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Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd

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F#m Bm
                                  F#m   Bm-
Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd.
His skin was pale and his eye was odd.
      F#5-       C#5-    B5-  A5-
He shaved the faces of gentlemen
       G#5-        F#5-   E5  
Who never thereafter were heard of again.
EmHe trod a path that few have trod,
                    Em   A5-      G#5-  F#5  
Did Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
F#m Bm
                               F#m   Bm-
He kept a shop in London Town
Of fancy clients and good renown.
      F#5-        C#5-        B5-     A5-
And what if none of their souls were saved?
          G#5-       F#5-  E5  
They went to their maker impeccably shaved
     A5-      G#5-  F#5  
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
F#m Bm
F#5Swing your razor wide, C5Sweeney,
Hold it to the skies!
  F#5-    C#5-     B5-     D5-
Freely flows the blood of those 
G#5who moralize.
F#m Bm
                                      F#m   Bm-
His need were few, his room was bare:
a lavabo and a fancy chair,
   F#5-     C#5-      B5-    A5-
A mug of suds and a leather strop,
     G#5-     F#5-         E5  
An apron, a towel, a pail and a mop.
EmFor neatness, he deserves a nod.
                     Em   A5-      G#5-  F#5  
Does Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
F#m Bm
AInconspicuous DSweeny was,
AmQuick and quite and Aclean 'e was.
EmBack of his smile, under his word,
BbSweeney pondered and GmSweeney planned,
FmLike a perfect Bbmachine 'e planned
FmSweeney was smooth, Sweeney was subtle,
GmSweeney!Fm  
FmAttend the tale of Sweeney ToddGbm  
AbWhat happened then, well that's the play, and 
GmHe wouldn't want us to give it away. 
FmNot Sweeney,
The Bb5Demon G5Barber of FmFleet
FmStreet.
Notes: the intro (and ongoing theme) is 3 beats F#m and 1 Bm
If "He shaved the faces of gentlemen" is too fast you can play every other chord"
On "swing your razor wide, Sweeney" you can play as
e|-F#9--C12-C#9--B7-Dm5--G#4------|
B|-10-13-9--7-6--4------|
G|-11-12-10-8-7--5------|
D|---------------6------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
with the subject "chords"

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Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd

by Misc Musicals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

F#5

C#5

G#5

Gbm

Bb5

F#m Bm

Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd.

His skin was pale and his eye was odd.

F#5 C#5 B5 A5

- - - -

He shaved the faces of gentlemen

G#5 F#5 E5

- -

Who never thereafter were heard of again.

He trod a path that few have trod,

Em A5 G#5 F#5

- -

Did Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

F#m Bm

He kept a shop in London Town

Of fancy clients and good renown.

F#5 C#5 B5 A5

- - - -

And what if none of their souls were saved?

G#5 F#5 E5

- -

They went to their maker impeccably shaved

A5 G#5 F#5

- -

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

F#m Bm

F#5 C5

Swing your razor wide, Sweeney,

Hold it to the skies!

F#5 C#5 B5 D5

- - - -

Freely flows the blood of those

G#5

who moralize.

F#m Bm

His need were few, his room was bare:

a lavabo and a fancy chair,

F#5 C#5 B5 A5

- - - -

A mug of suds and a leather strop,

G#5 F#5 E5

- -

An apron, a towel, a pail and a mop.

For neatness, he deserves a nod.

Em A5 G#5 F#5

- -

Does Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

F#m Bm

A D

Inconspicuous Sweeny was,

Am A

Quick and quite and clean 'e was.

Back of his smile, under his word,

Bb Gm

Sweeney pondered and Sweeney planned,

Fm Bb

Like a perfect machine 'e planned

Sweeney was smooth, Sweeney was subtle,

Gm Fm

Sweeney!

Fm Gbm

Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd

What happened then, well that's the play, and

He wouldn't want us to give it away.

Not Sweeney,

Bb5 G5 Fm

The Demon Barber of Fleet

Street.

Notes: the intro (and ongoing theme) is 3 beats F#m and 1 Bm

If "He shaved the faces of gentlemen" is too fast you can play every other chord"

On "swing your razor wide, Sweeney" you can play as

F# C C# B Dm G#

e|-9--12-9--7-5--4------|

B|-10-13-9--7-6--4------|

G|-11-12-10-8-7--5------|

D|---------------6------|

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

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

with the subject "chords"

About Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd Chords by Misc Musicals

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