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Creepy Doll by Jonathan Coulton
Creepy Doll
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Am x02210
E 022100
C x32010
D xx0232
F/C x33211
Bm7b5 x2323x
Fmaj7/C x33210
G 3x0003
Fmaj7#11 133200
D7 xx0212
[Verse 1] (N.C for most of the verse so these are implied by the melody)
(Am) (E) (C)
In a town in the woods at the top of a hill
(D)
There's a house where no one lives
(F/C) (C) (D) (E)
So you take a big bag of your big city money there, and buy it
(Am) (E)
Then at night when the house is dark
(C) (D)
And you're all alone there's a noise upstairs
(F/C) (C) (D) (E)
At the top of the stairs there's a door so you take a deep breath and try it
F/C C Bm7b5 Am
And the flashlight shows you something moving just inside the door
F/C C D E
There's a tattered dress and a feeling you have felt somewhere before...
[Chorus]
Am Fmaj7/C
And there's a creepy doll, that always follows you
G D G E Am
It's got a ruined eye, that's always open
Am Fmaj7/C
And there's a creepy doll, that always follows you
G D G E Am Fmaj7#11
It's got a pretty mouth, to swallow you whole
[Verse 2]
Am E
So you scream and you close the door
C D
And you tell yourself it was just a dream
F/C C D E
In the morning you head into town cause you want to go antiquing
Am E
In the store there's a strange old man
C D
With a wandering eye and a withered hand
F/C C D E
When he hands you the old wooden box you can hear his old bones creaking
F/C C Bm7b5 Am
And you know what you will find inside the moment that you see
F/C C D E
That someone carved your name into the tarnished silver key
[Chorus]
Am Fmaj7/C
And there's a creepy doll, that always follows you
G D G E Am
It's got a ruined eye, that's always open
Am Fmaj7/C
And there's a creepy doll, that always follows you
G D G E Am
It's got a pretty mouth, to swallow you whole
[Bridge]
F/C C Bm7b5 Am
And when you come home late the doll is waiting up for you
F/C C Bm7b5 Am
And when you fix a snack the doll says it would like one too
F/C G F/C G
The doll is in your house and in your room and in your bed
F/C G F/C G C
The doll is in your eyes and in your arms and in your head and you are crazy
|F/C |D7 |F/C |
[Verse 3]
Am E
Now it's late and you head downstairs
C D
Cause you just can't sleep so you make some tea
F/C C D E
And the doll disapprovingly asks if you really need that much honey
Am E
You decide that you've had enough
C D
And you lock the doll in the wooden box
F/C C D E
You put the box in the fireplace next to your bag of big city money
F/C C Bm7b5 Am
As the smoke fills up your tiny room there's nothing you can do
F/C C D E
And far too late you see the one inside the box is you
[Chorus]
Am Fmaj7/C
And there's a creepy doll, that always follows you
G D G E Am
It's got a ruined eye, that's always open
Am Fmaj7/C
And there's a creepy doll, that always follows you
G D G E Am Fmaj7#11
It's got a pretty mouth, to swallow you whole
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version 2
Capo:no capo
The chords in the first verse aren't played in the studio version but singing
a capella in an acoustic
performance is really weird so I put them in. Technically the chords start at
the word "flashlight".
Also, I play the F# G G# A with all barre chords and then slide down the
fretboard with the A.
VERSE 1
Am E
In a town in the woods at the top of a
C D
Hill there’s a house where no one lives
F C D E
So you take a big bag of you big city money there and buy it
Am E
Then at night when the house dark
C D
And you’re all alone there’s a noise upstairs
F C D E
At the top of the stairs there’s a door so you take a deep breath and try it
F C Dm Am
And the flashlight shows you something moving just inside the door
F C D E
There’s a tattered dress and a feeling that you’ve felt somewhere before
CHORUS
Am F
And there’s a creepy doll that always follows you
G F# G G# A
It’s got a ruined eye that’s always op-en
Am F
And there’s a creepy doll that always follows you
G F# G G# A
It’s got a pretty mouth to swallow you whole
VERSE 2
Am E
So you scream and you close the door
C D
And you tell yourself it was just a dream
F C D E
In the morning you head into town cause you want to go antiquing
Am E
In the store there’s a strange old man
C D
With a wandering eye and a withered hand
F C D E
When he hands you the old wooden box you can hear his old bones creaking
F C Dm Am
And you know what you will find inside the moment that you see
F C Dm E
That someone carved your name into the tarnished silver key
[CHORUS]
BRIDGE
F C Dm Am
And when you come home late the doll is waiting there for you
F C Dm Am
And when you fix a snack the doll says it would like one too
F G F G
The doll is in your house and in your room and in your bed
F G F G
The doll is in your eyes and in your arms and in your head
C F D7 F
And you are crazy
VERSE 3
Am E
Now it’s late and you head downstairs
C D
Cause you just can’t sleep so you make some tea
F C D E
And the doll disapprovingly asks if you really need that much honey
Am E
You decide that you’ve had enough
C D
So you lock the doll in the wooden box
F C D E
You put the box in the fireplace next to your bag of big city money
F C Dm Am
As the smoke fills up your tiny room there’s nothing you can do
F C Dm E
It’s far too late, you see, the one inside the box is you
[CHORUS]
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Am
Capo:no capo
Solo
And you are crazy...
(Start when he gets to "crazy")
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[Verse 1]
In a town in the woods at the top of a hill
There's a house where no one lives
So you take a big bag of your big city money there
And buy it
But at night, when the house is dark
And you're all alone, there's a noise upstairs
At the top of the stairs, there's a door
And you take a deep breath and try it
And the flashlight shows you something moving just inside the door
There's a tattered dress and a feeling you have felt somewhere before
[Chorus]
And there's the creepy doll
That always follows you
It's got a ruined eye
That's always open
And there's a creepy doll
That always follows you
It's got a pretty mouth
To swallow you whole
[Verse 2]
So you scream and you close the door
And you tell yourself it was just a dream
In the morning you head into town
Cause you want to go antiquing
In the store there's a strange old man
With a wandering eye and a withered hand
When he hands you the old wooden box
You can hear his old bones creaking
And you know what you will find inside the moment that you see
That someone's carved your name into the tarnished silver key
[Chorus]
And there's a creepy doll
That always follows you
It's got a ruined eye
That's always open
And there's a creepy doll
That always follows you
It's got a pretty mouth
To swallow you whole
[Bridge]
And when you come home late, the doll is waiting up for you
And when you fix a snack, the doll says it would like one too
The doll is in your house and in your room and in your bed
The doll is in your eyes and in your arms and in your head
And you are crazy
[Verse 3]
Now it's late and you head downstairs
Cause you just can't sleep so you make some tea
And the doll disapprovingly asks
If you really need that much honey
You decide that you've had enough
And you lock the doll in the wooden box
You put the box in the fireplace
Next to your bag of big city money
As the smoke fills up your tiny room there's nothing you can do
And far too late you see the one inside the box is you
[Chorus]
And there's a creepy doll
That always follows you
It's got a ruined eye
That's always open
And there's a creepy doll
That always follows you
It's got a pretty mouth
To swallow you whole
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