Release The Bats Chords by The Birthday Party

Tempo:
156.5 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

D

B

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Birthday Party - Release the Bats chords
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[Ab]
[A] [C] [E] [D]
FIGHT!
[C] [D]
[A] [Abm] [A]
[D] [B] [E] Well this is [B] a bad sign!
THIS IS A BAD SIGN!
How come we're living under her?
I'm not doing [E] you a favor!
How come we're living under her?
[Am] My [D] baby [F] is alright
[A] She [D]
[A]
doesn't mind a better [Bm] time
[Am] She says you are [D] a vampire
I'm a vampire
[C] [Bm] She [Am] says you are [D] a [A] vampire
How [Ab] I [B] wish those who [E] eat me [A] FIGHT!
[Bb]
ROAR!
[E]
[Ab] [E] [B] [E]
[A] [Bb]
[A] [Bm] Well [B] this is a bad sign!
[E] Well this is [Bm] a bad sign!
I'm the woman who [E] screwed the thing
And I [B] can't take my sticky wings
[E] A sticky, sticky little thing
[Am] My baby is a cool [E] machine
[C] I'm [D]
[Am] [D] [F] the
[C] [Bm] generator
[C] Test time, [Dm] master [A]
way
She [D] [Am] says down on that horror bat
[Dm] Sex, vampire, [A]
[B] cool [A] machine FIGHT!
[E] [B]
Well this is a bad sign!
Well this is a bad sign!
[E] I'm the woman [Abm] who screwed the [A] thing
[D] [Am]
And I can't take my sticky wings
She says down [D] on that horror [A]
bat
Sex, vampire, cool
[C] [B] [Bb] [A]
machine FIGHT!
[C] Horror [Dm] bat!
[A]
Bite!
[Bb] [Dm] Cool machine!
[Bm] Bite!
[C] [B] Sex vampire!
[Am] [B]
Rawr!
Bite!
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
B
12341112
C
3211
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
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Let's start jamming The Birthday Party - Release The Bats chords, Practice these chords sequence - C, Bm, Am, D, E, B, E, D and A. A good strategy is to initiate at 78 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 156 BPM. With an eye on the song's key D Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[A] _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ FIGHT!
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ [E] Well this is [B] a bad sign!
_ THIS IS A BAD SIGN!
How come we're living under her?
I'm not doing _ [E] you a favor!
_ How come we're living under her?
_ _ [Am] My [D] baby [F] is alright
_ [A] She _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
doesn't mind a better [Bm] time
[Am] She says you are [D] a vampire
I'm a vampire _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] She [Am] says you are [D] a [A] vampire
How [Ab] I [B] wish those who [E] eat me [A] FIGHT!
_ _ _ [Bb]
ROAR!
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ Well [B] this is a bad sign!
[E] Well this is [Bm] a bad sign!
I'm the woman who [E] screwed the thing
And I [B] can't take my sticky wings
[E] A sticky, sticky little thing
_ [Am] My baby is a cool [E] machine
_ [C] I'm _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] [F] the _
[C] [Bm] generator
[C] Test time, [Dm] master _ [A]
way
She [D] _ _ _ [Am] says down on that horror bat
[Dm] Sex, vampire, [A] _
_ [B] cool _ [A] machine FIGHT!
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well this is a bad sign!
Well this is a bad sign!
[E] I'm the woman [Abm] who screwed the [A] thing
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ And I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
can't take my sticky wings
She says _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ down _ [D] on that horror [A]
bat
Sex, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ vampire, _ _ _ _ cool _ _
[C] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _
machine FIGHT!
_ _ [C] Horror [Dm] bat!
_ [A] _
Bite!
_ [Bb] _ [Dm] Cool machine!
_ _ [Bm] Bite!
[C] _ _ [B] Sex vampire!
_ _ _ [Am] _ [B] _ _ _
_ Rawr!
Bite!
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Nick Cave and Rowland S. Howard who authored this song.

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