Once Upon Your Dead Body Lyrics

ONCE UPON YOUR DEAD BODY
As recorded by Coheed and Cambria
(From the 2005 Album GOOD APOLLO, I'M BURNING STAR IV - VOLUME ONE: FROM FEAR THROUGH THE EYES OF MADNESS)
Words by Claudio Sanchez
Music by Coheed and Cambria
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'dist.'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'w/slide'
Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'lap steel'
Moderate Rock Q=140
N.C. C A5
Gtr I
H Q E E E E E E Q E H +E
| Gtrs II, III
| PM------------------------------------------
| H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Q E E E E Q Q E H +E
Q E E E E E E Q E H +E
| PM------------------------------------------
Q E E E E Q Q E H +E
Q E Q E Q Q. H +E
| PM-----------------------------------------
Q E Q E Q Q. E +H
| E E E E E E E E E E Q H
Q E E E E E E Q E H +E
| W W
| Gtrs II, III
| PM-----------------------------------------
Q E E E E Q Q E H +E
| Gtrs IV, V
| W H. Q
|---------------------|------------------0S======||
Gtrs II, III
PM----------------------------------|
W +W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| W Q. Q. Q H H +H. Q
|-8--------|--6----5-------|------------------|----------------0s==|
|----------|---------------|-5s======14-------|-(14)---------------|
PM-----------------------------------
| W Q. Q. Q
| Q. +E Q Q +H. +Q
|-4------(4)s5-------|---------------------|
|----------------5---|-(5)-----------(5)S==|
Gtr I
q q E E E E q q E E E E q q q q q q E E E E
| Gtrs II, III Gtr III
| q q H q q H q q h q q Q q
| Gtrs IV, V
| > <
| W +W +W H. Q
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
| Gtrs II, III
| PM-------------------
| Q H. E E E E E E E E
| +W W
Q E H +E Q E E E E Q Q E H +E
| W W W
Q E E E E E E Q E H +E
| PM------------------------------------------
Q E E E E Q Q E H +E
Q E Q E Q Q. H +E
| PM-----------------------------------------
Q E Q E Q Q. S S H
| E E E E E E E E E E Q H
Q E E E E E E Q E H +E
| W W
| Gtrs II, III
| PM-----------------------------------------
Q E E E E Q Q E H +E
| Gtrs IV, V
| W H. Q
|---------------------|------------------0S======||
Gtrs II, III
PM----------------------------------|
W +W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| W Q. Q. Q H H +H. Q
|-8--------|--6----5-------|------------------|----------------0s==|
|----------|---------------|-5s======14-------|-(14)---------------|
PM-----------------------------------
| W Q. Q. Q
| Q. +E Q Q +H. +Q
|-4------(4)s5-------|----------------------|
PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| W Q. Q. Q H H +H. Q
|-8---------------|-6------5----------|------------------|----------------0s==|
|-----------------|-------------------|-5s======14-------|-(14)---------------|
PM-----------------------------------
| W Q. Q. Q
| Q. +E Q Q +H. +Q
|-4------(4)s5-------|----------------------|
Gtr III
PM------------------------------------------
| Gtrs IV, V
| >
| W +W
| +W W
Gtr I
q q E E E E q q E E E E
| PM----------------------------------------
q q q q q q E E E E
q q E E E E q q E E E E q q q q q q E E E E 3x
||o--3---3--------------|-3--3--------8-|-5--5--5---5---|--8---8-------------o||
||o---------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------o||
| Gtrs II, III
| q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E 3x
||o---------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------o||
||o--8---8---8--8--8--8-|-5--5--5-5-5-5-|-7--7--7-7-7-7-|--5---5---5-5--5-5--o||
q q E E E E q q E E E E q q q q q q E E E E
| q q E E E E q q E E E E q q E E E E E E E E E E E E
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
||o-------------------------|-----------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------3-3-|
||o-------------------------|-----------------|
||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E 4x
|-----------------|------------------o||
|-----------------|-------------3-3--o||
|-----------------|------------------o||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o||
Q H. +W +W +W
| Q H. +W +W +W
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths