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Flick Of The Wrist by Queen
Flick Of The Wrist
"Flick of the Wrist" is in the middle of a medley following "Tenement Funster"
and preceding "Lily of the Valley." The tempo changes between Cut Time (2/2)
in the verses and Common Time (4/4) in the choruses.
The measures below are for counting a slow 4 (76 bpm) in verses and a rapid 4
(152 bpm) in choruses. In reality, it's all 152 bpm, but I find it easier to
switch back and forth if I count it all in 4/4.
(Bridge out of "Tenement Funster")
(Tempo = 76 bpm)
| G | <> | <> | <> | C | <> | Am | <> |
Piano Lead guitar in
("Flick of the Wrist")
B5 Em B5
Dislocate your spine if you don't sign he says
Am |B5 Em | B5 Am |
I'll have you seeing double
Em D Em D
Mesmerize you when he's tongue-tied simply with those eyes
Em D
Synchronize your minds and see the
Am <> (Tempo = 152 bpm) B
Beast within him . . . . . . . . . rise
Em D
Don't look back, don't look back it's a rip-off
Am D
Flick of the wrist and you're dead baby
G C | C C/B C Am |
Blow him a kiss and you're mad
Am
Flick of the wrist - he'll eat your heart out
Am
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
Am
He's taken an arm and taken a leg
C C/E D Em <> (Tempo = 76 bpm) |Am | Am |
All this time honey, baby you've been . . . . . . . . . had
B5 Em B5
Intoxicate your brain with what I'm saying
Am |B5 Em | B5 Am |
If not you'll lie in knee-deep trouble
Em D Em D
Prostitute yourself he says, castrate your human pride
Em D
Sacrifice your leisure days, let me
Am <> (Tempo = 152 bpm) B
Squeeze you till you've . . . . . . . . . dried
Em D
Don't look back, don't look back it's a rip-
| G5 | G5 C5 | G5 | G5 C5 |
off . . . . . ah . . . . . . . ah
| G5 | G5 C5 | G5 | G5 G F# F |
. . . . . . . ah . . . . . . . (walkdown)
| Em | Em | Em | Em | Em | Em |
(Tempo = 76 bpm)
| C5 C#5 | D5 | C5 C#5 | D5 | C5 C#5 | D5 | E5 <> |
B5 Em B5
Work my fingers to my bones, I scream with pain
Am |B5 Em | B5 Am |
I still make no impression
Em D Em D
Seduce you with his money-make machine, cross-collateralize,
(Big-time money, money)
Em D
Reduce you to a muzak-fake machine
Em (Tempo = 152 bpm) D
Then the last good . . . . . . . . . . bye (ah, ah, ah)
(It's a rip-off)
Am D
Flick of the wrist and you're dead baby
G C | C C/B C Am |
Blow him a kiss and you're mad
Am
Flick of the wrist - he'll eat your heart out
Am
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
Am
He's taken an arm and taken a leg
C C/E D Em <> |Am |
All this time honey, baby you've been had
(Bridge into "Lily of the Valley")
| Am | Am | Am . . . G | . . .
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riff(0:25)
riff(0:37)
riff(0:51)
G C G CG C G
solo (1:51)
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riff(0:25)
2:42
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Dislocate your spine if you dont sign he says
Ill have you seeing double
Mesmerize you when hes tongue-tied
Simply with those eyes
Synchronize your minds and see
The beast within him rise
Dont look back
Dont look back
Its a rip-off.
Flick of the wrist and youre dead baby
Blow him a kiss and youre mad
Flick of the wrist - hell eat your heart out
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
Hes taken an arm and taken a leg
All this time honey
Baby youve been had.
Intoxicate your brain with what Im saying
If not youll lie in knee-deep trouble
Prostitute yourself he says
Castrate your human pride
Sacrifice your leisure days
Let me squeeze you till youve dried.
Dont look back
Dont look back
Its a rip-off!
Work my fingers to my bones
I scream with pain
I still make no impression
Seduce you with his money-make machine
Cross-collateralize, (big-time money, money)
Reduce you to a muzak-fake machine
Then the last goodbye
Its a rip-off.
Flick of the wrist and youre dead baby
Blow him a kiss and youre mad
Flick of the wrist - hell eat your heart out
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
Hes taken an arm, and taken a leg
All this time honey
Baby you've been had...
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