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3:06 PM 04-04-99
Black Sabbath - A National Acrobat
From Black Sabbath's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" Album, Released December, 1973
Tune down to C#, 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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{.....................slight pm....................}
(Guitar 1)
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--------------------8\7~------------10p8----------------
-7h9-9-9~~--7h9-7h9-------7h9-9-7-9-----7~--7/8\7~------
-----------9------------------------------9-------------
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(Guitar 2)
--------------------7p5-----------7\5-------------------
-7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~--------
-------------------------------------7~-9---------------
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(Guitar 3)
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{.....................slight pm....................}
(Guitar 1)
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--------------------8\7~------------10p8----------------
-7h9-9-9~~--7h9-7h9-------7h9-9-7-9-----7~--7/8\7~------
-----------9------------------------------9-------------
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(Guitar 2)
--------------------7p5-----------7\5-------------------
-7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~--------
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(Guitar 3)
E5 G5 D5 A5
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-------------------------------7---------------2--------------
-2----------5------------------5---------------0--------------
-0----------3-------------------------------------------------
I am the world that hides the universe, the secret of all
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{.....................slight pm....................}
(Guitar 1)
--------------------7p5-----------7\5-------------------
-7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~--------
-------------------------------------7~-9---------------
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(Guitar 2)
time.
E5 G5 D5 A5
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-------------------------------7---------------2--------------
-2----------5------------------5---------------0--------------
-0----------3-------------------------------------------------
Destruction of the empty space is my one and only
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{.....................slight pm....................}
(Guitar 1)
--------------------7p5-----------7\5-------------------
-7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~--------
-------------------------------------7~-9---------------
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(Guitar 2)
crime.
C5 B5 G5 A5
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-5------------------4-------------------------------2-----
-3------------------2-------------5-----------------0-----
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I've lived a thousand times, I found out what it means to be be-
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{.....................slight pm....................}
(Guitar 1)
--------------------7p5-----------7\5-------------------
-7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~--------
-------------------------------------7~-9---------------
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(Guitar 2)
lieved.
C5 B5 G5 A5
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-5------------------4-------------------------------2-----
-3------------------2-------------5-----------------0-----
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The thoughts and images, the unborn child that never was con-
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{.....................slight pm....................}
(Guitar 1)
--------------------7p5-----------7\5-------------------
-7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~--------
-------------------------------------7~-9---------------
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(Guitar 2)
ceived.
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{.....................slight pm....................}
(Guitar 1)
--------------------7p5-----------7\5-------------------
-7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~--------
-------------------------------------7~-9---------------
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(Guitar 2)
E5 G5 D5 A5
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-------------------------------7---------------2--------------
-2----------5------------------5---------------0--------------
-0----------3-------------------------------------------------
When leathal worlds collide I'm trapped insid my embroyonic
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{.....................slight pm....................}
(Guitar 1)
--------------------7p5-----------7\5-------------------
-7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~--------
-------------------------------------7~-9---------------
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(Guitar 2)
cell.
E5 G5 D5 A5
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-------------------------------7---------------2--------------
-2----------5------------------5---------------0--------------
-0----------3-------------------------------------------------
I'm tracking memories all cast into the never ending
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{.....................slight pm....................}
(Guitar 1)
--------------------7p5-----------7\5-------------------
-7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~--------
-------------------------------------7~-9---------------
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(Guitar 2)
well.
C5 B5 G5 A5
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-5------------------4-------------------------------2-----
-3------------------2-------------5-----------------0-----
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I've lived a thousand times, I found out what it means to be be-
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{.....................slight pm....................}
(Guitar 1)
--------------------7p5-----------7\5-------------------
-7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~--------
-------------------------------------7~-9---------------
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(Guitar 2)
lieved.
C5 B5 G5 A5
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-5------------------4-------------------------------2-----
-3------------------2-------------5-----------------0-----
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The name that scares the face, the child that never sees the course of
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{.....................slight pm....................}
(Guitar 1)
--------------------7p5-----------7\5-------------------
-7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~--------
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(Guitar 2)
man.
C5 B5 G5 A5
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-5------------------4-------------------------------2-----
-3------------------2-------------5-----------------0-----
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I've lived a thousand times, I found out what it means to be be-
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{.....................slight pm....................}
(Guitar 1)
--------------------7p5-----------7\5-------------------
-7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~--------
-------------------------------------7~-9---------------
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(Guitar 2)
lieved.
C5 B5 G5 A5
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-5------------------4-------------------------------2-----
-3------------------2-------------5-----------------0-----
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The deadly darkness that belies the face of those who've
(Guitar 2)
Gm7 Gm7
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-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
ran. Ya gotta believe, yeah!
Gm7 Gm7
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--0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------
-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
I'm talkin' to you.
Gm7 Gm7
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-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
Well, I know it's hard for you to know the reason why
Gm7 Gm7
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
And I'll know you'll understand more when it's time to die.
Gm7 Gm7
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--0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------
-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
Don't believe that the life you have will be the only one.
Gm7 Gm7
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--0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------
-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
You have to let your body sleep, to let your soul unwind.
Gm7 Gm7
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-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
I want ya to listen!
Gm7 Gm7
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--0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------
-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
I'm tryin' to get through!
Gm7 Gm7
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--0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------
-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
Love has given life to you and now it's your concern
Gm7 Gm7
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--0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
Unseen eyes of inner life will make your soul return
Gm7 Gm7
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-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
Still I look, but not to touch. The seeds of life are sown.
Gm7 Gm7
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-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
The curtian of the future falls, the secret stays unknown.
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-15p12---15p12---15p12---15p12---12----------15p12--15p12--------12--------------------
------14------14------14------14-----14-14-12-----14-----14-12-14--14^(16-16-16`14)12~-
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(Guitar 1)
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---12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\\\\\\\\\\\\(5)--
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(Guitar 2)
Gm7 Gm7
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--0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------
-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
(Guitar 3)
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-21^(24-24-24`21)-18-21-18~~-12-15-15p12----------------------
----------------------------------------12-14-14p12-----------
---------------------------------------------------14-14\(9)--
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(Guitar 1)
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--------------------------------------14\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\(9)
--14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~14\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\(9)
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(Guitar 2)
Gm7 Gm7
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--0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------
-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
(Guitar 3)
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-19^(21-21-21-21`19)-17-19-17~-12-15p12---------------
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(Guitar 1)
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----------------------------14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\\\\\\(9)----
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(Guitar 2)
Gm7 Gm7
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--0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------
-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
(Guitar 3) Oh!
-15^(17-17-17`15)-12--15p12--12-------------------------------------
---------------------------15--15p12--15p12-------------------------
------------------------------------14-----14^(16)-12---------------
-----------------------------------------------------12-14~~~~\(9)--
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(Guitar 1)
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----------------14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------14\\\\\\\\\\\(9)--
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(Guitar 2)
Gm7 Gm7
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--0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------
-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
(Guitar 3)
Gm7 Gm7
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--0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------
-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
Gm7 Gm7
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-------------------------------12---------12------
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--0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------
-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
Gm7 Gm7
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--0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------
-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
Just remember love is blind and hate is living death.
Gm7 Gm7
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-0-----0-------------2----------------------------
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
Treat your life for what it's worth and live for every breath
Gm7 Gm7
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
Looking back, I've lived and learned but now I'm wondering
Gm7 Gm7
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{.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..}
{....................wah...................}
Here I wait, and only guess what this next life will bring. Ha! Ha!
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