Note: This is one of the best Yngwie songs, easy to play, difficult to sing, but give it a try!!! See ya
Tune a half step down
Intro (no guitar):
Ab antiquo
Ab integro
Audi, vide
Tace, si vis vivere in pace
Main riff:
| E | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | |
| A 7 9 5 7 | 7 12 10 9 7 5 | 7 9 5 7 |
| E 5 7 3 5 | 5 10 8 7 5 3 | 5 7 3 5 |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D 10 12 10 9 7 5 | 7 9 5 7 |
| A 8 10 8 7 5 3 | 5 7 3 5 |
| E | |
There is a pick scrape played istead of the last D5 chord
Verse:
A5 G5
Why cannot man also fly?
C5 D5
We`re chained down to the earth
E5 F5 G5 E5/G#
Not like birds in the sky soaring from birth
A5 G5
Devices of destruction
C5 D5
Devices of death
E5 F5
Find out their construction
G5 E5/G# A5
Give them life, give them breath...
Pre-chorus :
D5 A5
Which God may I thank for making art from the canvas blank?
D5 B5/D# E5
Paintings from the holy book depicting Christ and the chance he took
F5 E5/G#* A5
Oh.... Tell me....
Chorus:
E5 F5
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A 7 7 7 7 | 8 8 8 8 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
PM-| PM-| PM-| PM-| etc.
When will you ever learn
E5/G# A5
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A 11 11 11 11 | 12 12 12 12 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
the true depths of my work?
E5 C5 D5
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A 14 14 14 14 | 15 15 17 17 |
| E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Future is my concern
E5
You know art is my church...
Main riff
Verse 2:
Gaze inside the quest of man and find a new machine
I learned everything I can, dig it up, cut it clean
Always tried my very best to find what lies within
Put myself to the test, judge me not, it`s not a sin
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Chorus 2:
When I`m dead and I`m gone will you remember me?
I`ve seen beyond the sun, re-inventing machines...
E5/G# - (476xxx}
E5/G#* - (4x24xx}
B5/D# - (x698xx)