Blue Öyster Cult – Fire Of Unknown Origin (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

Here's the needed chords: Em D5 D C#m C Bm A 022000 xx023x xx5777 xx4665 xx3555 224432 002220 Intro: Em..........D5...........C#m...........C
At this point, the two giutars seperate for the verses, back together on chorus.
Guitar I
-----------7---7-7---5--7--7--7--7---7--7-7-| (Death come sweep'n through the
-----------8---8-8---5--8--8--8--7---8--8-8-|  hallway...
-----------9---9-9---7--9--9--9--5---9--9-9-|
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...like a ladie's dress)

--------------3---3---0----3---3---0--------| Repeat number of times you think
------------------------3-------------3-----| is right
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While all that is going on, Guitar II plays a melody with a PLAM MUTE.
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--------------------------------------------|(...Death comes...)
--------3----5----3----2--------------------|
---2--2----2---2----2----2------------------|
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Loose the mute here: (like a ladie's dress...)
--0--0-----|
--2--2-----|
--2--2-----| Repeat number of times you think is right.
--2--2-----|
--0--0-----|
--0--0-----|
A major chord strum, then back to the muted melody.
Chorus: A fire of unknown origin took my baby away. Bm C#m D C#m A fire of unknown origin took my baby away! D D5 C#m C Bridge: C......C#m.....C.......C#m Order of song: Lyrics: V1: Death comes sweep'n Intro through the hallway Verse like a ladie's dress Chorus Death comes driv'n Verse Down the highway Chorus In its sunday best. Bridge Solo (TBT, OR TO BE TABBED) Chors: A fire of unknown origin Verse Took my baby away. Chorus A fire of unknown origin Verse, Fade out Took my baby away! V2: Swept her up and off my wavelength, swallowed her up. Like the ocean in a fire, So thick and grey(to chorus) V3: Death comes driv'n I CAN'T DO NOTHING! Death goes There must be someth'n There must be someth'n! That remains. (something... Something...)(To chorus) That's all for now, kids-Stokely