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Werewolf by Five Man Electrical Band
Werewolf
Standard Tuning
Intro : D Cascading down to A
A (rings out)
Verse 1
Momma said (G -> A)
(Bass walks up to ->) D
"Theres something weird 'bout Billy..."
A E
"I looked in his room, his bed wasn't slept in at all last night."
A D
But Papa said "Ah, now Momma dont you go talking silly..."
G D A
"He's just a young boy, he's just sowing his wild oats and thats alright."
A D
But momma said "No, something real strange bout my Billy...."
A E
"Farmer down the road said he lost a few of his sheep last night."
A D
"I know he's my own flesh and blood but he makes my blood run chilly..."
G D A
"Cause I saw him from my window and he was on the hill just screaming at the moonlight!"
Chorus
E
Is it any wonder
A
We hate to see the sun go down?
E
And is it any wonder
A D A
We hate to see the full moon coming round ?
Verse 2
A D
So Papa said "I guess theres only one thing to do 'bout Billy."
A E
"Hand me down my gun son and bring along that silver dinner bell..."
A D
But Momma said "Paaa-paaaaaa! I beg you dont kill him!"
G D A
"Cause I just couldn't bear to think about my baby in hell!"
A D
but he went down to the blacksmith got him out of bed and said "Get your fire hot!"
A E
"Oh! shut up your shutters and close down your doors, we're gonna need all the heat you got!"
A D
"Cause I want you to melt my silver bell down to a single shot...."
G D A
"I got a job to do and I got to get it done before the sun comes up."
Chorus (Short - the timing is a little different than the other choruses)
E
So is it any wonder
A D
That we hate to see the sun go down?
D Cascading (same as intro) down to A
A (*) (Bass walks up to ->) D
Then we heard a shot.. and I said "Papa got him..."
A E
Then we heard a scream.. and Momma smiled and said "Betcha Billy got him..."
A D
But when I lifted up my eyes there was Papa in the doorway staring at the floor
G D A
And my big brother Billy never did come home no more
Chorus
E
So Is it any wonder
A
We hate to see the sun go down?
E
And is it any wonder
A D A
We hate to see the full moon coming round ?
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version 2
A D
Mama said,'There's something weird about Billy..
A
I looked in his room, his bed wasn't slept in at
E
all last night.'
A D
But Papa said, 'Ah, now, Mama, don't you go talking silly.
G D
He's just a young boy, he's just sowing his wild oats..
A
and that's all right.
#2.
A
But Mama said, 'No, there's something real strange about
D
my Billy.
A E
The farmer down the road said he lost a few of his sheep
last night.
A
I know he's my own flesh and blood but he makes my blood
D
run chilly..
G D
Cause I saw him from my window and he was on the hill
A
just screaming at the moonlight.
CHORUS:
E A
Is it any wonder we hate to see the sun go down?
E A
And is it any wonder we hate to see the full moon coming around?
#3.
A D
So, Papa said, 'I guess there's only one thing to do about Billy.
A E
Hand me down my gun, son..bring along that silver dinner bell.
A D
But Mama said, 'Papa, I beg you, don't kill him..
G D A
Cause I just couldn't bear to think about my baby in Hell.
#4.
A
But he went down to the blacksmith, got him out of bed and said,
D A
'Get your fire hot...oh, shut up your shutters and close down
E
the doors..We're gonna need all the heat you got.
A D
Cause I want you to melt my silver bell down to a single shot.
G D A
I got a job to do and I got to get it done before the sun comes up.'
CHORUS:
E A
Is it any wonder we hate to see the sun go down?
#5.
A D
Then we heard a shot and I said, 'Papa got 'im.'
A E
Then we heard a scream and Mama smiled and said, 'Betcha Billy got him."
A D
But when I lifted up my eyes, there was Papa in the doorway staring
at the floor.
G D A
And my big brother Billy never did come home, no more.
CHORUS:
E A
Is it any wonder we hate to see the sun go down?
E A
And is it any wonder we hate to see the full moon coming around?
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