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Children of the Sea (Live Evil Version) Guitar Tablature 
Black Sabbath - Children of the Sea

From Black Sabbath's "Live Evil" Album 1984

NOTE: 4/4 count. Lyrics written here don't align with music,
                 due to space constraints.
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         Ohhhhhhhhh      yeah

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In the misty morning, on the edge of time

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We've lost the rising sun, the final sign

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As the misty morining, rolls away to die

                     Dmaj
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Reaching for the star, we blind the sky

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-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-4-7----
-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-5-7----
-0--0-0-x-x-x--------------0--0-0-x-5-5----
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        Yeah!
[mf]
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-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-4-7----
-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-5-7----
-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------0--0-0-x-5-5----
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        {.pm.}    
 Sail High!    

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-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-5-7----
-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------0--0-0-x-5-5----
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        {.pm.}
We sailed across the air before we learned to fly.

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-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-4-7----
-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-5-7----
-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------0--0-0-x-5-5----
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        {.pm.}
We thought that it   would never end, no.

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-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-4-7----
-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-5-7----
-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------0--0-0-x-5-5----
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        {.pm.}
We'd fly above the cloud, before we learned to run, run!

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-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-4-7----
-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-5-7----
-0--0-0-x-x-x--------------0--0-0-x-5-5----
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Now it seems that our world has come un-done.

Chourse
[mf]
 Cmaj Gmaj  A A   A    A         Cmaj Gmaj   A A   A
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-5----6-6---2-2---2----2----------5----6-6---2-2---2----------
-5----5-5---2-2---2----2----------5----5-5---2-2---2----------
-3----5-5---0-0-3-0--3-0--3p0-0-2/3----5-5---0-0-3-0-3p0-02/--
------3-3------------------------------3-3--------------------
Oh they say, that it's over.      And it just, had to be. Yeah

Cmaj  Gmaj  A A   A    A         Cmaj Gmaj   Cmaj  Gmaj   D  D D D  
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-5-5--6-6---2-2---2----2----------5----6-6---5-5---6-6-xx-7--7-7-7-------
-5-5--5-5---2-2---2----2----------5----5-5---5-5---5-5-xx-7--7-7-7(53)--
-3-3--5-5---0-0-3-0--3-0--3p0-0-2/3----5-5---3-3---5-5-xx-5--5-5-5(53)--
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Yes they say that it's over.     And we're lost children of the sea, ohh yeah

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-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-4-7----
-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-5-7----
-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------0--0-0-x-5-5----
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        {.pm.}
 Make 'em prove it!   Ahhh!

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-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-4-7----
-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-5-7----
-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------0--0-0-x-5-5----
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        {.pm.}
We made the mountains shake! With laughter, as we played, oh!

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-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-4-7----
-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-5-7----
-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------0--0-0-x-5-5----
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        {.pm.}
Hiding in the corner of the world.

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-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-5-7----
-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------0--0-0-x-5-5----
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        {.pm.}
Then we did the demon dance, lust! And never gone.

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-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-4-7----
-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-5-7----
-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------0--0-0-x-5-5----
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        {.pm.}
To wear the key and lock the door!

Chourse
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-3----5-5---0-0-3-0--3-0--3p0-0-2/3----5-5---0-0-3-0-3p0-02/--
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Oh they say, that it's over. Yeah!   And it just, had to be. Ohh, I see

Cmaj  Gmaj  A A   A    A        Cmaj Gmaj   C C   Gmaj  D  D D D   
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Yes they say that it's over.    That you're lost children of the sea, 

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Ahhhhhh,   Oh yeah    Alright!

LEAD
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-----------------------5/7~{Let fade}--
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Uhhhhhh       Ohhhhhh      Yeahh!

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In the misty morning, on the end of time.

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We've lost the rising sun.  It's the final sign, it's the only time.

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As the misty morning, rolls away to die,

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--2-----2---2---2--2---2-----------0---0---------
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Reaching for the star, we blind the sky.

Chourse
[mf]
 Cmaj Gmaj   A A   A    A         Cmaj  Gmaj   A A   A B C D
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-5-5---6-6---2-2---2----2----------5-5---6-6---2-2---2-4-5-7---
-5-5---5-5---2-2---2----2----------5-5---5-5---2-2---2-4-5-7---
-3-3---5-5---0-0-3-0--3-0--3p0-0-2/3-3---5-5---0-0-3-0-2-3-5---
-------3-3-------------------------------3-3-------------------
Oh they say, that it's over.       And it just, had to be. Ohh, oh, oh!

Cmaj   Gmaj  A A   A    A         Cmaj  Gmaj  Cmaj  Gmaj   Dmaj   
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-5-5---6-6---2-2---2----2----------5-5---6-6---5-5---6-6--7--7-7--------
-5-5---5-5---2-2---2----2----------5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--7--7-7--------
-3-3---5-5---0-0-3-0--3-0--3p0-0-2/3-3---5-5---3-3---5-5--5--5-5--------
-------3-3-------------------------------3-3---------3-3----------------
 They say that it's over.    That you're lost children of the sea! Yeah!

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-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-4-7----
-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-5-7----
-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------0--0-0-x-5-5----
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        {.pm.}
Look out!  The sky is falling down!

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-2--2-2-x-2-2-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-4-7----
-2--2-2-x-2-2-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-5-7----
-0--0-0-x-0-0--------------0--0-0-x-5-5----
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Look out!   Spinning around, never, never doubt.

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-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-4-7----
-2--2-2-x-x-x-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-5-7----
-0--0-0-0-0-0--------------0--0-0-x-5-5----
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        {.pm.}
Look out!  The sun is going black, black.

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-2--2-2-x-2-2-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-4-7--2--2-2--
-2--2-2-x-2-2-4/5-4/5(2)--2--2-2-x-5-7--2--2-2--
-0--0-0-x-0-0--------------0--0-0-x-5-5--0--0-0--
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Never, never, never coming back!  Look out!
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