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Skeletons On Parade
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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Note: Guitar chords are arrangements are based on the implied melody and harmony of the instrumentation for
everything through to the point where actual guitar enters for the ending section
I recommend you use these voicings for the sections such as "From the edge of the island"
e|-Am---Caug-----C/G----D7---|
B|--5---5---5---3-|
G|--5---5---5---5-|
D|--7---6---5---4-|
A|--------------5-|
E|----------------|
[Intro] Vocals only during the first two lines
BeAmhind a curtain of Emtowering pines the Amsun's settling Emred
A Fcity hidden Chigh in the hills comes Gout to E/G#honor the Amdead
AmFamilies somberly Emwalk through the town they Ambuild alters and Empray
FClean the tombs and Cclutch rosaries and Gspeak E/G#of better Edays
AmFrom the edge of the Eaugisland they C/Gferry back to the D7shore
They Fclimb under their C/Ecovers and B7pray a little Emore
In this Amancient city of Eaugstone they C/Gsigh and bow their D7heads
The Fliving seem rather, wellE...dead
[Jazz Section]
Am G F Ex2
AmThe sun is Gdown Fthe earth Eshakes the Amwind doth GhowlF
And EI'm making Ammoves all aGcross the Fpark, we're Estirring in the AmdarkG F E
The Amcaskets Gsqueak, Fthe trees Ewheeze, the Amcrypts all GcreakF
And toes Esepulchered Amfor months in Gmonths in Fdust
Are Ewiggling Amoff their crusGt, FwoaEh
AmShed your Gshrouds, Fslip your Efingertips Amthrough the Gground
FGet those Ecatacombs Amopen I'm Ghoping you'll Fjoin us
EEverybody Amcome on Gout, FyeahE
AmWhat Ea AmloveG/Bly, Clovely night for a Fmdrink and a CparadeE
We'll Amdance EunAmtil G/Bthe Cmorning light, this Fmtown should be afAmraid
AmWhat Ea AmloveG/Bly, Clovely night for a Fmdrink and a CparadeE
We'll Amdance EunAmtil G/Bthe Cmorning light, this Fmtown should be afAmraid
[Skeleton Choir Section]
AmCandied Gpumpkins, Amsweet egg Gbread, Amwe love Grising Amfrom Ethe Amdead
AmCarpals, Gtarsals, AmverteGbrae, Amthat's us Gclicking Amon EparAmade
AmI move without any Eaugmuscles, my C/Gskull's a cavernous D7hall
FTendons are made for Cpulling my friend, I B7don't need them at Eall
AmMescal in our Eaugmandibles and C/Gporridge on our D7ribs
Their Fprospects are looking quite Egrim
[Guitars Enter]
A5Board G#5the A5ma-B5ri-G#5posas now,
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-7-----6---7--9--6-6---6----|
E|-5-----4---5--7--4-4---4----|
A5Set E5sail A5for B5the C5quiD5verC5ing B5light A5a--G#5head
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-7---6----7---9---10-12-10--9-----7--6----|
E|-5---4----5---7---8--10-8---7-----5--4----|
A5We're G#5descA5endB5ing F5on the town
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-7-----6---7--9---3--3---3---|
E|-5-----4---5--7---1--1---1---|
The living we're scaring, nightmaring in fright
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------6-----|
D|---------------5--4-----5----8-7----8--------|
A|--7-6----7-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
They've waited forever to bring us together we finally wake them up tonight!
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------9--9---9--9-9---9--8-----8--8-8-8----8--7----6--7----6----7--0-5-----|
[Rock Section]
Organ riff:
e|-A55--5--8-7-5---5----G#5----A55--5--8-7-5-F5---E5---C5---A55--5--8-7-5-G5--5---E5---D5----------G#5----A5--|
B|-------------8---8-5----------------8--------------------8---8-5------------5-----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-8-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Yock dehayA5!G#5 A5 F5 E5 C5 A5 G5 E5 D5 G#5 A5
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5---------------7--------|
A|--------7-----6-7-------3--2--3--7-----5---2--5--6-7---|
E|--------5-----4-5-------1--0-----5-----3---0-----4-5---|
A5Yock dehay de yockity hum,
G#5The A5devil is happy F5to E5sayC5, A5heaven is having a G5hell of a E5time,
D5Skeletons oG#5n paA5rade!
