From dpinie01@fiu.edu Fri Mar 21 11:31:42 1997 Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 00:11:43 -0500 (EST) From: The Blue Man To: Lisa Skerritt Cc: boycott EMI Subject: /a/amos_tori/happy_phantom.crd happy phantom by tori amos from her album little earthquakes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------ intro: Bb G Ab F Bb G Ab F and if i die today i'll be the happy phantom Bb G Ab F and i'll go chasin the nuns out in the yard Bb G Ab F and i'll run naked through the streets without my mask on Gb Ab Eb and i will never need umbrellas in the rain Gb Ab Eb i'll wake up in strawberry fields every day Gb Ab Eb and the atrocities of school i can forgive Gb Ab Eb the happy phantom has no right to bitch Bb Eb oo hoo the time is getting closer Bb Eb oo hoo time to be a ghost Bb Eb oo hoo every day we're getting closer Ebm Bb/D C sun is getting dim F Ebm F will we pay for who we been? F7 yeah Bb G Ab F so if i die today i'll be the happy phantom Bb G Ab F and i'll go wearing my naughties like a jewel Bb G Ab F they'll be my ticket to the universal opera Gb Ab Eb there's judy garland taking buddha by the hand Gb Ab Eb and then these seven little men get up to dance Gb Ab Eb they say confucius does his crossword with a pen Gb Ab Eb i'm still the angel to a girl who hates to sin Bb Eb oo hoo the time is getting closer Bb Eb oo hoo time to be a ghost Bb Eb oo hoo every day we're getting closer Ebm Bb/D C sun is getting dim F Ebm F will i pay for who i been? F7 yeah solo: G Em7 | F C G Em7 | F D G Em7 | F C Eb F C or will i see you dear and wish i could come back? Eb F C you found a girl that you could truly love again; Eb F C will you still call for me when she falls asleep? Eb Ab Eb or do we soon forget the things we cannot see? Bb Eb oo hoo the time is getting closer Bb Eb oo hoo time to be a ghost Bb Eb oo hoo every day we're getting closer Ebm Bb/D C sun is getting dim F Ebm F will i pay for who i been? F7 yeah outro solo: Bb Gm7 | Ab F9sus4 Bb Gm7 | Ab F9sus4 Bb Gm7 | Ab F9sus4 and if i die today Bb: x 1 3 3 3 1 Gm7: 3 5 3 3 3 3 Ab: 4 6 6 5 4 4 F9sus4: 1 3 1 3 1 3 Bb/D: x 5 3 3 6 x F: 1 3 3 2 1 1 F7: 1 3 1 2 1 1 Em7: 0 2 2 0 3 0 D: x x 0 2 3 2 C: x 3 2 0 1 0 Eb: x 6 8 8 8 x Em: x x 2 4 5 3 G: 3 2 0 0 0 3 of note: of course, this is a piano song, so this is, at best, a bad hack transcription. the F7 isn't the usual F-flatted 7th that you might see ( 0 3 3 2 1 0 ) so be careful with that. i play the intro Bb by hitting the three higher strings first, then the root, like this: e| 1 b| 3 3 3 /4 1 G| 3 3 4 /5 2 D| 3 3 5 /6 3 A| 1 5 /6 3 E| 1 3 /4 1 (altho the song doesn't have that low F (E string, first fret,) i play it in unison with the Bb to make it sound thicker.) -d. -- "If you're REALLY evil, let's see you eat this kitten!" (the tick)