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11:10 AM 19-03-99

Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

From Black Sabbath's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" Album, Released December, 1973

Tune down to C# (444Hz),Moderate 116 beats/min. 4/4 count

NOTE:  Lyrics may not match written music or may be incorrect.
       Multiple guitar parts may not align due to space constraints.
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 You see right through distorted eyes, you know you have to learn. 
 The execution of your mind, you really have to turn.

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The race is run, the book is read, the end begins to show.
The truth is out, the lies are old, but you don't want to know.

CHOURSE
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Gdim  Fdim  Ddim  G               Am7    Am7   Am7   G   G   G   G      
--7-5-7-5-2-3--3-3--------3\1-4---4---4---4---4---4--3---3---3---3------------------
--5-3-5-3-0-0--0-0--------3\1-1---1---1---1---1---1--0---0---0---0------------------
--7-5-7-5-2-0--0-0-----0h4----2---2---2---2---2---2--0---0---0---0---------7---7----
--5-3-5-3-0-0--0-0--0h2-------2---2---2---2---2---2--0---0---0---0----5-3/7-3/7--7--
--x-x-x-x-x-2--2-2-----------------------------------2---2---2---2-5h7--------------
--x-x-x-x-x-3--3-3-----------------------------------3---3---3---3------------------
(Guitar 1  Electric)
 d  d  d  d d d d d {strum}  {................strum...............}
 
Gdim  Fdim  Ddim  G               Am7    Am7   Am7    G   G   G   G      
---7-5-7-5-2-3--3-3--------3\1-4---4---4---4---4---4--3---3---3---3-17-15----------------
---5-3-5-3-0-0--0-0--------3\1-1---1---1---1---1---1--0---0---0---0------17-15-----------
---7-5-7-5-2-0--0-0-----0h4----2---2---2---2---2---2--0---0---0---0-----------17-17/19~--
---5-3-5-3-0-0--0-0--0h2-------2---2---2---2---2---2--0---0---0---0----------------------
---x-x-x-x-x-2--2-2-----------------------------------2---2---2---2----------------------
---x-x-x-x-x-3--3-3-----------------------------------3---3---3---3----------------------
(Guitar 2 Acoustic 6 string)   {................strum...............}
Nobody will ever let you know        When you ask the reason why 
 
 Am7   Am7   Am7   Am7   Am7    G   G   G   G
-4-----4-----4-----4-----4------3---3---3---3---------------------
-1-----1-----1-----1-----1------0---0---0---0---------------------
-2-----2-----2-----2-----2------0---0---0---0-------4-------------
-2-----2-----2-----2-----2------0---0---0---0----5-7--7-----------
--------------------------------2---2---2---2-5/7-----------------
--------------------------------3---3---3---3---------------------
(Guitar 1 Electric)
{....................strum...................}

 Am7   Am7   Am7   Am7   Am7    G   G   G   G
-4-----4-----4-----4-----4------3---3---3---3----------------
-1-----1-----1-----1-----1------0---0---0---0--17------------
-2-----2-----2-----2-----2------0---0---0---0----------------
-2-----2-----2-----2-----2------0---0---0---0----------------
--------------------------------2---2---2---2----------------
--------------------------------3---3---3---3----------------
(Guitar 2 Acoustic 6 string)
{....................strum...................}
 They just tell you that you're on your own

 Am  Am  Am  Am  Am  Am   D D D D  D  D D 
-0---0---0---0---0---0-------------------------
-1---1---1---1---1---1-------------------------
-2---2---2---2---2---2-------------------------
-2---2---2---2---2---2----7-7-7-7--7--7-7------
--------------------------5-5-5-5--5--5-5------
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(Guitar 1 & 2)
{....strum....}
Fill your head all full of lies

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The people who have crippled you, you wanna  see them burn!
The gates of life have closed on you and there's just no return.

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You're wishing that the hand of doom, would take your mind away.
And you don't care if you don't see again the light of day.

CHOURSE
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Gdim  Fdim  Ddim  G           Am7    Am7   Am7    G   G   G   G      
--7-5-7-5-2-3--3-3--------3\1-4---4---4---4---4---4--3---3---3---3------------------
--5-3-5-3-0-0--0-0--------3\1-1---1---1---1---1---1--0---0---0---0---------8--12~---
--7-5-7-5-2-0--0-0-----0h4----2---2---2---2---2---2--0---0---0---0----------9-12~---
--5-3-5-3-0-0--0-0--0h2-------2---2---2---2---2---2--0---0---0---0----5h7/9---------
--x-x-x-x-x-2--2-2-----------------------------------2---2---2---2-5h7--------------
--x-x-x-x-x-3--3-3-----------------------------------3---3---3---3------------------
(Guitar 1  Electric)
 d  d  d  d d d d d {strum}  {................strum...............}
 
