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__________________________ / Rufus Wainwright / Read about the meaning of the song in the / The Sword of Damocles / YouTube video description: /_________________________/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmUVy43tqw4 Time signature is 4/4. Tempo is Q=105 bpm. (Hence, the backbeat is on beat 3.) This notation style is the chords-in-bars style: One bar is notated like “| chord-name |” read from left to right. The symbol “%” means to continue on the same chord as before. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [FOREPLAY] (In the music video edit, the opening 4 bars in this foreplay section are extended to what adds up to ten bars of 4/4 bars and one bar of 3/4.) | A | % | % | % | (contrabass and cello enter) | A | % | % | % | [VERSES 1 + 2 + 3]
(The piano voicings include the low note “a” A2 as a recurring bass note. This creates the indistinctness of the bass register, as the bass guitar then mostly stays above that A2, up in the low-mid register.)
||: A | % | % | % | | F♯m/a | % | % | % | | Bm7/a | % | % | % | | E7 | % | % | % :|| 3x “ Release The sword of Damocles Just release it To the authorities We have been given The same fortune cookies You and I have All of our progenies Raise kindness Above all else Avoid the books of Hatred behind the shelves [VERSE 4] | A | % | % | % | | F♯m/a | % | % | % | | Bm7/a | % | % | % | | E7 | % | Bm7/a | % | | A | % | % | % | I will caress your Caress your curly hair With affection Many a good reason to cut off your head Then and then [INTERLUDE] | B♭ | % | C | % | | A | % | % | % | [VERSE 5] | B♭ | % | % | % | | Gm/b♭ | % | % | % | | Cm7/b♭ | % | % | % | | F7 | % | % | % | Release The Sword of Damocles Just release it I'm begging You on my knees [VERSE 6] | B♭ | % | % | % | | Gm | % | % | % | | Cm7 | % | % | % | | F7 | % | ||: Cm7 | % | F7 | % :|| 3x | B♭ | % | There is no reason To hide it from the sun I am a tyrant Trust me, you are not the one and only And trust me, you are not the one and only And trust me, you are not the one and only Lonely person [ENDING] | C(9) | % | A7(9) | % | | A(9) | % | D/a | % | | Dm/a | % | % | % | | A | % | % ... Release The sword of Damocles Release The sword of Damocles Just release it Cut the thread Why don't you, please? ” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1st /November /18 Just mail me at Maitinin@gmail.com with questions, comments and corrections! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ " Maitinin writing here - the author of this tab. The past 13 years, I have generated over 10,318,000 views and 835 top-rated tabs for this site. If you want to support a steady contributor like me, check out my own site: _____ http://www.PlayLikeTheGreats.com _____ Here I will continue to upload and improve my transcriptions. Best regards, Maitinin November, 2018 "