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Lady Macbeth

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Eminor

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Tuning = Standard
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CAPO 2nd FRET
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INTRO
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D Em
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VERSE 1
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Like a Emjester dressed, in a silly gown
Something Fevil came to Emtown
At the Emdarkest hour, in the Ddead of night
All who'd Flisten gathered Emround
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CHORUS
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From the Guninspired, from the Bmtortured sounds
No one Cnoticed what she'd Ddone
By the Empricking of my Dthumbs
Something Cwicked this way Emcomes
D Em
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VERSE 2
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Like a Emfool possessed, evil Dgrabbed the blade
Dripping Fblood upon the Emkeys
With her Emcheap disguise, no Done reaEmlized
How this Fjester could deEmceive
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CHORUS
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From the Guninspired, from the Bmtortured sounds
No one Cnoticed what she'd Ddone
By the Empricking of my Dthumbs
Something Cwicked this way Emcomes
  DThis way Emcomes
EmThiiiDiiis EmwaaaaDaay Emcomes
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SOLO
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 Em   D   F   EmX2
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CHORUS
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From the Guninspired, from the Bmtortured sounds
No one Cnoticed what she'd Ebdone
GTell us the Dtruth
And her Clies linger Emon
By the Empricking of my Dthumbs
Something Cwicked     Dthis way comes
By the Empricking of my Dthumbs
Something Cwicked    Dthis way comes
 DThis way Emcomes
EmThiiiDiiiiiEmiiiiiDiiis way Emcomes

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Lady Macbeth

by Barclay James Harvest

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning = Standard

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CAPO 2nd FRET

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INTRO

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D Em

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VERSE 1

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Like a jester dressed, in a silly gown

F Em

Something evil came to town

Em D

At the darkest hour, in the dead of night

F Em

All who'd listen gathered round

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CHORUS

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G Bm

From the uninspired, from the tortured sounds

C D

No one noticed what she'd done

Em D

By the pricking of my thumbs

C Em

Something wicked this way comes

D Em

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VERSE 2

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Em D

Like a fool possessed, evil grabbed the blade

F Em

Dripping blood upon the keys

Em D Em

With her cheap disguise, no one realized

F Em

How this jester could deceive

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CHORUS

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G Bm

From the uninspired, from the tortured sounds

C D

No one noticed what she'd done

Em D

By the pricking of my thumbs

C Em

Something wicked this way comes

D Em

This way comes

Em D Em D Em

Thiiiiiis waaaaaay comes

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SOLO

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Em D F Em

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CHORUS

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G Bm

From the uninspired, from the tortured sounds

C Eb

No one noticed what she'd done

G D

Tell us the truth

C Em

And her lies linger on

Em D

By the pricking of my thumbs

C D

Something wicked this way comes

Em D

By the pricking of my thumbs

C D

Something wicked this way comes

D Em

This way comes

Em D Em D Em

Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis way comes

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