Gdim  Fdim  Ddim  G            Am7    Am7   Am7       G   G   G   G      
---7-5-7-5-2-3--3-3--------3\1-4---4---4---4---4---4--3---3---3---3--15-------------
---5-3-5-3-0-0--0-0--------3\1-1---1---1---1---1---1--0---0---0---0-----17-15-17----
---7-5-7-5-2-0--0-0-----0h4----2---2---2---2---2---2--0---0---0---0-----------------
---5-3-5-3-0-0--0-0--0h2-------2---2---2---2---2---2--0---0---0---0-----------------
---x-x-x-x-x-2--2-2-----------------------------------2---2---2---2-----------------
---x-x-x-x-x-3--3-3-----------------------------------3---3---3---3-----------------
(Guitar 2 Acoustic 6 string)   {................strum...............}
Nobody will ever let you know        When you ask the reason why 
 
 Am7   Am7   Am7   Am7   Am7    G   G   G   G
-4-----4-----4-----4-----4------3---3---3---3---------------------
-1-----1-----1-----1-----1------0---0---0---0---------------------
-2-----2-----2-----2-----2------0---0---0---0---------9-7---------
-2-----2-----2-----2-----2------0---0---0---0----5-7/9---9-7------
--------------------------------2---2---2---2-5/7-----------------
--------------------------------3---3---3---3---------------------
(Guitar 1 Electric)
{....................strum...................}

 Am7   Am7   Am7   Am7   Am7    G   G   G   G
-4-----4-----4-----4-----4------3---3---3---3----------------
-1-----1-----1-----1-----1------0---0---0---0----------------
-2-----2-----2-----2-----2------0---0---0---0----------------
-2-----2-----2-----2-----2------0---0---0---0----------------
--------------------------------2---2---2---2----------------
--------------------------------3---3---3---3----------------
(Guitar 2 Acoustic 6 string)
{....................strum...................}
 They just tell you that you're on your own

 Am  Am  Am  Am  Am  Am   D D D D  D  D D 
-0---0---0---0---0---0-------------------------
-1---1---1---1---1---1-------------------------
-2---2---2---2---2---2-------------------------
-2---2---2---2---2---2----7-7-7-7--7--7-7------
--------------------------5-5-5-5--5--5-5------
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(Guitar 1 & 2)
{....strum....}
Fill your head all full of lies.        You bastards!


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-15-15p12--15-15p12---------------14-12--------15-15p12--15-15p12---------------14-12---------
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(Guitar 2)

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(Guitar 2)

-17-17-17p15---17-17-17-17p15------------------------------------------------------------
-17-17-17p15---17-17-17-17p15----15^(17)-15-12-------------------------------------------
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(Guitar 2)

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{..............pm.............}  {..............pm.............}

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Where can you run to?  What more can you do? No more tomorrow!  Life is killing you.

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{..............pm.............}  {..............pm.............}
Dreams turn to nightmares, heaven turns to hell. Burned out confusion! Nothing more to tell, yeah!

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Everything around you, what's it coming to? God knows,as your dog knows, God blast all of you!

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Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath! Nothing more to do.  Living just for dying, dying just for you, yeah!

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-(14-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-3)--
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{............................pick scrape down neck.........................}
(Guitar 1)

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(Guitar 2)

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-----------------------------------5h7/9-7-----5h7/9------------------------------------
--------------------------------5h7---------5h7-----------------------------------------
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-----7~-7^(9`7)-4-7-7^(9`7)-4----7~~----------------------------------------------
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------------------------------5~-----(14-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-3)-----
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(Guitar 1)              {begin fade}  {........pick scrape down neck........}
                                        
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----------2--------------2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----
(Guitar 2)

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-(19//21)--(19//21)-(21\\19)--(19//21)-(21\\19)-(21\\19)---------------------
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(Guitar 1)
{...........................pick scrapes.................}

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(Guitar 2)


Black Sabbath albums
1995 Forbidden
1994 Cross Purposes
1992 Dehumanizer
1990 TYR
1989 Headless Cross
1987 The Eternal Idol
1986 Seventh Star
1983 Born Again
1982 Live Evil
1981 The Mob Rules
1980 Heaven & Hell
1978 Never Say Die!
1976 Technical Ecstasy
1975 Sabotage
1973 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
1972 Vol. 4
1971 Master of Reality
1971 Paranoid
1970 Black Sabbath
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06Who Are You tabbass tab
07Looking for Today tabbass tab
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