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Black Sabbath - Zero the Hero
From Black Sabbath's "Born Again" Album, 1983
Tuning: Tune to C# (except Guitar 4)
Timing: Andagio 72 beats/min. 4/4 count
NOTE: Lyrics written here may not align with music, due to space constraints.
Multiple guitar parts may not align on the page as well.
SPECIAL NOTE: Guitar 4 is tuned to B
The Dark
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-3(\1)--------------8(\5)-----------3~~--2--1p0--2---3~~~--2~~~--0--2~~~--3~~---
vp in
Heavy Reverb and Flang
(Guitar 3)
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(Guitar 2) vp in
[p>>>>f]
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-1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3-1-3-3--1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3--1-2-3-3-1-3-3--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)
vp in
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(Guitar 1)
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(Guitar 3) vp out
Heavy Reverb and Flang
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-------5-4~~~~--------5-4~~~~-------5-4~~~~--------5-4~~~~---------------
---4-4------------4-4------------4-4------------4-4----------------------
(Guitar 1)
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(Guitar 1)
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-17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/17~\16~/-
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(Guitar 2) (Guitar 1 actually starts here)
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<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)
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(Guitar 1)
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(Guitar 4)
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<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)
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(Guitar 4)
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<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)
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(Guitar 4)
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-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)
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(Guitar 4)
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-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
Accept the fact that you're second rate. Life is easy for you
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-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
It's all served up on a gold plated plate, and we don't even have to talk to you
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-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
Your face is normal, that's the way your bread, that's the way your gonna stay
Your head
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-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
is firmly nailed to your TV channel but someone else's finger's on the control panel
CHOURSE
Eb C# C# A#
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-3-4-6~~---3-4-6~~---3-4-6-6-4-6~-3-4----------------------4-6---
What 'cha gonna be, what 'cha gonna be Brother? Zero the Hero
Eb C# C# A#
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-3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6---
<.............slight pm..............>
Don't 'cha wanna be, don't 'cha wanna be Brother? Zero the Hero
Eb C# C# A#
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-3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6---
<.............slight pm..............>
When 'ya gonna be, when ya gonna be Brother? Zero the Hero
Eb C# C# A#
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-3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6---
<.............slight pm..............>
Impossibility 'pissabolity mother Really a Hero
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-1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4--1-2-4-4-1-4-4--
<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)
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<........................slight pm................................>
(Guitar 1)
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(Guitar 1)
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(Guitar 1)
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(Guitar 1)
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(Guitar 1)
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-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
You sit there watch it all burn down, it's easy and breezy for ya
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-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
You play your life to a different sound No edge, No edge you got no knife have you
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-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
Your life's a six lane highway to no-where you're goin' so fast you're never ever
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-1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4-4-1-4~~---1-2-4~~---1-2-4~~--1-2-4--4-1-4~~--
(Guitar 1)
gonna get down there where the Heros sit by the river with a magic in their music
as they eat raw liver
CHOURSE
Eb C# C# A#
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-3-4-6~~---3-4-6~~---3-4-6-6-4-6~-3-4----------------------4-6---
What 'cha gonna be, what 'cha gonna be Brother? Zero the Hero
Eb C# C# A#
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-3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6---
<.............slight pm..............>
Don't 'cha wanna be, don't 'cha wanna be Brother? Zero the Hero
Eb C# C# A#
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<.............slight pm..............>
When 'ya gonna be, when ya gonna be Brother? Zero the Hero
Eb C# C# A#
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-3-4-6-6--3-4-6-6---3-4-6-6-4-6-6-3-4---------------------4-6---
<.............slight pm..............>
Impossibility 'pissabolity mother Really a Hero
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<........................slight pm................................>
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<........................slight pm................................>
Please go to "Zero the Hero, Part 2" for the rest of the song.
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