Flick Of The Wrist

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Flick of the Wrist
Queen
From "Sheer Heart Attack"
"Flick of the Wrist" is in the middle of a medley following "Tenement Funster"
and preceding "Lily of the Valley." The tempo changes between Cut Time (2/2)
in the verses and Common Time (4/4) in the choruses.
The measures below are for counting a slow 4 (76 bpm) in verses and a rapid 4
(152 bpm) in choruses. In reality, it's all 152 bpm, but I find it easier to
switch back and forth if I count it all in 4/4.
(Bridge out of "Tenement Funster")
(Tempo = 76 bpm)
G C Am
| | <> | <> | <> | | <> | | <> |
Piano Lead guitar in
("Flick of the Wrist")
B5 Em B5
Dislocate your spine if you don't sign he says
Am B5 Em B5Am
| | |
I'll have you seeing double
Em D Em D
Mesmerize you when he's tongue-tied simply with those eyes
Em D
Synchronize your minds and see the
Am <> (Tempo = 152 bpm) B
Beast within him . . . . . . . . . rise
Em D
Don't look back, don't look back it's a rip-off
Am D
Flick of the wrist and you're dead baby
G C CC CAm
| /B |
Blow him a kiss and you're mad
Am
Flick of the wrist - he'll eat your heart out
Am
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
Am
He's taken an arm and taken a leg
C C/ED Em Am Am
<> (Tempo = 76 bpm) | | |
All this time honey, baby you've been . . . . . . . . . had
B5 Em B5
Intoxicate your brain with what I'm saying
Am B5 Em B5Am
| | |
If not you'll lie in knee-deep trouble
Em D Em D
Prostitute yourself he says, castrate your human pride
Em D
Sacrifice your leisure days, let me
Am <> (Tempo = 152 bpm) B
Squeeze you till you've . . . . . . . . . dried
Em D
Don't look back, don't look back it's a rip-
G5 G5 C5 G5 G5 C5
| | | | |
off . . . . . ah . . . . . . . ah
G5 G5 C5 G5 G5 G F#F
| | | | |
. . . . . . . ah . . . . . . . (walkdown)
Em Em Em Em Em Em
| | | | | | |
(Tempo = 76 bpm)
C5C#5D5 C5C#5D5 C5C#5D5 E5
| | | | | | | <> |
B5 Em B5
Work my fingers to my bones, I scream with pain
Am B5 Em B5Am
| | |
I still make no impression
Em D Em D
Seduce you with his money-make machine, cross-collateralize,
(Big-time money, money)
Em D
Reduce you to a muzak-fake machine
Em (Tempo = 152 bpm) D
Then the last good . . . . . . . . . . bye (ah, ah, ah)
(It's a rip-off)
Am D
Flick of the wrist and you're dead baby
G C CC CAm
| /B |
Blow him a kiss and you're mad
Am
Flick of the wrist - he'll eat your heart out
Am
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
Am
He's taken an arm and taken a leg
C C/ED Em Am
<> | |
All this time honey, baby you've been had
(Bridge into "Lily of the Valley")
Am Am Am G
| | | . . . | . . .
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Flick of the Wrist
Queen
From "Sheer Heart Attack"
"Flick of the Wrist" is in the middle of a medley following "Tenement Funster" 
and preceding "Lily of the Valley." The tempo changes between Cut Time (2/2)
in the verses and Common Time (4/4) in the choruses.
The measures below are for counting a slow 4 (76 bpm) in verses and a rapid 4
(152 bpm) in choruses. In reality, it's all 152 bpm, but I find it easier to 
switch back and forth if I count it all in 4/4.
(Bridge out of "Tenement Funster")
(Tempo = 76 bpm)
("Flick of the Wrist")
Am <>           (Tempo = 152 bpm)  B
Beast within him . . . . . . . . . rise
Am <>                  (Tempo = 152 bpm)  B
Squeeze you till you've . . . . . . . . . dried
| C5 C#5 | D5 | C5 C#5 | D5 | C5 C#5 | D5 | E5 <>            | 
(Big-time money, money)
Em                  (Tempo = 152 bpm)  D
Then the last good . . . . . . . . . . bye (ah, ah, ah)
(It's a rip-off)
(Bridge into "Lily of the Valley")
| Am | Am | Am . . . G | . . .
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