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Tall Dark Man

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[Verse]
My G5desire to keep moving
Is the G5only thing that's stopping meF5  
From comG5pletely loosing my mind
Until the G5kiss of death is kissing me
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm just F5hanging around
                        C5    G5(  G  F-C-G-F-G)
Waiting for the tall dark man
F5Hanging around
C5Waiting for the
[Verse]
You know the G5queen she is a lizard
And the G5devil lives inside of meF5  
From the G5rings surrounding Saturn
Comes the G5nuclear and the gamma ray
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm just F5hanging around
                        C5    G5(  G  F-C-G-F-G)
Waiting for the tall dark man
F5Hanging around
C5Waiting for the tall dark
[Chorus]
D#5Here comes the A#5night
F5I don't want to C5be a-G5lone
D#5Stuck in my A#5mind
F5Don't know what the C5hell's going G5on
D#5Hanging A#5around
              F5          C5    G5(  G  F-C-G-F-G)
Waiting for the tall dark man
D#5Hanging A#5around
F5Waiting for the A5tall dark D5man
(D5)   A5    C5  G5  
 D5  A5  C5  G5
 G5  G5  G5  F5
 G5  G5  G5  F5
[Verse]
What to G5do, what to believe in
I no G5longer watch the evening newsF5  
Keep polG5luting our water
Leave 'em G5bleeding, we got more to loose
[Chorus]
D#5Here comes the A#5night
F5I don't want to C5be a-G5lone
D#5Stuck in my A#5mind
F5Don't know what the C5hell's going G5on
D#5Hanging A#5around
              F5          C5    G5(  G  F-C-G-F-G)
Waiting for the tall dark man
D#5Hanging A#5around
F5Waiting for the C5tall dark Dmman
[Bridge]
   Dm     Am     C    Gx4
[Solo]
   Dm     Am     C    Gx2
 DmGe-ge-ge-Amget up, get downC,  Gget out the way
 DmGe-ge-ge-Amget up, get downC,  Gup and away
 DmGe-ge-ge-Amget up, get downC,  Gget out the way
 DmGe-ge-ge-Amget up, get downC,  Gup and away
[Outro]
D#5Hanging A#5around
F5Waiting for the C5tall dark G5man
(D#5)   (A#5)
Hanging around
(F5)           (C5)       G5  
Waiting for the tall dark man
D#5Hanging A#5around
F5Waiting for the C5tall dark
D#5Hanging A#5around
F5Waiting for the C5tall dark G5man

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Tall Dark Man

by Johnossi

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D#5

A#5

[Verse]

My desire to keep moving

G5 F5

Is the only thing that's stopping me

From completely loosing my mind

Until the kiss of death is kissing me

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm just hanging around

C5 G5 G F C G F G

( ----)

Waiting for the tall dark man

Hanging around

Waiting for the

[Verse]

You know the queen she is a lizard

G5 F5

And the devil lives inside of me

From the rings surrounding Saturn

Comes the nuclear and the gamma ray

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm just hanging around

C5 G5 G F C G F G

( ----)

Waiting for the tall dark man

Hanging around

Waiting for the tall dark

[Chorus]

D#5 A#5

Here comes the night

F5 C5 G5

I don't want to be a-lone

D#5 A#5

Stuck in my mind

F5 C5 G5

Don't know what the hell's going on

D#5 A#5

Hanging around

F5 C5 G5 G F C G F G

( ----)

Waiting for the tall dark man

D#5 A#5

Hanging around

F5 A5 D5

Waiting for the tall dark man

D5 A5 C5 G5

()

D5 A5 C5 G5

G5 G5 G5 F5

[Verse]

What to do, what to believe in

G5 F5

I no longer watch the evening news

Keep polluting our water

Leave 'em bleeding, we got more to loose

[Chorus]

D#5 A#5

Here comes the night

F5 C5 G5

I don't want to be a-lone

D#5 A#5

Stuck in my mind

F5 C5 G5

Don't know what the hell's going on

D#5 A#5

Hanging around

F5 C5 G5 G F C G F G

( ----)

Waiting for the tall dark man

D#5 A#5

Hanging around

F5 C5 Dm

Waiting for the tall dark man

[Bridge]

Dm Am C G

[Solo]

Dm Am C G

Ge-ge-ge-get up, get down, get out the way

Dm Am C G

Ge-ge-ge-get up, get down, up and away

Dm Am C G

Ge-ge-ge-get up, get down, get out the way

Dm Am C G

Ge-ge-ge-get up, get down, up and away

[Outro]

D#5 A#5

Hanging around

F5 C5 G5

Waiting for the tall dark man

D#5 A#5

() ()

Hanging around

F5 C5 G5

() ()

Waiting for the tall dark man

D#5 A#5

Hanging around

F5 C5

Waiting for the tall dark

D#5 A#5

Hanging around

F5 C5 G5

Waiting for the tall dark man

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