A5[/ch] -\r\nAnd what if none of their souls were saved?[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G#5[/ch]     -     [ch]F#5[/ch]  -  [ch]E5[/ch]\r\nThey went to their maker impeccably shaved[/tab]\r\nBy Sweeney, by Sweeney Todd,\r\n[tab]    [ch]A5[/ch] -  [ch]G#5[/ch]    -  [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nThe Demon Barber of Fleet Street.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#5[/ch]                    [ch]C5[/ch]\r\nSwing your razor wide, Sweeney,[/tab]\r\nHold it to the skies!\r\n[tab][ch]F#5[/ch]  - [ch]C#5[/ch]   -   [ch]B5[/ch]  -    [ch]D5[/ch] -\r\nFreely flows the blood of those [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G#5[/ch]\r\nwho moralize.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] -\r\nHis need were few, his room was bare:[/tab]\r\na lavabo and a fancy chair,\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#5[/ch] -  [ch]C#5[/ch]   -    [ch]B5[/ch]  -   [ch]A5[/ch] -\r\nA mug of suds and a leather strop,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G#5[/ch]  -   [ch]F#5[/ch]  -   [ch]E5[/ch]      \r\nAn apron, a towel, a pail and a mop.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFor neatness, he deserves a nod.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]A5[/ch] -  [ch]G#5[/ch]    -  [ch]F#5[/ch]\r\nDoes Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nInconspicuous Sweeny was,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nQuick and quite and clean 'e was.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBack of his smile, under his word,[/tab]\r\nSweeney heard music that nobody heard.\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                   [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nSweeney pondered and Sweeney planned,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nLike a perfect machine 'e planned[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nSweeney was smooth, Sweeney was subtle,[/tab]\r\nSweeney would blink and rats would scuttle.\r\nSweeney was smooth, Sweeney was subtle,\r\nSweeney would blink and rats would scuttle.\r\nSweeney was smooth, Sweeney was subtle,\r\nSweeney would blink and rats would scuttle.\r\nSweeney! Sweeney! Sweeney! Sweeney!\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nSweeney![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]                              [ch]Gbm[/ch]\r\nAttend the tale of Sweeney Todd[/tab]\r\nHe served a dark and a hungry god\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nWhat happened then, well that's the play, and [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nHe wouldn't want us to give it away. [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nNot Sweeney,[/tab]\r\nNot Sweeney Todd,\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb5[/ch]   [ch]G5[/ch]        [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nThe Demon Barber of Fleet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nStreet.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]Notes: the intro (and ongoing theme) is 3 beats F#m and 1 Bm\r\nIf \"He shaved the faces of gentlemen\" is too fast you can play every other chord\"\r\nOn \"swing your razor wide, Sweeney\" you can play as\r\n   [ch]F#[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C#[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]G#[/ch]\r\ne|-9--12-9--7-5--4------|\r\nB|-10-13-9--7-6--4------|\r\nG|-11-12-10-8-7--5------|\r\nD|---------------6------|\r\nA|----------------------|\r\nE|----------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nSend all comments, criticism, suggestions and questions to ltm_1988@hotmail.com\r\nwith the subject \"chords\"","plain_text":"Hey there - I'm sure you never get tired of hearing this, but this is my first\ntab - all comments and criticisms are appreciated.\n\nF#m Bm\n\nHis skin was pale and his eye was odd.\n\n\n\n\n\nF#m Bm\n\nOf fancy clients and good renown.\n\n\nBy Sweeney, by Sweeney Todd,\n\n\nF#m Bm\n\n\nHold it to the skies!\n\n\n\nF#m Bm\n\na lavabo and a fancy chair,\n\n\n\n\n\nF#m Bm\n\n\n\n\nSweeney heard music that nobody heard.\n\n\n\nSweeney would blink and rats would scuttle.\nSweeney was smooth, Sweeney was subtle,\nSweeney would blink and rats would scuttle.\nSweeney was smooth, Sweeney was subtle,\nSweeney would blink and rats would scuttle.\nSweeney! Sweeney! Sweeney! Sweeney!\n\n\n\nHe served a dark and a hungry god\n\n\n\nNot Sweeney Todd,\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSend all comments, criticism, suggestions and questions to ltm_1988@hotmail.com\nwith the subject \"chords\"","chords":["F#m","Bm","F#5","C#5","B5","A5","G#5","E5","Em","C5","D5","A","D","Am","Bb","Gm","Fm","Gbm","Ab","Bb5","G5","F#","C","C#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}