Mercyful Fate: Buried Alive
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Date last modified: 06-03-02
Intro x3
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Riff 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 8 |
| A | 7 7 6 7 10 9 |
| E | 8 7 |
Riff 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 10 9 10 6 6h7p6 |
| A | 7 8 7 8 8 |
| E | 0 0 7 7 8 10 0 0 |
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| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 10 |
| A | 7 8 |
| E | 0 0 7 7 8 10 |
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Play Riff 1 and end with this chord:
Verse begins:
Play Riff 2 "The poison is still in your veins..."
1st ending to Riff 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 8 |
| A | 7 6 10 9 |
| E | 8 7 |
2nd ending to Riff 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 |
| A | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 |
| E | 6 5 3 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 5 3 0 6 5~~ |
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"Wake up..."
Riff 3
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 |
| A | 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 |
| E | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
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"All you can see is..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
Guitar 2 x2
"...eyes..."
Play Riff 3 "I'm standing on the edge of your grave..."
Riff 4a
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5 5 |
| E | 5 1 3 5 6 5 6 6 5 3 3 5 6 6 5 |
Guitar 2 x5
| e | 0 | |
| B | 6 6 | 6 |
| G | 7 7 | 7 |
| D | 0 | 0 |
| A | | |
| E | | |
"Into the eyes of a dead, buried alive..."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
"Wake up..."
Play Riff 3 "How does it feel..."
Play Riff 4 "Tell me and I might..."
Play Riff 3 "How does it feel..."
Play Riff 4a "Tell me and I might..."
Riff 5
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 2 4 |
| E | 2 2 0 2 5 5~ 2 2 0 2 5 2 2 0 2 5 5~ 2 2 |
"He started struggling..."
1st ending 2nd ending
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 4 7 | 7 6 |
| A | 2 5 | 5 4 |
| E | | |
Riff 6 (solo rhythm)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 |
| D | 11 11 7 7 9 9 x x x x x x x x 11 11 7 7 7 7 9 9 7 9 |
| A | 9 9 5 5 7 7 x x x x x x x x 9 9 5 5 7 7 5 7 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 |
| D | 7 7 9 9 x x x x x x x x 11 11 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 7 |
| A | 4 4 5 5 7 7 x x x x x x x x 9 9 5 5 7 7 7 5 |
| E | 2 2 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 |
| D | 11 11 7 7 9 9 x x x x x x x x 11 11 7 7 7 7 9 9 7 9 |
| A | 9 9 5 5 7 7 x x x x x x x x 9 9 5 5 7 7 5 7 |
| E | |
Play Riff 5 Solo rhythm
Play Riff 2 and end with riff 1
Play Riff 2 and use second ending "Never saw me..."
Play Riff 3 "All you can see..."
Play Riff 4 "eyes..."
Play Riff 3 "I'm standing on the edge..."
Play Riff 4a "Into the eyes of a dead..."
Play Riff 5 with second ending "No matter what it is..."
Play Riff 6 just the first bar "'Murder', he screamed..."
Play Riff 5 with second ending Solo rhythm
Play Riff 6 just the first bar "I'm dead, but you die..."
Play Riff 5 with second ending Solo rhythm
Ending
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 11 11 7 7 9 9 |
| A | 9 9 5 5 7 7 |
| E | |
"'Murder' he screamed 'Oh my'?"