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− | + | Original transcription by M_pony, revised by Suuuupaadave. The chorus and bridge have parts that are in 6/4 so listen carefully to make sure you understand the rhythm. | |
− | + | For more detailed information on this song, see Lesson a Week 18... | |
− | In a town in the woods at the top of a hill | + | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Dr6MNNnPg |
+ | <pre> | ||
+ | Am x02210 | ||
+ | E 022100 | ||
+ | C x32010 | ||
+ | D xx0232 | ||
+ | F/C x33211 | ||
+ | Bm7b5 x2323x | ||
+ | Fmaj7/C x33210 | ||
+ | G 3x0003 | ||
+ | Fmaj7add11/C x33200 | ||
+ | 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 | There's a house where no one lives | ||
− | So you take a big bag of your big city money there | + | (F/C) (C) (D) (E) |
− | Then at night when the house is dark | + | 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 | And you're all alone there's a noise upstairs | ||
− | At the top of the stairs there's a door so you take a deep breath and try it | + | (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 | + | F/C C Bm7b5 Am |
And the flashlight shows you something moving just inside the door | And the flashlight shows you something moving just inside the door | ||
− | F | + | F/C C D E |
There's a tattered dress and a feeling you have felt somewhere before.... | There's a tattered dress and a feeling you have felt somewhere before.... | ||
− | + | Chorus | |
− | Am | + | Am Fmaj7/C |
− | And there's a creepy doll, | + | And there's a creepy doll, that always follows you |
− | G | + | G D G E Am |
− | It's got a ruined eye, | + | It's got a ruined eye, that's always open |
− | Am | + | Am Fmaj7/C |
− | And there's a creepy doll, | + | And there's a creepy doll, that always follows you |
− | G | + | G D G E Am Fmaj7add11/C |
− | It's got a pretty mouth, | + | It's got a pretty mouth, to swallow you whole |
− | + | Verse 2 | |
Am E | Am E | ||
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C D | C D | ||
And you tell yourself it was just a dream | And you tell yourself it was just a dream | ||
− | F | + | F/C C D E |
− | In the morning you head into town cause you want to go | + | In the morning you head into town cause you want to go antiquing |
Am E | Am E | ||
In the store there's a strange old man | In the store there's a strange old man | ||
C D | C D | ||
With a wandering eye and a withered hand | With a wandering eye and a withered hand | ||
− | F | + | F/C C D E |
When he hands you the old wooden box you can hear his old bones creaking | When he hands you the old wooden box you can hear his old bones creaking | ||
− | F | + | F/C C Bm7b5 Am |
And you know what you will find inside the moment that you see | And you know what you will find inside the moment that you see | ||
− | F | + | F/C C D E |
That someone carved your name into the tarnished silver key | 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 | ||
− | F | + | Bridge |
+ | F/C C Bm7b5 Am | ||
And when you come home late the doll is waiting up for you | And when you come home late the doll is waiting up for you | ||
− | F | + | F/C C Bm7b5 Am |
And when you fix a snack the doll says it would like one too | And when you fix a snack the doll says it would like one too | ||
− | F | + | F/C G F/C G |
The doll is in your house and in your room and in your bed | The doll is in your house and in your room and in your bed | ||
− | F | + | 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 | The doll is in your eyes and in your arms and in your head and you are crazy | ||
− | F D7 F | + | |F/C |D7 |F/C | |
+ | |||
+ | Verse 3 | ||
Am E | Am E | ||
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C D | C D | ||
Cause you just can't sleep so you make some tea | Cause you just can't sleep so you make some tea | ||
− | F | + | F/C C D E |
And the doll disapprovingly asks if you really need that much honey | And the doll disapprovingly asks if you really need that much honey | ||
Am E | Am E | ||
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C D | C D | ||
And you lock the doll in the wooden box | And you lock the doll in the wooden box | ||
− | F | + | F/C C D E |
You put the box in the fireplace next to your bag of big city money | You put the box in the fireplace next to your bag of big city money | ||
− | F | + | F/C ) C Bm7b5 Am |
As the smoke fills up your tiny room there's nothing you can do | As the smoke fills up your tiny room there's nothing you can do | ||
− | F | + | F/C C D E |
And far too late you see the one inside the box is you | 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 Fmaj7add11/C | ||
+ | It's got a pretty mouth, to swallow you whole | ||
+ | </pre> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | Here's the ukulele tab for the first and third verses, as played Kristen Shirts on the "Best. Concert. Ever." DVD: | ||
+ | (another live version here: http://youtu.be/Olv-aR6JKvQ) | ||
+ | |||
+ | <pre> | ||
+ | Am Eaug C D | ||
+ | -----7---------------7---------------------7---------------------------5---- | ||
+ | ---8---8-----------8---8-----------------8---8-----------------------5---5- | ||
+ | -9---------------8---------------------7---------------------------6-------- | ||
+ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
+ | In a town in the woods at the top of a hill, there's a house where no one lives | ||
+ | |||
+ | F C D E | ||
+ | -----3----------------3--------------------5----------------7--------------- | ||
+ | ---5---5------------3---3----------------5---5------------7----------------- | ||
+ | -5----------------4--------------------6----------------8------------------- | ||
+ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
+ | So you take a big bag of your big city money there, and buy it | ||
+ | |||
+ | Am Eaug C D | ||
+ | -----7--------------------7-------------------------7-------------------5---- | ||
+ | ---8---8----------------8---8---------------------8---8---------------5---5-- | ||
+ | -9--------------------8-------------------------7-------------------6-------- | ||
+ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
+ | But at night when the house is dark, and you're all alone there's a noise upstairs | ||
+ | |||
+ | F C D E | ||
+ | -----3----------------3-----------------------------5----------------------7-- | ||
+ | ---5---5------------3---3-------------------------5---5------------------7---- | ||
+ | -5----------------4-----------------------------6----------------------8------ | ||
+ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ||
+ | At the top of the stairs there's a door, so you take a deep breath and try it | ||
+ | |||
+ | F C Bm7b5 Am | ||
+ | ------------3--------------------3----------------0---------------0---------- | ||
+ | ----------5---5----------------3---3------------1---1-----------0------------ | ||
+ | --------5--------------------4----------------2---------------0-------------- | ||
+ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
+ | And the flashlight shows you something moving just inside the door | ||
+ | |||
+ | F C D E | ||
+ | --------------3-------------------3-----------------5----------------7------- | ||
+ | ------------5---5---------------3---3-------------5---5------------7--------- | ||
+ | ----------5--------------------4----------------6----------------8----------- | ||
+ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
+ | There's a tattered dress and a feeling you have felt somewhere before | ||
+ | </pre> |
Latest revision as of 17:01, 26 November 2014
Original transcription by M_pony, revised by Suuuupaadave. The chorus and bridge have parts that are in 6/4 so listen carefully to make sure you understand the rhythm.
For more detailed information on this song, see Lesson a Week 18...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Dr6MNNnPg
Am x02210 E 022100 C x32010 D xx0232 F/C x33211 Bm7b5 x2323x Fmaj7/C x33210 G 3x0003 Fmaj7add11/C x33200 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 Fmaj7add11/C 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 Fmaj7add11/C It's got a pretty mouth, to swallow you whole
Here's the ukulele tab for the first and third verses, as played Kristen Shirts on the "Best. Concert. Ever." DVD:
(another live version here: http://youtu.be/Olv-aR6JKvQ)
Am Eaug C D -----7---------------7---------------------7---------------------------5---- ---8---8-----------8---8-----------------8---8-----------------------5---5- -9---------------8---------------------7---------------------------6-------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- In a town in the woods at the top of a hill, there's a house where no one lives F C D E -----3----------------3--------------------5----------------7--------------- ---5---5------------3---3----------------5---5------------7----------------- -5----------------4--------------------6----------------8------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- So you take a big bag of your big city money there, and buy it Am Eaug C D -----7--------------------7-------------------------7-------------------5---- ---8---8----------------8---8---------------------8---8---------------5---5-- -9--------------------8-------------------------7-------------------6-------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- But at night when the house is dark, and you're all alone there's a noise upstairs F C D E -----3----------------3-----------------------------5----------------------7-- ---5---5------------3---3-------------------------5---5------------------7---- -5----------------4-----------------------------6----------------------8------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ At the top of the stairs there's a door, so you take a deep breath and try it F C Bm7b5 Am ------------3--------------------3----------------0---------------0---------- ----------5---5----------------3---3------------1---1-----------0------------ --------5--------------------4----------------2---------------0-------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- And the flashlight shows you something moving just inside the door F C D E --------------3-------------------3-----------------5----------------7------- ------------5---5---------------3---3-------------5---5------------7--------- ----------5--------------------4----------------6----------------8----------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a tattered dress and a feeling you have felt somewhere before