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Revelations
Babyshambles
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Babyshambles: Revelations
Most of this is done in two or more guitars guitars, even the strumming. Play the melody
the intro and chords while you sing along. Good, if shallow, tune with a lot of those
that Doherty�s good at.
Em backing throughout intro.
e---------------------|
B-10b12-12------------|
G---------------------|
D---------------------|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|
Played underneath as a kind of drone.
e----------|
B----------|
G----------|
D----------|
A----------|
E-0-0------|
e-0---------------------------------|
B---3-0-----------------------------|
G-------2-1-0-----------------------|
D-------------2-(0)-----------------|
A-------------------(2)-(0)---------|
E---------------------------(3)-(0)-| x3
Numbers in brackets on repeats.
e----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A-0-2-4-2-0-0h2-2�(2)-(2p0h2)--0-2-4-2-0-0h2-2-|
E-----------------(0)--------------------------|
Fig 1
e---0--------2--------0--------2-------|
B-----3--------3--------3--------------|
G-------0--------4--------2------4-0---|
D-----------------------------------�--|
A--------------------------------------|
E-0--------2--------0--------2---------| end on Em
Over the �rap� parts (for lack of a better word), play this melody.
e-0-2-3-7-/-10---------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
Em
I don�t want to leave my room
Em Bm
I�m happy in my dust and gloom
Em Bm G
And I have been ever since
C D
The Revelations began
G
haaaaaaaah
C D
Ever since the revelations began
Em Bm
When the revelation begun
Em Bm
???
Em Bm
Way back when up on the river ??
Em Bm
The first antichrist was Napoleon
Cm
That�s so typical of you
Cm Ebm Cm
So typical of me oh me oh me oh
G
Way up on the numbers
So high up on the numbers
Cm
Nobody can see
Cm Ebm Cm
What you see in me oh me
G
Way up on the numbers
Upon the numbers
Cm
Two wrongs don�t make a right
Cm Ebm Cm
But for five minutes it felt alright.
G
Upon the numbers
Upon the numbers
Em Bm
When the revelation begun
Em Bm
???
Em Bm
Way back when up on the river ??
Em Bm
The first antichrist was Napoleon
Em Bm
And at last here�s the second one
Em Bm
???
Em Bm
King Solomon was the wisest man
Em Bm
But still he got tricked by a woman
Cm
That�s so typical of you
Cm Ebm Cm
So typical of me oh me oh me oh me
G
Way up on the numbers
High up on the numbers
Cm
Nobody can see
Cm Ebm Cm
Nobody believed
G
Way up on the numbers
High up on the numbers
Cm
And one and one is three
Cm Ebm Cm
If you throw me one for free or free me
G
Upon the numbers
Upon the numbers
Em (play of previous motifs. Improv and arpeggiation)
(spoken)
Walk the walk
Talk the talk
Billy Bilo
Can�t smoke his pipe in peace
Too much public
Too much police
Em
I don�t want to leave my room
Em Bm
Quite happy in my dust and gloom
Em Bm G
And I have been ever since
C D
The revelations began
G
haaaaaah
C D
Ever since the revelations began
G
haaaaaah
C D
Ever since the revelations began.
Em and fade.