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Cry Of A Banshee

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[Verse 1]
On a Bdreary night Bhe met a woman down
EmBy the water Emside
 BDrawn by her weeping Bsong,
Even the Emwind was humming aEmlong
  BAnd all the Btrees were moEmving
To the sound she Bwas produBcing
He watched her Bsing,
Feeling her Em/Gsong might be meant for EmhimC  
[Chorus]
She Bmweeps oh she Aweeps
It's E7/G#death that she foreseEes
The Bmcry of a Abanshee,
E7/G#Cry of a Em/Gbanshee-
BmEee,  AEe-ee-ee ee-ee-ee E7/G#eeeEm/G  
O-o-o o-o-o Aoh F#mohE  
O-o-o o-o-o Aoh  C#moh  Coh
[Verse 2]
On a Bdreary nightB  
He met a woman all Emdressed in misty Bwhite
 BHe walked towards her and he Basked:
 "My fair Em/Glady, why so Emsad?"
  BSuBddenEmly
Her melaBncholic meloBdy
Felt no longer seBrene
And tuEm/Grned into a piercing sEmcreamC  
[Chorus]
She Bmweeps oh she Aweeps
It's E7/G#death that she foreseEes
The Bmcry of a Abanshee,
E7/G#Cry of a Em/Gbanshee
She Bmweeps oh she Aweeps
It's E7/G#death that she foreseEes
The Bmcry of a Abanshee,
E7/G#Cry of a Em/Gbanshee-
BmEee,  AEe-ee-ee ee-ee-ee E7/G#eeeEm/G  
O-o-o o-o-o Aoh F#mohE  
O-o-o o-o-o Aoh  C#moh  Coh
[Bridge]
GShe already Aknew, Emshe already F#7knew,
Gshe already Aknew  what he Emcame here to Bbdim/Edo
[Bridge quiet]
GShe already Aknew, Emshe already F#7knew,
Gshe already Aknew  what he Emcame here to Bbdim/Edo
For Emshe is the Emomen of F#7death,
The EmharbinEm6ger of doF#7om————Bm——
[Chorus]
She Bmweeps oh she Aweeps
It's E7/G#death that she foreseEes
The Bmcry of a Abanshee,
E7/G#Cry of a Em/Gbanshee-
BmEee,  AEe-ee-ee ee-ee-ee E7/G#eeeEm/G  
O-o-o o-o-o Aoh F#mohE  
O-o-o o-o-o Aoh  C#moh  Coh
[Outro]
She Bmweeps oh she Aweeps
It's E7/G#death that she foreseEes
The Bmcry of a Abanshee,
E7/G#Cry of a Em/Gbanshee-
BmEee,  AEe-ee-ee ee-ee-ee E7/G#eeeEm/G  
O-o-o o-o-o Aoh F#mohE  
O-o-o o-o-o Aoh  C#moh  C6oh

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Cry Of A Banshee

by Blackbriar

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em/G

E7/G#

F#m

C#m

F#7

Bbdim/E

Em6

[Verse 1]

B B

On a dreary night he met a woman down

Em Em

By the water side

B B

Drawn by her weeping song,

Em Em

Even the wind was humming along

B B Em

And all the trees were moving

B B

To the sound she was producing

He watched her sing,

Em/G Em C

Feeling her song might be meant for him

[Chorus]

Bm A

She weeps oh she weeps

E7/G# E

It's death that she foresees

Bm A

The cry of a banshee,

E7/G# Em/G

Cry of a banshee-

Bm A E7/G# Em/G

Eee, Ee-ee-ee ee-ee-ee eee

A F#m E

O-o-o o-o-o oh oh

A C#m C

O-o-o o-o-o oh oh oh

[Verse 2]

B B

On a dreary night

Em B

He met a woman all dressed in misty white

B B

He walked towards her and he asked:

Em/G Em

"My fair lady, why so sad?"

B B Em

Suddenly

B B

Her melancholic melody

Felt no longer serene

Em/G Em C

And turned into a piercing scream

[Chorus]

Bm A

She weeps oh she weeps

E7/G# E

It's death that she foresees

Bm A

The cry of a banshee,

E7/G# Em/G

Cry of a banshee

Bm A

She weeps oh she weeps

E7/G# E

It's death that she foresees

Bm A

The cry of a banshee,

E7/G# Em/G

Cry of a banshee-

Bm A E7/G# Em/G

Eee, Ee-ee-ee ee-ee-ee eee

A F#m E

O-o-o o-o-o oh oh

A C#m C

O-o-o o-o-o oh oh oh

[Bridge]

G A Em F#7

She already knew, she already knew,

G A Em Bbdim/E

she already knew what he came here to do

[Bridge quiet]

G A Em F#7

She already knew, she already knew,

G A Em Bbdim/E

she already knew what he came here to do

Em Em F#7

For she is the omen of death,

Em Em6 F#7 Bm

The harbinger of doom——————

[Chorus]

Bm A

She weeps oh she weeps

E7/G# E

It's death that she foresees

Bm A

The cry of a banshee,

E7/G# Em/G

Cry of a banshee-

Bm A E7/G# Em/G

Eee, Ee-ee-ee ee-ee-ee eee

A F#m E

O-o-o o-o-o oh oh

A C#m C

O-o-o o-o-o oh oh oh

[Outro]

Bm A

She weeps oh she weeps

E7/G# E

It's death that she foresees

Bm A

The cry of a banshee,

E7/G# Em/G

Cry of a banshee-

Bm A E7/G# Em/G

Eee, Ee-ee-ee ee-ee-ee eee

A F#m E

O-o-o o-o-o oh oh

A C#m C6

O-o-o o-o-o oh oh oh

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