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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.

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Gdim  Fdim  Ddim  G               Am7    Am7   Am7   G   G   G   G      
--7-5-7-5-2-3--3-3--------31-4---4---4---4---4---4--3---3---3---3------------------
--5-3-5-3-0-0--0-0--------31-1---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--------31-4---4---4---4---4---4--3---3---3---3-17-15----------------
---5-3-5-3-0-0--0-0--------31-1---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------
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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.

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Gdim  Fdim  Ddim  G           Am7    Am7   Am7    G   G   G   G      
--7-5-7-5-2-3--3-3--------31-4---4---4---4---4---4--3---3---3---3------------------
--5-3-5-3-0-0--0-0--------31-1---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--------31-4---4---4---4---4---4--3---3---3---3--15-------------
---5-3-5-3-0-0--0-0--------31-1---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------
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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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-17-17-17p15---17-17-17-17p15------------------------------------------------------------
-17-17-17p15---17-17-17-17p15----15^(17)-15-12-------------------------------------------
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-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--12-11-9-7-5-7--14--14-12-14--14-12-14--12-11-9-7-5-7-4------------
-12--12-10-12--12-10-12--10--9-7-5-3-5--12--12-10-12--12-10-12--10--9-7-5-3-5-2-{Let ride}-
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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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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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{............................pick scrape down neck.........................}
(Guitar 1)

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-----------------------------------5h7/9-7-----5h7/9------------------------------------
--------------------------------5h7---------5h7-----------------------------------------
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(Guitar 1)

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(Guitar 1)              {begin fade}  {........pick scrape down neck........}
                                        
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(Guitar 2)

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(Guitar 1)
{...........................pick scrapes.................}

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