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The Misty Coast of Albany

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15…THE MISTY COAST OF ALBANY… by Tyrannosaurus Rex
———————————…………………

*from ‘Unicorn’ (1969)*

*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: Eb)

Intro:

C

Verse 1:

G C G C
Weeping willow woman ladled on the arm,
G C Am G
Of the misty coast of Alba-ny, with its charm.

G C G C
Pining pillar of the wild willows end,
G C Am G
Womanly waiting for your manly friend.

Verse 2:

G C G C
A star ‘bove the mire is her husbandly choice.
G C Am G
Locked in his tower by the enchanted voice.

G C G C
Of the Starguard Rhina, with his lips soiled with gold.
G C Am G
He dares to loiter near our lady bold.

Bridge 1:

C Em
Once a heart was made and cast,
C Em
In molten love, but t’was in realms of the past.

Interlude:

C

Verse 3:

G C G C
Weeping willow woman ladled on the arm,
G C Am G
Of the misty coast of Alba-ny, with its charm.

G C G C
Pining pillar of the wild willows end,
G C Am G
Womanly waiting for your manly friend.

Outro:

G, C (x3), Am G
G, C (x3), Am, G

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
—————

C G Am Em

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
032010 320003 x02210 022000

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

The Pilgrims Tale

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14…THE PILGRIM’S TALE… by Tyrannosaurus Rex
————————–…………………

*from ‘Unicorn’ (1969)*

*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: Gm)

Verse 1:

Em C
Beauty things sing to me as a chorus.
Em C
As a flock, the wild seas sway before us.

Bridge 1:

F C
Hail as a hand, is my mail.
Em G
The thrush is my love and the whale is a snail.

Verse 2:

Em C
Sailors dance in a trance on the ocean.
Em C
Fairy lights in her eyes tame the water.

Bridge 2:

F C
With the morn, we mount and ride.
Em G
Pilgrims of summer; the swift is our guide.

Chorus 1:

Em C
Dazzle dawn man, mouthed with a smile,
Em D Em
Caution cloud lord; stay for a while.
D Em
You make us smile.

Verse 3:

Em C
Beauty things sing to me as a chorus.
Em C
As a flock, the wild seas sway before us.

Bridge 3:

F C
Hail as a hand, is my mail.
Em G
The thrush is my love and the whale is a snail.

Chorus 2:

Em C
Dazzle dawn man, mouthed with a smile,
Em D Em
Caution cloud lord; stay for a while.
D Em
You make us smile.

Break:

Em C
It’s not hard to believe it,
Em C
It’s not hard to believe it,
Em C Em
It’s not hard to believe it.

Chorus 3:

Em C
Dazzle dawn man, mouthed with a smile,
Em D Em
Caution cloud lord; stay for a while.
D Em
You make us smile.

Outro:

Em

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
—————

Em C F G D

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 x32010 133211 320003 xx0232

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

Nijinsky Hind

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13…NIJINSKY HIND… by Tyrannosaurus Rex
———————…………………

*from ‘Unicorn’ (1969)*

*CAPO 4th FRET*

(Original Key: F#)

Verse 1:

D D7
Nijinsky Hind,
G Bm
Is a wisp of our world, through the heart’s eye.
D D7
It’s horns are white hide,
G Bm
From the skin of our Lord, when his youth stood,
C D G Bm Em
Wondrous and fair, like a sea…

Verse 2:

D D7
Nijinsky Hind,
G Bm
Is a remnant of Earth, as it once stood.
D D7
A likeness in flesh,
G Bm
Of the magic contained in a pearl’s shell.
C D G Bm Em
Breathing it’s breath, u-niquely…

Verse 3:

D D7
Nijinsky Hind,
G Bm
Was be-gotten from man’s thoughts of kindness.
D D7
It’s hoofs shod with gold,
G Bm
Are the textures of Earth’s distant future.
C D G Bm Em
Gilded and tall like a hall…

Outro:

(with Vocal Ad-libs)

D D7, G Bm (x2), C D, G Bm Em

(x2)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
—————

D D7 G Bm C Em

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 xx0212 320003 x24432 x32010 022000

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

Iscariot

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12…ISCARIOT… by Tyrannosaurus Rex
—————-…………………

*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:
—————

Em G F# Am C D7 F

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 320003 244322 x02210 032010 xx0212 133211

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

The Sea Beasts

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11…THE SEA BEASTS… by Tyrannosaurus Rex
———————-…………………

*from ‘Unicorn’ (1969)*

*CAPO 6th FRET*

(Original Key: Bbm)

Verse 1:

Em
The sea beasts scull the waters, feeling fear for thee.
The hawks that tamed the skies, wish you so well to be. A…

Chorus 1:

F C
Foal in the fields, with the bless of the hills,
F
Your shore, and you’re poor and your sore feetys,
C Am Em
Ne’er to be bore by man’s claw.

Verse 2:

Em
The horned dog guarding grandly, daughters of the Sun.
At night in twilight groves, his pray for you is begun. You…

Chorus 2:

F C
Foal in the fields, with the bless of the hills,
F
Your shore, and you’re poor and your sore feetys,
C Am Em
Ne’er to be bore by man’s claw.

Verse 3:

Em
The bull of gold, that’s old, beyond the songs of man.
Keeps watch upon the fates, when they misweave your strand. Oh…

Chorus 3:

F C
Foal in the fields, with the bless of the hills,
F
Your shore, and you’re poor and your sore feetys,
C Am Em
Ne’er to be bore by man’s claw.

Break:

Em
UFO, UFO you are, UFO, UFO you are, UFO, UFO you are, a colt.

Coda:

(Vocal Ad-libs)

(n.C)

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
—————

Em F C Am

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022000 133211 x32010 x02210

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

Evenings of Damask

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10…EVENINGS OF DAMASK… by Tyrannosaurus Rex
————————–…………………

*from ‘Unicorn’ (1969)*

*CAPO 6th FRET*

(Original Key: Ebm)

Verse 1:

Am F C Am
The evenings of Damask are fall-ing,
Am F C Am
The youth of truth chest feeds a star-ling,
Am Fmaj7
With his heart.

Verse 2:

Am F C Am
A chosen man begged by the way-side,
Am F C Am
A horse came soon and died be-fore him,
Am Fmaj7
And said eat.

Verse 3:

Am F C Am
The icy claws of earth are crawl-ing,
Am F C Am
Upon my baby’s brow and call-ing;
Am Fmaj7
Please come home.

Verse 4:

Am F C Am
The boy un-like the man was smi-ling,
Am F C Am
For gulleys, streams and hills would hide him,
Am Fmaj7
Like a swan.

Verse 5:

Am F C Am
A vaga-bond; a weaver warri-or,
Am F C Am
Produced a loom, a cheese and chop-per;
Am Fmaj7
And said choose.

Verse 6:

Am F C Am
My sandled feet are fleet like wa-ter,
Am F C Am
I kiss the limbs is Earthess daugh-ter;
Am Fmaj7
A little tree.

Outro:

Am F C, Am Fmaj7
La la la, laa.
Am F C, Am Fmaj7
La la la, laa.
Am F C, Am Fmaj7
La la la, laa.
Am F C, Am Fmaj7
La la la, laa.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
—————

Am F C Fmaj7

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02210 133211 x32010 x03210

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