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Night Of The Vampire by Roky Erickson
Night Of The Vampire
song is most entirely of this 4 chords (Em-G-C-B)
there's one guitar always strumming the strings (X), 8th rythm
NIGHT OF THE VAMPIRE - Rocky Erickson - Gremlins Have Pictures - 1986
Em G C B
Pt 1:----
Em G C B
Tonight is the night of the vampire
Em G C B
Tonight is the night of the vampire
Em
If it’s raining and you’re running don’t
G
Slip in mud cos...
C
if you do, you’ll
B Em G C B
Slip in blood tonight
Em G C B
Is the night of the vampire
End Pt 1:----------
Em G C B
Tonight is the night of the vampire
Em
The moon may be full
G
The moon may be white
C B
All i know is you will feel his bite tonight
Em G C B
Is the night of the vampire
Second PART:
Em Em G
He comes from Transylvania
D G
On St Swithens day he was born
C D G
Eyes stare through the darkness with no form
C D G
Makes his white horns
Em G C B
Tonight is the night of the vampire
Em G C B
Tonight is the night of the vampire
Em G
Never sleeps in the night
C
Comes out when the moon is bright – tonight
G C B
is the night of the vampire
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version 2
INTRO
Em C Am B
e|---------8--108------------7--------|\
B|----------------8-10---------10-8-7-| 2x
G|-9----------------------------------|/
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
CHORUS
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
VERSE 1
Em G
If its raining and you're running don't slip in mud
C B B/A B/G B/F#
'Cause if you do, you'll slip in blood
CHORUS
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
CHORUS RIFFS
Em G C B* Em G C B*
e|-------------------------7--------|--------------------------7--------|
B|--------78------78---------10-8-7-|--------78------7-----------10-8-7-|
G|-9-----9--------------------------|-9-----9---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------10----------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Em G C B* Em G C B* Em
e|--------------------------7--------|-------------------------7-7-7-7-|-/12------|
B|--------78----78108---------10-8-7-|--------78------78---------------|----------|
G|-9-----9---------------------------|-9-----9-------------------------|----------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------|
VERSE 2
Em
The moon may be full
G
The moon may be white
C B B/A B/G B/F#
All I know is you will feel his bite
CHORUS
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
CHORUS RIFFS
Em G C B* Em G C B* Em
e|-12-----121415------14---------------------|-------121415------1415-------------------|-12-----|
B|----------------------13-------12----------|------------------------------12-12-12-12-|--------|
G|----------------------------------14-12-11-|-9----------------------------------------|--------|
D|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------|
A|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------|
E|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------|
C B
BRIDGE
Em C
He comes from Transylvania
D Em
On St. Swithun's day he was born
C D Em
Eyes stare through the darkness with no form
C D Em
Maidens his bite harms
BRIDGE RIFFS
Em C D Em
e|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------8-------------------------------|-------------------------------8--81078--81087--787-|
G|-------7--9----------------------------------------|-7-----------------------9--999---------------------|
D|----------------------9--10------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
Em C D Em
e|----------------------------------------------7--7--7-|-8-----------10-----------12------------151415-----|
B|-------------------------------8--87810--10810----10--|----------------------------------------------1517-|
G|-9-----------------------9--999-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS (for riffs, only play the endings of CHORUS RIFFS)
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
VERSE 3
Em G
He never sleeps in the night
C B B/A B/G B/F#
Comes out when the moon is bright
CHORUS
Em G
Tonight
C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G
is the night of the vampire
C B B/A B/G B/F#
CHORUS RIFFS
Em G C B B/A B/G B/F# Em G C B B/A B/G B/F#
e|-12-----121415----141514--------------------------|--------121415----14151412------------------------|
B|------------------------13-------1212-------------|---------------------------------1212-------------|
G|-------------------------------------141412121111-|-------------------------------------141412121111-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|-14-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO RIFF (4x)
Em G C B B/A B/G B/F#
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----12-----------------------13--------------------|
G|-------12-----------------------12-----------------|
D|-14-------14--------------14-------14--------------|
A|--------------14151413-14--------------14151413-14-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B*: B B/A B/G B/F#
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