A5Yock dehay de yockity hum,
G#5The A5devil is happy F5to E5sayC5, A5heaven is having a G5hell of a E5time,
D5Skeletons oG#5n paA5rade!
AmFlee the mausoCauglea, C/Gfly sarcophaD7gi.
FPandemone the Cplaza, B7tiba-fibia-Efie!
You Amligamentary Cauglifers, your C/Gfractured foolish D7plight.
FPluck yourself from your graveEsite!
A5Yock dehay de G5yockity Ehum,A5 C5
A5Heaven is having a G5hell of a time,
D5Skeletons oG#5n paA5rade!
A5Yock dehay de G5yockity Ehum,A5 C5
A5Heaven is having a G5hell of a time,
D5Skeletons oG#5n paA5rade!
A5YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
[Instrumental Guitar Break]
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---0---6---|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------7-6-7-|
A|-------------------------|-------------7-6-7-------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-7-8-5-4-5-------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-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-|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
B|-------------------------|-------5-4-5-------------|-------------|
G|-------------------------|-5-4-5-------7-6-5-------|-------------|
D|-------------------7-6-7-|-------------------7-6-5-|-------------|
A|-------------7-6-7-------|-------------------------|-7-6-5-4-5-7-|
E|-8-7-8-5-4-5-------------|-------------------------|-------------|
A5 G5 C5 A5 C5
A5 G5 C5 B5 E5
[Outro]
A5Yockey de G5yockC5um (hey!)
A5The devil is happy to C5say (ho!)
A5Yockay de G5yockC5um (hey!)
B5No one gets aE5way (no!)
A5Yockay de G5yockC5um (hey!)
A5The devil is happy to C5say (ho!)
A5Heaven is having a G5hell of a E5time,
D5Skeletons G#5on paA5rade!
A5Goodnight all my children now you must lay down your heads,
N.C.
You wouldn't want the sun to catch you missing from your beds.
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Skeletons On Parade
by Ludo
Chords in this song · guitar
Am
Caug
C/G
D7
Em
F
C
G
E/G#
E
Eaug
C/E
B7
G/B
Fm
A5
G#5
B5
E5
C5
D5
F5
G5
Note: Guitar chords are arrangements are based on the implied melody and harmony of the instrumentation for
everything through to the point where actual guitar enters for the ending section
I recommend you use these voicings for the sections such as "From the edge of the island"
Am Caug C/G D7
e|----------------|
B|--5---5---5---3-|
G|--5---5---5---5-|
D|--7---6---5---4-|
A|--------------5-|
E|----------------|
[Intro] Vocals only during the first two lines
Am Em Am Em
Behind a curtain of towering pines the sun's settling red
F C G E/G# Am
A city hidden high in the hills comes out to honor the dead
Am Em Am Em
Families somberly walk through the town they build alters and pray
F C G E/G# E
Clean the tombs and clutch rosaries and speak of better days
Am Eaug C/G D7
From the edge of the island they ferry back to the shore
F C/E B7 E
They climb under their covers and pray a little more
Am Eaug C/G D7
In this ancient city of stone they sigh and bow their heads
F E
The living seem rather, well...dead
[Jazz Section]
Am G F E
x2
Am G F E Am G F
The sun is down the earth shakes the wind doth howl
E Am G F E Am G F E
And I'm making moves all across the park, we're stirring in the dark
Am G F E Am G F
The caskets squeak, the trees wheeze, the crypts all creak
E Am G F
And toes sepulchered for months in months in dust
E Am G F E
Are wiggling off their crust, woah
Am G F E Am G
Shed your shrouds, slip your fingertips through the ground
F E Am G F
Get those catacombs open I'm hoping you'll join us
E Am G F E
Everybody come on out, yeah
Am E Am G/B C Fm C E
What a lovely, lovely night for a drink and a parade
Am E Am G/B C Fm Am
We'll dance until the morning light, this town should be afraid
Am E Am G/B C Fm C E
What a lovely, lovely night for a drink and a parade
Am E Am G/B C Fm Am
We'll dance until the morning light, this town should be afraid
[Skeleton Choir Section]
Am G Am G Am G Am E Am
Candied pumpkins, sweet egg bread, we love rising from the dead
Am G Am G Am G Am E Am
Carpals, tarsals, vertebrae, that's us clicking on parade
Am Eaug C/G D7
I move without any muscles, my skull's a cavernous hall
F C B7 E
Tendons are made for pulling my friend, I don't need them at all
Am Eaug C/G D7
Mescal in our mandibles and porridge on our ribs
F E
Their prospects are looking quite grim
[Guitars Enter]
A5 G#5 A5 B5 G#5
Board the ma-ri-posas now,
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-7-----6---7--9--6-6---6----|
E|-5-----4---5--7--4-4---4----|
A5 E5 A5 B5 C5 D5 C5 B5 A5 G#5
Set sail for the quivering light a--head
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-7---6----7---9---10-12-10--9-----7--6----|
E|-5---4----5---7---8--10-8---7-----5--4----|
A5 G#5 A5 B5 F5
We're descending on the town
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-7-----6---7--9---3--3---3---|
E|-5-----4---5--7---1--1---1---|
The living we're scaring, nightmaring in fright
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------6-----|
D|---------------5--4-----5----8-7----8--------|
A|--7-6----7-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
They've waited forever to bring us together we finally wake them up tonight!
