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Dirty Creature

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Dirty Creature - Split Enz (Time And Tide, 1982)
Main Riff: e|---------------------|         |--------7--|
           B|---------------------|         |--------7--|
   Bass    G|---------------------|  Guitar |--------7--|
           D|---------------------|         |-999999----|
           A|----------5(h)6------|         |-999999----|
           E|--5-7-7-5-------5-7--|         |-777777----|
[Intro]
A B     A B    A B   A B   B7
[Verse]
ADirty BCreature come Amy Bway, from the Abottom Bof a big Ablack Blake
DShuffles Eup to my DwinEdow, Dmaking Esure I'm DawEake
S'Aprobably Bgonna pick Amy Bbrain, Agot me Bin a vice-Alike Bgrip
          D             E   D    E        D       EN.C.
He said      one slip,      you're dead. Ha.
[Verse]
ADirty BCreature of AhaBbit, ALittle Bhorror here Ato Bstay
DAnyEone in his Dright Emind would Dtell it Eto go DawEay
But the Ariver Bof dread Aruns Bdeep, Afull of BunspeakaAble Bthings
The Dcreature Edon't mess DarEound, DI don't Ewanna mess Dwith Ehim
[Chorus]
CI don't wanna sail, I don't wanna sail
I don't wanna, BI don't wanna sail tonight
ADirty Creature's got me at a dBisadvantage from the insCide
[Break]
A B   A B    A B   A B      B7
[Verse]
ATentaBcles on Athe Bbrain Akeep me Bfrom falling AasBleep
DI'm Erooted to Dthe Espot, The Dbeast Edon't know when Dto Estop
ASneaking Bup from AbeBhind, ABinds Band gags Amy Bwits
DDirty ECreature got Dmy Ehead exDactly Ewhere he Dwants Eit
[Chorus]
CI don't wanna sail, I don't wanna sail,
I Bdon't wanna, I don't wanna sail tonight,
ATaniwha is waiting for me Bjust below the surface so bCright
(BYeah-eah-eah-eah)
AEven as we speak the Dirty BCreature springs a nasty surCprise
[Solo]
 A       B   A       B   A      B   A         Bx4
[Verse]
ADirty BCreature knows Amy Btype, Afound it Bin a magAazBine
He's Dseen Ethe look Dof Efear before, Dsplattered Eall over Dthe Escreen
The AaniBmal magAnet Bthug Adraws Bme out of AmyBself
I Dneed Ea dragoDn-Eslayer who can Dsave Eme from DmyEself
[Chorus]
BI Cdon't wanBna Csail, I don't BwanCna sail,  B  CI don't wanna set sail
BFor the middle of nowhere tonight
BDirCty CreatuBre's Cgot me at a BbdisBadvantBbage Bfrom the insideB  C  B  C  B  C  B  C  
(BbYeahB-eah-eahBb-eaBh-   BbeahB)Bb  B  
BI Cdon't wanBna Csail upon the BbwatBers of BbinvBention tonightB  C  B  C  B  C  B  C  
[Outro]
A B  A B     A B  A B
D(fEadeD)E  D  E  D  E  

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Dirty Creature

by Split Enz

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dirty Creature - Split Enz (Time And Tide, 1982)

Main Riff: e|---------------------| |--------7--|

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

Bass G|---------------------| Guitar |--------7--|

D|---------------------| |-999999----|

A|----------5(h)6------| |-999999----|

E|--5-7-7-5-------5-7--| |-777777----|

[Intro]

A B A B A B A B B7

[Verse]

A B A B A B A B

Dirty Creature come my way, from the bottom of a big black lake

D E D E D E D E

Shuffles up to my window, making sure I'm awake

A B A B A B A B

S'probably gonna pick my brain, got me in a vice-like grip

D E D E D E

N.C.

He said one slip, you're dead. Ha.

[Verse]

A B A B A B A B

Dirty Creature of habit, Little horror here to stay

D E D E D E D E

Anyone in his right mind would tell it to go away

A B A B A B A B

But the river of dread runs deep, full of unspeakable things

D E D E D E D E

The creature don't mess around, I don't wanna mess with him

[Chorus]

I don't wanna sail, I don't wanna sail

I don't wanna, I don't wanna sail tonight

A B C

Dirty Creature's got me at a disadvantage from the inside

[Break]

A B A B A B A B B7

[Verse]

A B A B A B A B

Tentacles on the brain keep me from falling asleep

D E D E D E D E

I'm rooted to the spot, The beast don't know when to stop

A B A B A B A B

Sneaking up from behind, Binds and gags my wits

D E D E D E D E

Dirty Creature got my head exactly where he wants it

[Chorus]

I don't wanna sail, I don't wanna sail,

I don't wanna, I don't wanna sail tonight,

A B C

Taniwha is waiting for me just below the surface so bright

(Yeah-eah-eah-eah)

A B C

Even as we speak the Dirty Creature springs a nasty surprise

[Solo]

A B A B A B A B

[Verse]

A B A B A B A B

Dirty Creature knows my type, found it in a magazine

D E D E D E D E

He's seen the look of fear before, splattered all over the screen

A B A B A B A B

The animal magnet thug draws me out of myself

D E D E D E D E

I need a dragon-slayer who can save me from myself

[Chorus]

B C B C B C B C

I don't wanna sail, I don't wanna sail, I don't wanna set sail

For the middle of nowhere tonight

B C B C Bb B Bb B B C B C B C B C

Dirty Creature's got me at a disadvantage from the inside

Bb B Bb B Bb B Bb B

(Yeah-eah-eah-eah- eah)

B C B C Bb B Bb B B C B C B C B C

I don't wanna sail upon the waters of invention tonight

[Outro]

A B A B A B A B

D E D E D E D E

(fade)

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