10000 Maniacs

10000 Maniacs - Verdi Cries guitar tab

A word of explanation is in order: this was the first song I sounded out

when I learned to play the guitar two and a half years ago. Sometime after

that, I came across a version of the song in a songbook, which was

significantly different, but by that time I was so used to my version that

the songbook one sounded wrong. The songbook version uses only four chords

for most of the song--Eb, Bb, Cm and Ab, which turn into G, D, Em and C in

this key--plus a Gb (Bb) on the "Oh" at the end of the second chorus.

Anyway, I hope someone can get some use out of this version (which I think

breaks every rule of chord progressions in the book, but...), and I'll try

to post some more *official* Maniacs in the future.

Ben

VERDI CRIES (10,000 Maniacs)

Words & music: Natalie Merchant

This song should be fingerpicked, not strummed.

INTRO: G A7 D7 D Dsus D

C B7 G C

The man in 119 takes his tea all alone

G A7 G7 A7

Mornings we all rise to wireless Verdi cries

C A7 D7 D Dsus D

I'm hearing opera through the door

The souls of men and women, impassioned all

Their voices climb and fall, battle trumpets call

I feel the bath and climb inside, singing

G A7 D7 D Dsus D

CHORUS: La la la, la la la

G A7 D7 D Dsus D

La la la, la la la

He will not touch their pastry but every day they bring him more

Gold from the breakfast tray, I steal them all away

And then go eat them on the shore

CHORUS, followed by:

C D G

Oh, la, la la la la la

C B7 G C

I draw a jackal-headed woman in the sand

G A7 G7 A7

Sing of a lover's fate sealed by jealous hate

G C

And wash my hand in the sea

G A7 G7 A7

With just three days more I'd have just about learned the entire score

D7 D Dsus D

To Aida

(as last verse)

Holidays must end as you know

All is memory, taken home with me

The opera, the stolen tea, the sand drawings, the virgin sea, all

Years ago

CHORUS

INSTRUMENTAL: repeat chorus chords, end on G

From: Lee Eugene T

Subject: CRD: VERDI CRIES - 10,000 MANIACS

Verdi Cries - This should match the version on the cd.

CAPO 1

INTRO: D, A, Bm, A

G A D G

The man in 119 takes his tea alone.

D G D G

Mornings we all rise to wireless Verdi cries.

D G A

I'm hearing opera through the door.

(same as 1st verse)

The souls of men and women, impassioned all.

Their voices climb and fall;

battle trumpets call.

I fill the bath and climb inside,

D G/B A

singing la, la la la la la la

D G/B A

la la la la la la

G/B (the rest is same)

He will not touch their pastry

but every day they bring hiM more.

Gold from the breakfast tray, I steal

them all away and then go

and eat them on the shore.

D G/B A

LA LA LA LA LA LA

LA LA LA LA LA LA

F G A

LA LA LA LA LA LA

I draw a jackel-headed woman in the sand,

sing of a loveRS fate

sealed by jealous hate

then wash my hand in the sea.

With jusT three days more

I'd have just about learned the entire

scire to Aida.

Holidays must end as you know.

All is memory taken home with me:

the opera, the stolen tea, the sand

drawing, the verging sea, all

years ago.

D G/B A

LA LA LA LA LA LA

END ON D.

G/B:X2003X

GENE

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