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------9--9---9--9-9---9--8-----8--8-8-8----8--7----6--7----6----7--0-5-----|
[Rock Section]
Organ riff:
A5 G#5 A5 F5 E5 C5 A5 G5 E5 D5 G#5 A5
e|-5--5--8-7-5---5--------5--5--8-7-5----------5--5--8-7-5---5----------------------|
B|-------------8---8-5----------------8--------------------8---8-5------------5-----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-8-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A5 G#5 A5 F5 E5 C5 A5 G5 E5 D5 G#5 A5
Yock dehay!
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5---------------7--------|
A|--------7-----6-7-------3--2--3--7-----5---2--5--6-7---|
E|--------5-----4-5-------1--0-----5-----3---0-----4-5---|
A5
Yock dehay de yockity hum,
G#5 A5 F5 E5 C5 A5 G5 E5
The devil is happy to say, heaven is having a hell of a time,
D5 G#5 A5
Skeletons on parade!
A5
Yock dehay de yockity hum,
G#5 A5 F5 E5 C5 A5 G5 E5
The devil is happy to say, heaven is having a hell of a time,
D5 G#5 A5
Skeletons on parade!
Am Caug C/G D7
Flee the mausolea, fly sarcophagi.
F C B7 E
Pandemone the plaza, tiba-fibia-fie!
Am Caug C/G D7
You ligamentary lifers, your fractured foolish plight.
F E
Pluck yourself from your gravesite!
A5 G5 E A5 C5
Yock dehay de yockity hum,
A5 G5
Heaven is having a hell of a time,
D5 G#5 A5
Skeletons on parade!
A5 G5 E A5 C5
Yock dehay de yockity hum,
A5 G5
Heaven is having a hell of a time,
D5 G#5 A5
Skeletons on parade!
A5
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
[Instrumental Guitar Break]
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4---0---6---|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------7-6-7-|
A|-------------------------|-------------7-6-7-------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-7-8-5-4-5-------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-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-|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|
B|-------------------------|-------5-4-5-------------|-------------|
G|-------------------------|-5-4-5-------7-6-5-------|-------------|
D|-------------------7-6-7-|-------------------7-6-5-|-------------|
A|-------------7-6-7-------|-------------------------|-7-6-5-4-5-7-|
E|-8-7-8-5-4-5-------------|-------------------------|-------------|
A5 G5 C5 A5 C5
A5 G5 C5 B5 E5
[Outro]
A5 G5 C5
Yockey de yockum (hey!)
A5 C5
The devil is happy to say (ho!)
A5 G5 C5
Yockay de yockum (hey!)
B5 E5
No one gets away (no!)
A5 G5 C5
Yockay de yockum (hey!)
A5 C5
The devil is happy to say (ho!)
A5 G5 E5
Heaven is having a hell of a time,
D5 G#5 A5
Skeletons on parade!
A5
Goodnight all my children now you must lay down your heads,
N.C.
You wouldn't want the sun to catch you missing from your beds.
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