12…ISCARIOT… by Tyrannosaurus Rex
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*from ‘Unicorn’ (1969)*

Verse 1:

Em G F# Em
A box of doves, I placed be-side your chest, liar.
Em G F# Em
A stork of silk, with rubies in it’s nest, fire.

Chorus 1:

G Em Am C
O-of my love, will burn thee to a wizened word, for ‘ere to go unheard.

Verse 2:

Em G F# Em
A mare of wood, elder, elm and oak, liar.
Em G F# Em
Will keep you fair, if you jest me no joke, fire.

Chorus 2:

G Em Am C
O-of my love, will burn thee to a wizened word, for ‘ere to go unheard.

Bridge 1:

D7 C Em
You gashed the heart of my heart, like a Portu-gese.
D7 C Am
Witch, I’d planned for you this land, but you devoured my hand.

Verse 3:

Em G F# Em
I’m old and bruised, but my fate is that of youth, liar.
Em G F# Em
Trickster, you, be a grisly dragon’s tooth, fire.

Chorus 3:

G Em Am C
O-of my love, will burn thee to a wizened word, for ‘ere to go unheard.

Bridge 2:

D7 C Em
You gashed the heart of my heart, like a Portu-gese.
D7 C Am
Witch, I’d planned for you this land, but you devoured my hand.

Interlude:

Em G, F# Em (x2)

Chorus 4:

G Em Am C
O-of my love, will burn thee to a wizened word, for ‘ere to go unheard.

Outro:

F, C

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Em G F# Am C D7 F

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)