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Use Voltaire's tuning! D G C F A D
Well, it's really an easy song with easy chords and strummming patter (It is called "the six" in Russia, not 
AmLo! 't is a gala night
CWithin the lonesome lEmatter years! 
AmAn angel throng, bewinged, bedight
CIn veils, and dEmrowned in tears, 
AmSit in a theatre, to see
CA play of hEmopes and fears,
AmWhile the orchestra breathes fitfully 
CThe music of the sEmpheres.
AmMimes, in the form of God on high, 
CMutter and mEmumble low,
AmAnd hither and thither fly - 
Mere Cpuppets they, who Emcome and go 
AmAt bidding of vast formless things
That Cshift the scenery Emto and fro,
AmFlapping from out their Condor wings
  CInEmvisible Wo!
Bridge or whatever -  Dm   Am   C  Em  
AmThat motley drama - oh, be sure 
CIt shall not Embe forgot!
AmWith its Phantom chased for evermore 
By a cCrowd that sEmeize it not,
AmThrough a circle that ever returneth Cin 
To the sEmelf - same spot,
And Dmmuch of Madness, and Ammore of Sin, 
And HCorror  Emthe soul of the plDmot.
(I start playing bridge on the "plot")
Dm Am C Em
AmBut see, amid the mimic rout,
A Ccrawling sEmhape intrude!
A Amblood-red thing that writhes from out 
The sCcenic sEmolitude!
It wAmrithes! - it writhes! - with mortal pangs 
The Cmimes beEmcome its food,
AnAmd seraphs sob at vermin fangs
In huCman gore imbEmued.
Dm Am C Em
AmOut - out are the lights - out all! 
And, Cover each qEmuivering form,
The Amcurtain, a funeral pall,
Comes Cdown with the rEmush of a storm, 
WAmhile the angels, all pallid and wan, 
UpCrising, unveEmiling, affirm
That the Amplay is the tragedy, "Man," 
And its hCero, Emthe Conqueror WDmorm.
(Again, the bridge)
Dm Am C Em

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The Conqueror Worm

by Voltaire

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Use Voltaire's tuning! D G C F A D

Well, it's really an easy song with easy chords and strummming patter (It is called "the six" in Russia, not

Lo! 't is a gala night

C Em

Within the lonesome latter years!

An angel throng, bewinged, bedight

C Em

In veils, and drowned in tears,

Sit in a theatre, to see

C Em

A play of hopes and fears,

While the orchestra breathes fitfully

C Em

The music of the spheres.

Mimes, in the form of God on high,

C Em

Mutter and mumble low,

And hither and thither fly -

C Em

Mere puppets they, who come and go

At bidding of vast formless things

C Em

That shift the scenery to and fro,

Flapping from out their Condor wings

C Em

Invisible Wo!

Dm Am C Em

Bridge or whatever -

That motley drama - oh, be sure

C Em

It shall not be forgot!

With its Phantom chased for evermore

C Em

By a crowd that seize it not,

Am C

Through a circle that ever returneth in

To the self - same spot,

Dm Am

And much of Madness, and more of Sin,

C Em Dm

And Horror the soul of the plot.

(I start playing bridge on the "plot")

Dm Am C Em

But see, amid the mimic rout,

C Em

A crawling shape intrude!

A blood-red thing that writhes from out

C Em

The scenic solitude!

It writhes! - it writhes! - with mortal pangs

C Em

The mimes become its food,

And seraphs sob at vermin fangs

C Em

In human gore imbued.

Dm Am C Em

Out - out are the lights - out all!

C Em

And, over each quivering form,

The curtain, a funeral pall,

C Em

Comes down with the rush of a storm,

While the angels, all pallid and wan,

C Em

Uprising, unveiling, affirm

That the play is the tragedy, "Man,"

C Em Dm

And its hero, the Conqueror Worm.

(Again, the bridge)

Dm Am C Em

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