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Original Transcription - 5/26/97
UPDATED: 7:40 PM 11/29/97
UPDATED: 5:46 PM 07-04-99
Updated again: 08:41 2/6/01
Black Sabbath - Death Mask/Into the Void
From Black Sabbath's "Master of Reality" Album - July 1976
NOTE: Various timing.
Special Note: Opening 1st on beat 1, then on beat 1 3/4, third time on beat
2 1/2! Gives the tune a heavy, bluesy, limping effect.
{Death Mask - 103 beats/min.}
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{Guitar only}
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E E E E E D D D C C C C C D A
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{Into the Void - 78 beats/min.}
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Rocket engines burning fuel so fast Up into the night sky they blast
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Through the universe the engines whine. Could this be the end of man & time
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Back on earth the flame of life burns low, everywhere is misery and woe.
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Pollution kills the air, the land and sea. Man prepares to meet his destiny,
yeah!
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Rocket engines burning fuel so fast, Up into the black sky so vast
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Burning metal through the atmosphere. Earth remains in worry, hate and fear.
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With the hateful battles raging on, rockets flying to the glowing sun
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Through the empires of eternal void. Freedom from the final suicide.
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Freedom Fighters sent out to the sun escape from brainwashed......
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Leave the earth to all it's sin and hate, find another world where freedom
waits, yeah
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Past the stars in fields of ancient void, Through the shields of darkness
where they find.
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Love upon a land, a world unknown. Where the sons of Freedom make their home
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Leave the earth to Satan and his slaves, leave them to their future in their
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Make a home where love is there to stay. Peace and happiness in every day.
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