Dead Babies Lyrics

by Iced Earth

Iced Earth Dead Babies Lyrics

RIff 1 (clean):
\"Little Betty...\"
Gb|-----2---3--3-2----2---0h2p0-0-----|
\"...aspirin...\"
\"She got them...\"
\"Betty\'s mommy...\"
Gb|-----2---3--3-2----2---0h2p0-0-----|
\"...save her...\"
\"She didn\'t hear...\"
Riff 2 (Distortion)
\"Dead babies...\"
\"...shelf...\"
Riff 3
Guitar 1
\"Well we, didn\'t want you...\"
Guitar 2
Gb|---------9~~-----------11~~-|
Gb|-12~~--11~~--10~~--9~~----9~~-|
Guitar 3
Bb|---------8~~-----------10~~-|
Bb|-12~~--10~~--10~~--9~~---10~~-|
Riff 1a (Clean)
\"Daddy is an agrophile...\"
Gb|-----2---3--3-2----2---0h2p0-0-----|
\"...Texas...\"
\"Mommy\'s on the bar...\"
\"Little Betty...\"
Gb|-----2---3--3-2----2---0h2p0-0-----|
\"...graveyard...\"
\"Living there...\"
Play Riff 2 \"Dead babies...\"
Play Riff 3 \"Well we, didn\'t want you...\"
on\'t play the last chord on Riff 3, got to Riff 4
Riff 4
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
End Solo Rhythm
Guitar 1
Bb|-----8-8~--7-7~--8-5~--7----------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------7~--9-5~--7-4~--5-----4----|
Db|-5~----------------------------------------7~----5~-|
Bb|-----/10~-------------/10~----|
Gb|-/7~------9~------/7~------9~-|
Db|--------------5~--------------|
Guitar 2
Bb|-----8-8~--7-----8-8~--7-7~--8-5~--7----------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------7~--9-5~--7----|
Db|-5~----------5~----------------------------------5~-|
Bb|-----/10~--------/8~-/15~-10~-|
Gb|-/7~------9~--5~--------------|
Repeat above solo, then play this:
Guitar 1
Gb|----7-9-7-9-7-9~--7-9-7-9-7-9~-|
Gb|----7-9-7-9-7-9~--7-9-7-9-7-9~-|
Guitar 2 (Final note in () rings into next section)
Gb|-----10-12-10-12-10-12~-|
Gb|-10-12-10-12-10-12~-|
1st ending
2nd ending
Db|----------------------------12-11----------(10~~\\)-|
Guitar 3 (Final note in () rings into next section)
Bb|--10-10~~--------8-8~~----10-8-----------|
Gb|-------------------------------10-9-10~~-|
eb|-10~~---10-8---------------------------|
Bb|-------------11-10-11-10-8---------10~-|
Bb|-11-10-11-10-11-10~-------------------------|
Gb|---------------------12--14-12-14-12-14-12~-|
eb|--------------------------------9-12-------12-(15~~)-|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 \"Dead babies...\" & Solo Rhythm
Guitar 1 (Play 2x)
Bb|-13~~----15-13-12-10~--12~-|
Bb|-13--13-15-17--13-15-17~-|
Bb|----13--13-15-17--13-15-17~-------|
Guitar 2
Bb|-13~~----15-13-12-10~------|
Gb|-----------------------13~-|
Gb|-14--14-16-17--14-16-17~-|
Gb|----14--14-16-17--14-16-17~-------|
Bb|---------15-13-12-10~------|
Gb|--9~-------------------13~-|
Gb|-14--14-16-17--14-16-17~-|
Gb|----14--14-16-17--14-16-17~-------|
Guitar 3 (Only plays the last time)
Bb|-13~~----------13-12-10-------13-12~~--13~~-|
Guitar 4 (Only plays the last time)
Bb|-13~~----13-12-10---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------12-10--9~~--10~~-|
End Solo
Play Riff 3 with this additional lead:
Guitar fill (harmony guitar in () )
Bb|-(13~)-----(15~)--|
Ab|---7~--------9~---|
\"Well we, didn\'t want you...\"
End guitar fill
Riff 4a
\"Goodbye, little baby!\"
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\\ = slide down
h = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
THE END.
ENJOY!

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