Chords for Nightmare Revisited Jack's Lament
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There are few [A] who deny at [Ab] what I do I [G] am the best [Gb] for my talents [F] are renowned [Eb] far and wide
[Bb] [C] When it comes [Db] to surprises [C] in the [Bb] moonlit [Ebm] night [C] I excel without ever [F] even trying
[C] [Ebm] With the slightest [Bb] little effort [Ebm] of my ghost [Abm]-like charms I [Ebm] have seen grown men give [E] out a shriek
[Bb] With the wave [Ebm] of my hand [Fm] and a [Bb] well [Ebm]-placed moan I have swept the [Bb] very bravest off [Ebm] the feet
[Bb] Yet year [Bm] after year it's [E] the same [Eb] routine [Bb] And I grow so [D] weary of [Eb] the sound [Fm] of screams
[Gb] And [Ebm] I, Jack [Eb] the [D] pumpkin [Cm]
king, [B] have grown [Bb] so tired of [Ebm] the same [Bb] old thing
[Ebm] Oh, [Gm] somewhere deep [A] inside of [E] these [Em] bones [Am] An [Em] emptiness [Am] began [Em] to grow
[A] There's something [Gm]
out there [A] far from [Em] my home [A] A [Em] longing that [B] I've never [Em] known
I'm a master [Eb] of fright [G] and a demon [Db] of light [C] And I'll scare you [B] right out of [Am] your pants
To [Gb] a guy in [E] Kentucky [Gb] I'm Mr.
[Am] Unlucky And [Gb] I'm known throughout England [B] and France
[C] [D] And [Am] since I am [B] dead [C] I can take off my [Ab] head To [Am] recite Shakespearean [Bb] quotations
No [Ab] [Am] animal, no man can [E] scream [Am] like I can With the fury [E] of my [A] recitations
[F] [E] But who [Fm] here [Bb] would [Ab] ever [A] understand That [Am] the pumpkin [B] [Abm] king [Gb] with a skeleton [Bm] grin
[C] Would tire of [Am] his crown [Db] if he only [Eb] understood [D] He'd give it [Db] all up [Gbm] if he [D] only [Db] could
[Fm] Oh, [D] [A] there's [Am] an empty [Eb] place in [Gbm] my bone [Bm] That calls [Gbm] out for [Bm] something [D] [Gbm] unknown
[F] The fame [Am] and praise [B] come year [Gbm] after year [Bm] Does [Gbm] nothing for [Db] these empty [Gbm]
tears
Oh, there's an empty place in my bone That calls out for something unknown
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There are few [A] who deny at [Ab] what I do I [G] am the best [Gb] for my talents [F] are renowned [Eb] far and wide
[Bb] [C] When it comes [Db] to surprises [C] in the [Bb] moonlit [Ebm] night [C] I excel without ever [F] even trying
[C] [Ebm] With the slightest [Bb] little effort [Ebm] of my ghost [Abm]-like charms I [Ebm] have seen grown men give [E] out a shriek
[Bb] With the wave [Ebm] of my hand [Fm] and a [Bb] well [Ebm]-placed moan I have swept the [Bb] very bravest off [Ebm] the feet
[Bb] Yet year [Bm] after year it's [E] the same [Eb] routine [Bb] And I grow so [D] weary of [Eb] the sound [Fm] of screams
[Gb] And [Ebm] I, Jack [Eb] the [D] pumpkin [Cm]
king, [B] have grown [Bb] so tired of [Ebm] the same [Bb] old thing
[Ebm] Oh, [Gm] somewhere deep [A] inside of [E] these [Em] bones [Am] An [Em] emptiness [Am] began [Em] to grow
[A] There's something [Gm]
out there [A] far from [Em] my home [A] A [Em] longing that [B] I've never [Em] known
I'm a master [Eb] of fright [G] and a demon [Db] of light [C] And I'll scare you [B] right out of [Am] your pants
To [Gb] a guy in [E] Kentucky [Gb] I'm Mr.
[Am] Unlucky And [Gb] I'm known throughout England [B] and France
[C] [D] And [Am] since I am [B] dead [C] I can take off my [Ab] head To [Am] recite Shakespearean [Bb] quotations
No [Ab] [Am] animal, no man can [E] scream [Am] like I can With the fury [E] of my [A] recitations
[F] [E] But who [Fm] here [Bb] would [Ab] ever [A] understand That [Am] the pumpkin [B] [Abm] king [Gb] with a skeleton [Bm] grin
[C] Would tire of [Am] his crown [Db] if he only [Eb] understood [D] He'd give it [Db] all up [Gbm] if he [D] only [Db] could
[Fm] Oh, [D] [A] there's [Am] an empty [Eb] place in [Gbm] my bone [Bm] That calls [Gbm] out for [Bm] something [D] [Gbm] unknown
[F] The fame [Am] and praise [B] come year [Gbm] after year [Bm] Does [Gbm] nothing for [Db] these empty [Gbm]
tears
Oh, there's an empty place in my bone That calls out for something unknown
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_ _ _ _ _ There are few [A] who deny at [Ab] what I do I [G] am the best [Gb] for my talents [F] are renowned [Eb] far and wide
_ [Bb] [C] When it comes [Db] to surprises [C] in the [Bb] moonlit [Ebm] night [C] I excel without ever [F] even trying
[C] [Ebm] With the slightest [Bb] little effort [Ebm] of my ghost [Abm]-like charms I [Ebm] have seen grown men give [E] out a shriek
[Bb] With the wave [Ebm] of my hand [Fm] and a [Bb] well [Ebm]-placed moan I have swept the [Bb] very bravest off [Ebm] the feet
_ [Bb] Yet year [Bm] after year it's [E] the same [Eb] routine [Bb] And I grow so [D] weary of [Eb] the sound [Fm] of screams
[Gb] And [Ebm] I, Jack [Eb] the [D] pumpkin [Cm]
king, [B] have grown [Bb] so tired of [Ebm] the same [Bb] old thing
_ [Ebm] Oh, _ [Gm] somewhere deep [A] inside of [E] these [Em] bones [Am] An _ [Em] emptiness _ [Am] began [Em] to grow
[A] _ There's something [Gm]
out there [A] far from [Em] my home [A] A [Em] longing that [B] I've never [Em] _ known
_ I'm _ a master [Eb] of fright [G] and a demon [Db] of light [C] And I'll scare you [B] right out of [Am] your pants
To [Gb] a guy in [E] Kentucky [Gb] I'm Mr.
[Am] Unlucky And [Gb] I'm known throughout England [B] and France
[C] [D] And [Am] since I am [B] dead [C] I can take off my [Ab] head To [Am] recite _ Shakespearean [Bb] quotations
No [Ab] [Am] animal, no man can [E] scream [Am] like I can With the fury [E] of my _ [A] recitations
[F] _ [E] But who [Fm] here [Bb] would [Ab] ever [A] understand That [Am] the pumpkin [B] [Abm] king [Gb] with a skeleton [Bm] grin
[C] Would tire of [Am] his crown [Db] if he only [Eb] understood [D] He'd give it [Db] all up [Gbm] if he [D] only [Db] _ could
_ [Fm] Oh, [D] _ [A] there's [Am] an empty [Eb] place in [Gbm] my bone [Bm] That calls [Gbm] out for [Bm] something [D] _ [Gbm] unknown
[F] The fame [Am] and praise [B] come year [Gbm] after year [Bm] Does _ [Gbm] nothing for [Db] these _ empty [Gbm] _ _ _
tears _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, there's an empty place in my bone That calls out for something unknown _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ There are few [A] who deny at [Ab] what I do I [G] am the best [Gb] for my talents [F] are renowned [Eb] far and wide
_ [Bb] [C] When it comes [Db] to surprises [C] in the [Bb] moonlit [Ebm] night [C] I excel without ever [F] even trying
[C] [Ebm] With the slightest [Bb] little effort [Ebm] of my ghost [Abm]-like charms I [Ebm] have seen grown men give [E] out a shriek
[Bb] With the wave [Ebm] of my hand [Fm] and a [Bb] well [Ebm]-placed moan I have swept the [Bb] very bravest off [Ebm] the feet
_ [Bb] Yet year [Bm] after year it's [E] the same [Eb] routine [Bb] And I grow so [D] weary of [Eb] the sound [Fm] of screams
[Gb] And [Ebm] I, Jack [Eb] the [D] pumpkin [Cm]
king, [B] have grown [Bb] so tired of [Ebm] the same [Bb] old thing
_ [Ebm] Oh, _ [Gm] somewhere deep [A] inside of [E] these [Em] bones [Am] An _ [Em] emptiness _ [Am] began [Em] to grow
[A] _ There's something [Gm]
out there [A] far from [Em] my home [A] A [Em] longing that [B] I've never [Em] _ known
_ I'm _ a master [Eb] of fright [G] and a demon [Db] of light [C] And I'll scare you [B] right out of [Am] your pants
To [Gb] a guy in [E] Kentucky [Gb] I'm Mr.
[Am] Unlucky And [Gb] I'm known throughout England [B] and France
[C] [D] And [Am] since I am [B] dead [C] I can take off my [Ab] head To [Am] recite _ Shakespearean [Bb] quotations
No [Ab] [Am] animal, no man can [E] scream [Am] like I can With the fury [E] of my _ [A] recitations
[F] _ [E] But who [Fm] here [Bb] would [Ab] ever [A] understand That [Am] the pumpkin [B] [Abm] king [Gb] with a skeleton [Bm] grin
[C] Would tire of [Am] his crown [Db] if he only [Eb] understood [D] He'd give it [Db] all up [Gbm] if he [D] only [Db] _ could
_ [Fm] Oh, [D] _ [A] there's [Am] an empty [Eb] place in [Gbm] my bone [Bm] That calls [Gbm] out for [Bm] something [D] _ [Gbm] unknown
[F] The fame [Am] and praise [B] come year [Gbm] after year [Bm] Does _ [Gbm] nothing for [Db] these _ empty [Gbm] _ _ _
tears _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, there's an empty place in my bone That calls out for something unknown _ _ _ _ _ _ _