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Workshop Of The Telescopes

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Transpose -7 steps with buttons on the left for original key, (or leave like this 
to sing with baritones!). (I had to shift 7.3 to match original). Ask if you want 
chord fingering help.
Intro:   E-5  Am- C  Gm- B  Fm- G#  E  
        Am-                      C      Gm-   B  
By Silverfish Imperetrix whose incorrupted eye
          Fm-                     G#  E  
Sees through the charms of doctors and their wives
        Am-                   C         Gm-            B       Fm-            G#  E  
By Salamander, Drake, and the power that was undine, rise to claim Saturn, ring and sky
     F-           G-                  D         C-          D-  A  
By those who see with their eyes closed, they know me by my black telescope
      Am-                   C          Gm-             B        Fm-            G#  E  
Your green tree mantle from which these things derive, a lens of quartz and refract spoke
      Am-               C     Gm-      B      Fm-               G#  E  
That crystal lens whose crystal rope, once bound me to those doctors and wives
    F-       G-                D      C-         D-     A  
When my vision was oh, so cloudy, and I saw things through two eyes
  Am-          F-       G-            D      Am-      F=  G- Am  
I am a sailor on the raging depths, and I know a thing or two
      Am-           F-           G-       D         Am-          F=    G- Am  
Back to the corner mates and over the side, yes, I know a thing or two
Solo: (  B   C) x4   D     E  Am- C  Gm- B  Fm- G#  E  
        Am-                      C      Gm-   B  
By Silverfish Imperetrix whose incorrupted eye
          Fm-                     G#  E  
Sees through the charms of doctors and their wives
        Am-                   C         Gm-            B       Fm-            G#  E  
By Salamander, Drake, and the power that was undine, rise to claim Saturn, ring and sky
     F-           G-                  D         C-            D-  A  
By those who see with their eyes closed, you'll know me by my black telescope
         Am-               F-            G-         D    Am-  F=  G- Am  
Before my great conversion when the ridge was closed
       Am-             F-           G-         D   Am-  F=  G- Am  
Before my visit to the workshop of telescopes
Solo: (  B   C) x4   D  E  
        Am-                      C      Gm-   B  
By Silverfish Imperetrix whose incorrupted eye
          Fm-                     G#  E  
Sees through the charms of doctors and their wives
        Am-                   C         Gm-            B       Fm-            G#  E  
By Salamander, Drake, and the power that was undine, rise to claim Saturn, ring and sky
      Am-              C     Gm-          B        Fm-        G#   E-5  A  
By those who see with their eyes closed, you'll know me by 
* note E-5 is just alternating E-Bb notes (or A-Eb notes in original key)

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Workshop Of The Telescopes

by Blue Öyster Cult

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E-5

Transpose -7 steps with buttons on the left for original key, (or leave like this

to sing with baritones!). (I had to shift 7.3 to match original). Ask if you want

chord fingering help.

E-5 Am C Gm B Fm G# E

Intro: - - -

Am C Gm B

- -

By Silverfish Imperetrix whose incorrupted eye

Fm G# E

Sees through the charms of doctors and their wives

Am C Gm B Fm G# E

- - -

By Salamander, Drake, and the power that was undine, rise to claim Saturn, ring and sky

F G D C D A

- - - -

By those who see with their eyes closed, they know me by my black telescope

Am C Gm B Fm G# E

- - -

Your green tree mantle from which these things derive, a lens of quartz and refract spoke

Am C Gm B Fm G# E

- - -

That crystal lens whose crystal rope, once bound me to those doctors and wives

F G D C D A

- - - -

When my vision was oh, so cloudy, and I saw things through two eyes

Am F G D Am F G Am

- - - - = -

I am a sailor on the raging depths, and I know a thing or two

Am F G D Am F G Am

- - - - = -

Back to the corner mates and over the side, yes, I know a thing or two

B C D E Am C Gm B Fm G# E

Solo: ( ) x4 - - -

Am C Gm B

- -

By Silverfish Imperetrix whose incorrupted eye

Fm G# E

Sees through the charms of doctors and their wives

Am C Gm B Fm G# E

- - -

By Salamander, Drake, and the power that was undine, rise to claim Saturn, ring and sky

F G D C D A

- - - -

By those who see with their eyes closed, you'll know me by my black telescope

Am F G D Am F G Am

- - - - = -

Before my great conversion when the ridge was closed

Am F G D Am F G Am

- - - - = -

Before my visit to the workshop of telescopes

B C D E

Solo: ( ) x4

Am C Gm B

- -

By Silverfish Imperetrix whose incorrupted eye

Fm G# E

Sees through the charms of doctors and their wives

Am C Gm B Fm G# E

- - -

By Salamander, Drake, and the power that was undine, rise to claim Saturn, ring and sky

Am C Gm B Fm G# E-5 A

- - -

By those who see with their eyes closed, you'll know me by

* note E-5 is just alternating E-Bb notes (or A-Eb notes in original key)

About Workshop Of The Telescopes Chords by Blue Öyster Cult

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