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Night Of The Vampire
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INTRO
e|-Em--------C8--108---Am---------B7--------|\
B|----------------8-10---------10-8-7-| 2x
G|-9----------------------------------|/
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
CHORUS
ToEmnightG
C B B/Ais the B/Gnight of B/F#the vamEmpireG
C B B/A B/G B/F#
ToEmnightG
C B B/Ais the B/Gnight of B/F#the vamEmpireG
C B B/A B/G B/F#
VERSE 1
If its Emraining and you're running don't Gslip in mud
'Cause Cif you do, Byou'll B/Aslip in B/GbloodB/F#
CHORUS
ToEmnightG
C B B/Ais the B/Gnight of B/F#the vamEmpireG
C B B/A B/G B/F#
ToEmnightG
C B B/Ais the B/Gnight of B/F#the vamEmpireG
C B B/A B/G B/F#
CHORUS RIFFS
Em G CB* Em G CB*
e|-------------------------7--------|--------------------------7--------|
B|--------78------78---------10-8-7-|--------78------7-----------10-8-7-|
G|-9-----9--------------------------|-9-----9---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------10----------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Em G CB* Em G CB* Em
e|--------------------------7--------|-------------------------7-7-7-7-|-/12------|
B|--------78----78108---------10-8-7-|--------78------78---------------|----------|
G|-9-----9---------------------------|-9-----9-------------------------|----------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
VERSE 2
The Emmoon may be full
The Gmoon may be white
CAll I know is you will BfeB/Ael his B/GbiteB/F#
CHORUS
ToEmnightG
C B B/Ais the B/Gnight of B/F#the vamEmpireG
C B B/A B/G B/F#
CHORUS RIFFS
Em G CB* Em G CB* Em
e|-12-----121415------14---------------------|-------121415------1415-------------------|-12-----|
B|----------------------13-------12----------|------------------------------12-12-12-12-|--------|
G|----------------------------------14-12-11-|-9----------------------------------------|--------|
D|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------|
A|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------|
E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------|
C B
BRIDGE
EmHe comes from TransylvaniaC
DOn St. Swithun's day he was Emborn
CEyes stare through the Ddarkness with no formEm
CMaidens Dhis bite Emharms
BRIDGE RIFFS
e|-Em------------------------C--------------------------|-D------------------------Em---------------------------|
B|-------------------8-------------------------------|-------------------------------8--81078--81087--787-|
G|-------7--9----------------------------------------|-7-----------------------9--999---------------------|
D|----------------------9--10------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-Em------------------------C---------------------7--7--7-|-D8-----------10-----------Em12------------151415-----|
B|-------------------------------8--87810--10810----10--|----------------------------------------------1517-|
G|-9-----------------------9--999-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS (for riffs, only play the endings of CHORUS RIFFS)
ToEmnightG
C B B/Ais the B/Gnight of B/F#the vamEmpireG
C B B/A B/G B/F#
ToEmnightG
C B B/Ais the B/Gnight of B/F#the vamEmpireG
C B B/A B/G B/F#
VERSE 3
EmHe never sleeps Gin the night
CComes out when the Bmoon is B/AbrightB/G B/F#
CHORUS
ToEmnightG
C B B/Ais the B/Gnight of B/F#the vamEmpireG
C B B/A B/G B/F#
CHORUS RIFFS
e|-Em12-----1214G15----141514C---------B----B/A----B/G----B/F#-----|-Em-------1214G15----141514C12-------B----B/A----B/G----B/F#-----|
B|------------------------13-------1212-------------|---------------------------------1212-------------|
G|-------------------------------------141412121111-|-------------------------------------141412121111-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|-14-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO RIFF (4x)
e|-Em------------G-------------C------------B---B/A----B/G----B/F#--|
B|----12-----------------------13--------------------|
G|-------12-----------------------12-----------------|
D|-14-------14--------------14-------14--------------|
A|--------------14151413-14--------------14151413-14-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B*: B B/A B/G B/F#
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Night Of The Vampire
by Roky Erickson
Chords in this song · guitar
Em
C
Am
B
G
B/A
B/G
B/F#
D
A
INTRO
Em C Am B
e|---------8--108------------7--------|\
B|----------------8-10---------10-8-7-| 2x
G|-9----------------------------------|/
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
CHORUS
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
VERSE 1
Em G
If its raining and you're running don't slip in mud
C B B/A B/G B/F#
'Cause if you do, you'll slip in blood
CHORUS
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
CHORUS RIFFS
Em G C Em G C
B* B*
e|-------------------------7--------|--------------------------7--------|
B|--------78------78---------10-8-7-|--------78------7-----------10-8-7-|
G|-9-----9--------------------------|-9-----9---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------10----------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Em G C Em G C Em
B* B*
e|--------------------------7--------|-------------------------7-7-7-7-|-/12------|
B|--------78----78108---------10-8-7-|--------78------78---------------|----------|
G|-9-----9---------------------------|-9-----9-------------------------|----------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
VERSE 2
Em
The moon may be full
G
The moon may be white
C B B/A B/G B/F#
All I know is you will feel his bite
CHORUS
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
CHORUS RIFFS
Em G C Em G C Em
B* B*
e|-12-----121415------14---------------------|-------121415------1415-------------------|-12-----|
B|----------------------13-------12----------|------------------------------12-12-12-12-|--------|
G|----------------------------------14-12-11-|-9----------------------------------------|--------|
D|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------|
A|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------|
E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------|
C B
BRIDGE
Em C
He comes from Transylvania
D Em
On St. Swithun's day he was born
C D Em
Eyes stare through the darkness with no form
C D Em
Maidens his bite harms
BRIDGE RIFFS
Em C D Em
e|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------8-------------------------------|-------------------------------8--81078--81087--787-|
G|-------7--9----------------------------------------|-7-----------------------9--999---------------------|
D|----------------------9--10------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
Em C D Em
e|----------------------------------------------7--7--7-|-8-----------10-----------12------------151415-----|
B|-------------------------------8--87810--10810----10--|----------------------------------------------1517-|
G|-9-----------------------9--999-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS (for riffs, only play the endings of CHORUS RIFFS)
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
VERSE 3
Em G
He never sleeps in the night
C B B/A B/G B/F#
Comes out when the moon is bright
CHORUS
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
CHORUS RIFFS
Em G C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G C B B/A B/G B/F#
e|-12-----121415----141514--------------------------|--------121415----14151412------------------------|
B|------------------------13-------1212-------------|---------------------------------1212-------------|
G
|-------------------------------------141412121111-|-------------------------------------141412121111-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|-14-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO RIFF (4x)
Em G C B B/A B/G B/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----12-----------------------13--------------------|
G|-------12-----------------------12-----------------|
D|-14-------14--------------14-------14--------------|
A
|--------------14151413-14--------------14151413-14-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B B/A B/G B/F#
B*:
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