*Note: This is my own interpretation of the song. This is how I personally play it. A video of me playing it
can be seen at the YouTube link above.*
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
"From the cradle bars, comes a beckoning voice".
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[Chorus 1]
Strummed very fast - listen to song for strumming pattern.
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[Post-Chorus 1]
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[Verse 2]
"You hear laughter, cracking through the walls, it sends you spinning, you have no choice".
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[Chorus 2]
Strummed very fast - listen to song for strumming pattern.
"Following the footsteps, of a rag doll dance, we are entranced, spellbound".
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[Post-Chorus 2]
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[Verse 3]
"And don't forget, when your elders forget, to say their prayers, take them by the legs, and throw them down
the stairs".
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[Bridge/Post-Verse part]
First half:
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Second half:
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[Verse 4]
"When you think your toys have gone berserk, it's an illusion, you cannot shirk."
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[Chorus 3]
Strummed very fast - listen to song for strumming pattern.
"Following the footsteps, of a rag doll dance, we are entranced, spellbound".
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[Post-Chorus 3]
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[Chorus 4]
Strummed very fast - listen to song for strumming pattern.
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On the last part of the 4th Chorus (right before the end), I play this
variation of the chorus chords in my cover:
Strummed very fast - listen to song for strumming pattern.
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