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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 13

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Riff:
e|---F13-------------B---------7--|
B|------13----------------7-----|
G|---------14----------8--------|    repeat over most of the verses...
D|------------15----9-----------|   
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
[Intro]
(first time thru play the riff by itself, next three times with chords underneath the riff)
    F      B      F   Bx 4
[Verse 1]
The Fyoung man held a gun to the Bhead of God,
FStick this holy cBow,
Put the Faudience in Baction,
Let the Fslaughtered take a Bbow
   F     B     F    Bx 2
[Verse 2]
The Fold mans words, Bwhite hot knives
FSlicing through warm Bbutter
The Fbutter is the Bheart
The Francid peeling Bsoul
   F     B     F    Bx 2
[Bridge]
 A      A   A    Ax2
Scratch Apictures Aon asAylum Awalls
ABroken Anails and Amatch sticks        Ahuh
AHypoAdermic, AhypoAdermic, AhypodAermic, Ared Afix
[Turnaround]
   F     B     F    Bx 2
[Verse 3]
One mans Fpoison is aBnother mans meat
One mans Fagony another mans Btreat
FArtaud lived with his Bneck 
Placed Fproperly in the Bnoose
   FEyes black with Bpain, limbs in 
FClamps contortedB  
   FThe theatre and its Bdouble
   FThe void and the aBborted
   F     B     F    Bx 2
[Outro]
BThose indians wank on his bones... (Repeat until end)

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Antonin Artaud

by Bauhaus

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Riff:

F B

e|---13----------------------7--|

B|------13----------------7-----|

G|---------14----------8--------| repeat over most of the verses...

D|------------15----9-----------|

A|------------------------------|

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

[Intro]

(first time thru play the riff by itself, next three times with chords underneath the riff)

F B F B

x 4

[Verse 1]

F B

The young man held a gun to the head of God,

F B

Stick this holy cow,

F B

Put the audience in action,

F B

Let the slaughtered take a bow

F B F B

x 2

[Verse 2]

F B

The old mans words, white hot knives

F B

Slicing through warm butter

F B

The butter is the heart

F B

The rancid peeling soul

F B F B

x 2

[Bridge]

A A A A

Scratch pictures on asylum walls

A A A A

Broken nails and match sticks huh

A A A A A A A A

Hypodermic, hypodermic, hypodermic, red fix

[Turnaround]

F B F B

x 2

[Verse 3]

F B

One mans poison is another mans meat

F B

One mans agony another mans treat

F B

Artaud lived with his neck

F B

Placed properly in the noose

F B

Eyes black with pain, limbs in

F B

Clamps contorted

F B

The theatre and its double

F B

The void and the aborted

F B F B

x 2

[Outro]

Those indians wank on his bones... (Repeat until end)

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