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Neofolk piece from the Lucifer Over London EP (1994)
Beginning the track is an incredibly brief homage to Black Sabbath's Paranoid
While not played using the same notes, it's an obvious enough send-up - as supported by Tibet and Cashmore
[Intro]
e|-----------------------
B|-----------------------
G|-----------2h4---2h4---
D|-/4-4-4-2h4---2h4------
A|-/2-2-2----------------
E|-----------------------
[Verse]
BThe twisted wings and Gclouds unfold
And the Egreatgape of AHe who fell
GMakes darkened Eshadows Aover pointed Bspires
BLittle children Gpoint and sing
And Elittle children Arun and dance
GOver there the Esetting sun
AOver there the Bsetting sun
[Chorus]
BLuci-Gfer Eover ALondon
GLuci-Efer Aover BLondon
[Verse]
BAnd under that the Gsilent stars
EAnd under they the Aweeping sky
GAnd under Her the Elaughing world
ABalance Bsits in western Gparts
And Epiles spare ASpares Gin his Egab-Aled Broom
[Chorus]
BLuci-Gfer Eover ALondon
GLuci-Efer Aover BLondon
[Verse]
BGreat GAnarch and EMonarch of ANot
The GFlight of ELucifer Aover BLondon
And Bmy little Ggrandson
EWrinkled son Aforehead
GAll tiny Eblue pain
As Athe Mother Blood Bemerges
BThen the Mother GGrief
And the EBlue Gates of ADeath
GOpen Earmwide
AOpen Bteethwide
[Chorus]
BLuci-Gfer Eover ALondon
GLuci-Efer Aover BLondon
[Verse]
BAll dead like the Gleaves
EOld times Ashiver
GOld Edead Acalendar
BPast blurred Gsunsets
ECinders Aflying Gin His Eheart His Aheart
His Bfingers punch Gholes in Ethe sk-Ay
And Gall the little EChrists I Acoun-Bt
[Chorus]
BLuci-Gfer Eover ALondon
GLuci-Efer Aover BLondon
BLuci-Gfer Eover ALondon
GLuci-Efer Aover BLondon
[Verse]
BAll the Glittle EChrists I Acall
GLaugh-Eing through Athe green green Bfields
BSome of these Gangels have the Eface of AGod
GSome of Ethem the Aface of Bdogs
[Chorus]
BLuci-Gfer Eover ALondon
BLuci-Gfer Eover ALondon
[Verse]
BBy the GTower of EMoa-Ad
GSee the Esky's AGreenangel Bform
BLucifer Gflickers Eall arou-And me
GHis hooded Eeyes Aalig-Bht
[Cnorus]
BLuci-Gfer Eover ALondon
GLuci-Efer Aover BLondon
[Verse]
BIn the Gsmo-Eky Amusk
GLook into EHim Ajust a little long-Ber
BSee the Gtrue face Eof Athe GMoon
ESo He wheels Athere through the heaB-vens
BHis Geyes as Edotted bright-Aligh-Gts
ELicked Awith Bdust
[Chorus]
BLuci-Gfer Eover ALondon
GLuci-Efer Aover BLondon
[Verse]
BA gold-Gen sea-Ebird
AHalfdead Gwith Aspra-By
BHis banners Gare Ebroken Aflags in the Gwi-End
ADevour-ing Blife he Gbre-Eaks Aat walls
[Chorus]
GLuciEfer Aover BLondon
[Bridge]
AAnd then Gthe EMoon...
BAnd then the GMoon...
EAnd then Athe Moon...
[Outro]
BSix six Gsix
EIt makes us Asick
GWe're sick sick Esick
AOf six six Bsix

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Lucifer Over London

by Current 93

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Neofolk piece from the Lucifer Over London EP (1994)

Beginning the track is an incredibly brief homage to Black Sabbath's Paranoid

While not played using the same notes, it's an obvious enough send-up - as supported by Tibet and Cashmore

[Intro]

e|-----------------------

B|-----------------------

G|-----------2h4---2h4---

D|-/4-4-4-2h4---2h4------

A|-/2-2-2----------------

E|-----------------------

[Verse]

B G

The twisted wings and clouds unfold

E A

And the greatgape of He who fell

G E A B

Makes darkened shadows over pointed spires

B G

Little children point and sing

E A

And little children run and dance

G E

Over there the setting sun

A B

Over there the setting sun

[Chorus]

B G E A

Luci-fer over London

G E A B

Luci-fer over London

[Verse]

B G

And under that the silent stars

E A

And under they the weeping sky

G E

And under Her the laughing world

A B G

Balance sits in western parts

E A G E A B

And piles spare Spares in his gab-led room

[Chorus]

B G E A

Luci-fer over London

G E A B

Luci-fer over London

[Verse]

B G E A

Great Anarch and Monarch of Not

G E A B

The Flight of Lucifer over London

B G

And my little grandson

E A

Wrinkled son forehead

G E

All tiny blue pain

A B

As the Mother Blood emerges

B G

Then the Mother Grief

E A

And the Blue Gates of Death

G E

Open armwide

A B

Open teethwide

[Chorus]

B G E A

Luci-fer over London

G E A B

Luci-fer over London

[Verse]

B G

All dead like the leaves

E A

Old times shiver

G E A

Old dead calendar

B G

Past blurred sunsets

E A G E A

Cinders flying in His heart His heart

B G E A

His fingers punch holes in the sk-y

G E A B

And all the little Christs I coun-t

[Chorus]

B G E A

Luci-fer over London

G E A B

Luci-fer over London

B G E A

Luci-fer over London

G E A B

Luci-fer over London

[Verse]

B G E A

All the little Christs I call

G E A B

Laugh-ing through the green green fields

B G E A

Some of these angels have the face of God

G E A B

Some of them the face of dogs

[Chorus]

B G E A

Luci-fer over London

B G E A

Luci-fer over London

[Verse]

B G E A

By the Tower of Moa-d

G E A B

See the sky's Greenangel form

B G E A

Lucifer flickers all arou-nd me

G E A B

His hooded eyes alig-ht

[Cnorus]

B G E A

Luci-fer over London

G E A B

Luci-fer over London

[Verse]

B G E A

In the smo-ky musk

G E A B

Look into Him just a little long-er

B G E A G

See the true face of the Moon

E A B

So He wheels there through the hea-vens

B G E A G

His eyes as dotted bright-ligh-ts

E A B

Licked with dust

[Chorus]

B G E A

Luci-fer over London

G E A B

Luci-fer over London

[Verse]

B G E

A gold-en sea-bird

A G A B

Halfdead with spra-y

B G E A G E

His banners are broken flags in the wi-nd

A B G E A

Devour-ing life he bre-aks at walls

[Chorus]

G E A B

Lucifer over London

[Bridge]

A G E

And then the Moon...

B G

And then the Moon...

E A

And then the Moon...

[Outro]

B G

Six six six

E A

It makes us sick

G E

We're sick sick sick

A B

Of six six six

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