Babyshambles: Revelations
Most of this is done in two or more guitars guitars, even the strumming. Play the melody
the intro and chords while you sing along. Good, if shallow, tune with a lot of those
that Doherty’s good at.
Em backing throughout intro.
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B-10b12-12------------|
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Played underneath as a kind of drone.
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B----------|
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E-0-0------|
e-0---------------------------------|
B---3-0-----------------------------|
G-------2-1-0-----------------------|
D-------------2-(0)-----------------|
A-------------------(2)-(0)---------|
E---------------------------(3)-(0)-| x3
Numbers in brackets on repeats.
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A-0-2-4-2-0-0h2-2—(2)-(2p0h2)--0-2-4-2-0-0h2-2-|
E-----------------(0)--------------------------|
Fig 1
e---0--------2--------0--------2-------|
B-----3--------3--------3--------------|
G-------0--------4--------2------4-0---|
D-----------------------------------—--|
A--------------------------------------|
E-0--------2--------0--------2---------| end on Em
Over the “rap” parts (for lack of a better word), play this melody.
e-0-2-3-7-/-10---------------------------------|
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I don’t want to leave my room
I’m happy in my dust and gloom
And I have been ever since
The Revelations began
haaaaaaaah
Ever since the revelations began
When the revelation begun
???
Way back when up on the river ??
The first antichrist was Napoleon
That’s so typical of you
So typical of me oh me oh me oh
Way up on the numbers
So high up on the numbers
Nobody can see
What you see in me oh me
Way up on the numbers
Upon the numbers
Two wrongs don’t make a right
But for five minutes it felt alright.
Upon the numbers
Upon the numbers
When the revelation begun
???
Way back when up on the river ??
The first antichrist was Napoleon
And at last here’s the second one
???
King Solomon was the wisest man
But still he got tricked by a woman
That’s so typical of you
So typical of me oh me oh me oh me
Way up on the numbers
High up on the numbers
Nobody can see
Nobody believed
Way up on the numbers
High up on the numbers
And one and one is three
If you throw me one for free or free me
Upon the numbers
Upon the numbers
Em (play of previous motifs. Improv and arpeggiation)
(spoken)
Walk the walk
Talk the talk
Billy Bilo
Can’t smoke his pipe in peace
Too much public
Too much police
I don’t want to leave my room
Quite happy in my dust and gloom
And I have been ever since
The revelations began
haaaaaah
Ever since the revelations began
haaaaaah
Ever since the revelations began.
Em and fade.