Voltaire - Straight razor cabaret
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Tuning: D G C F A D
[Note! Whenever you see an asterisk (*), it means to strum down once and very quickly, then palm-mute it.]
[Note 2: Tune your guitar a step down, since that's how Voltaire does it. Alternatively, capo on 3rd or 4th.]
[Intro]
In a Emcafe
On the Champs-ÉlAmysées
I saw a girl the other dEmay
I was beguEmiled
'till I saw her sAmmile
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It was a gash across her face
[Verse]
NEmot long ago she found that sAmhe was alone
So she wandered into a vEmaudeville show
She should have known it'd be bad
Am B7* B7* B7* Em
She saw the name that it had: The Straight Razor Ca-ba-ret
The Emfirst act was a Amstripper
And the host looked like Jack the EmRipper
But the audience was Amdreary
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And so he slashed them smiles from ear to ear
[Chorus]
He used a Amstraight-razor
Cause he's a Emface raper
Am* Am Em
And there's nothing he hates more than a stick in the mud
If he Amtells a joke
You better Emlaugh until you choke
At the AmStraight Razor B7CabaEmret
[Verse 2]
When I went Emdown to Camden Amtown
I saw a man reading the EmBible
I won't in haste describe his Amface
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For I might be sued for libel
EmNot long ago he found that heAm was alone
So he wandered into a Emvaudeville show
He should have known he'd be maimed
When he disAmcovered the name:
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The Straight Razor Ca-ba-ret
While the strumpet stroked a Amdonkey
The host juggled five dead Emmonkeys
But the audience were Amsnobs
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So he took a knife right to their gobs
[Chorus]
He used a Amstraight-razor
Cause he's a Emface raper
Am* Am Em
And there's nothing he hates more than a stick in the mud
If he Amdoes a trick
You better Emlaugh until you're sick
At the AmStraight Razor B7CabarEmet
[Proceed to 'La' while following this strum pattern]
Em Am Am Em Em Am B7 Em (repeat x3 if you want to include the accordion and violin solos, just have fun!)
[Chorus]
They call him Amstraight-razor
Cause he's a Amface raper
Am* Am Em
And there's nothing he hates more than a stick in the mud
If he Ampulls a gaffe you Embloody up and laugh!
It's the AmStraight Razor B7CabaEmret!
It's the AmStraight Razor B7CabaEmret!
It's the AmStraight Razor B7Ca~B7ba~
[Proceed to 'La' while following this strum pattern]
Em Am Am Em Em Am B7 Em
EmEverybody!
[Repeat strum pattern while 'La'ing]
It's the AmStraight Razor B7CabaEmret!