Fire Of Unknown Origin tab

Fire Of Unknown Origin

Here's the needed chords:
Em       D5        D       C#m       C       Bm      A
022000  xx023x   xx5777   xx4665   xx3555  224432   002220

Intro:     Em..........D5...........C#m...........C

At this point, the two giutars seperate for the verses, back together on chorus.
Guitar I
-----------7---7-7---5--7--7--7--7---7--7-7-| (Death come sweep'n through the
-----------8---8-8---5--8--8--8--7---8--8-8-|  hallway...
-----------9---9-9---7--9--9--9--5---9--9-9-|
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...like a ladie's dress)

--------------3---3---0----3---3---0--------| Repeat number of times you think
------------------------3-------------3-----| is right
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---------0----------------------------------|
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While all that is going on, Guitar II plays a melody with a PLAM MUTE.
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--------------------------------------------|(...Death comes...)
--------3----5----3----2--------------------|
---2--2----2---2----2----2------------------|
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Loose the mute here: (like a ladie's dress...)
--0--0-----|
--2--2-----|
--2--2-----| Repeat number of times you think is right.
--2--2-----|
--0--0-----|
--0--0-----|
A major chord strum, then back to the muted melody.

Chorus:

A fire of unknown origin took my baby away.
  Bm              C#m     D           C#m


A fire of unknown origin took my baby away!
  D               D5      C#m          C
Bridge:
C......C#m.....C.......C#m


Order of song:                           Lyrics: V1: Death comes sweep'n
Intro                                                through the hallway
Verse                                                like a ladie's dress
Chorus                                               Death comes driv'n
Verse                                                Down the highway
Chorus                                               In its sunday best.
Bridge
Solo (TBT, OR TO BE TABBED)             Chors: A fire of unknown origin
Verse                                          Took my baby away.
Chorus                                         A fire of unknown origin
Verse, Fade out                                Took my baby away!

                                             V2: Swept her up and off
                                                 my wavelength, swallowed
                                                 her up.
                                                 Like the ocean in a fire,
                                                 So thick and grey(to chorus)

                                             V3: Death comes driv'n
                                                 I CAN'T DO NOTHING!
                                                Death goes
                                                 There must be someth'n
                                                 There must be someth'n!
                                                 That remains. (something...
                                                 Something...)(To chorus)
That's all for now, kids-Stokely

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