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Sweeney Todd - The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd

Misc. Soundtrack
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Attend the tale of Sweeny Todd.
 His skin was pale and his eye was odd.
 He shaved  the faces  of gentlemen
 Who never  thereafter  were heard  of again.
He  trod a path that few have trod,
Did  Sweeny Todd, The Demon Barber  of Fleet  Street
 He kept a shop in London Town
 Of fancy clients and good renown.
 And what  if none  of their souls  were saved?
 They went  to their maker  impeccably  shaved
 By Sweeny, By Sweeny Todd,
 The Demon Barber  of Fleet  Street
Swing  your razor wide, Sweeny,
 Hold it to the skies!
Freely flows  the blood  of those
who  moralize.
 His need were few, his room was bare:
 a lavabo and a fancy chair,
 A mug  of suds  and a leather strop,
 An apron,  a towel,  a pail  and a mop.
For  neatness, he deserves a nod.
Does  Sweeny Todd,, The Demon Barber  of Fleet  Street.
In  conspicuous Sweeny  was,
Quick  and quite and clean  'e was.
Back  of his smile, under his word,
 Sweeny heard music that nobody heard.
Sweeny  pondered and Sweeny  planned,
Like  a perfect machine  'e planned
Sweeny  was smooth, Sweeny was subtle,
 Sweeny would blink and rats would scuttle.
 Sweeny was smooth, Sweeny was subtle,
 Sweeny would blink and rats would scuttle.
 Sweeny was smooth, Sweeny was subtle,
 Sweeny would blink and rats would scuttle.
 Sweeny! Sweeny! Sweeny! Sweeny!
Sweeny!
Attend  the tale of Sweeney Todd
 He served a dark and a hungry god
What  happened then, well that's the play, And
He  wouldn't want us to give it away.
Not  Sweeney,
 Not Sweeney Todd,
 The demon barber  of Fleet
Street.
 Notes: the intro (and ongoing theme) is 3 beats Fm and 1 Bm
 If "He shaved the faces of gentlemen" is too fast you can play every other chord"
On "swing your razer wide, Sweeney" you can play as
Ab
e|-9--12-9--7-5--4------|
B|-10-13-9--7-6--4------|
G|-11-12-10-8-7--5------|
D|---------------6------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

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Readable chord sheet for Sweeney Todd - The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd by Misc. Soundtrack

[F#m] [Bm]
Attend the tale of Sweeny Todd. [F#m]     [Bm]
His skin was pale and his eye was odd.
He [F#5]shaved the [C#5]faces of [B5]gentle[A5]men
Who [Ab5]never there[F#5]after were [E5]heard of again.
[Em]He trod a path that few have trod,
[Em]Did Sweeny Todd, The [A5]Demon [Ab5]Barber of [F#5]Fleet Street

[F#m] [Bm]
He kept a shop in London Town [F#m]     [Bm]
Of fancy clients and good renown.
And [F#5]what if [C#5]none of their [B5]souls were [A5]saved?
They [Ab5]went to their [F#5]maker im[E5]peccably shaved
By Sweeny, By Sweeny Todd,
The [A5]Demon [Ab5]Barber of [F#5]Fleet Street

[F#m] [Bm]

[F#5]Swing your razor wide, [C5]Sweeny,
Hold it to the skies!
[F#5]Freely [C#5]flows the [B5]blood of [D5]those
[Ab5]who moralize.

[F#m] [Bm]
His need were few, his room was bare:[F#m]    [Bm]
a lavabo and a fancy chair,
A [F#5]mug of [C#5]suds and a [B5]leather [A5]strop,
An [Ab5]apron, a [F#5]towel, a [E5]pail and a mop.
[Em]For neatness, he deserves a nod.
[Em]Does Sweeny Todd,, The [A5]Demon [Ab5]Barber of [F#5]Fleet Street.

[F#m] [Bm]

[A]In conspicuous [D]Sweeny was,
[Am]Quick and quite and [A]clean 'e was.
[Em]Back of his smile, under his word,
Sweeny heard music that nobody heard.
[Bb]Sweeny pondered and [Gm]Sweeny planned,
[Fm]Like a perfect [Bb]machine 'e planned
[Fm]Sweeny was smooth, Sweeny was subtle,
Sweeny would blink and rats would scuttle.
Sweeny was smooth, Sweeny was subtle,
Sweeny would blink and rats would scuttle.
Sweeny was smooth, Sweeny was subtle,
Sweeny would blink and rats would scuttle.
Sweeny! Sweeny! Sweeny! Sweeny!
[Gm]Sweeny!        [Fm]

[Fm]Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd [F#m]
He served a dark and a hungry god
[Ab]What happened then, well that's the play, And
[Gm]He wouldn't want us to give it away.
[Fm]Not Sweeney,
Not Sweeney Todd,
The [Bb5]demon [G5]barber of [Fm]Fleet
[Fm]Street.

Notes: the intro (and ongoing theme) is 3 beats F
If "He shaved the faces of gentlemen" is too fast you can play every other chord"
On "swing your razer wide, Sweeney" you can play as
   [F#] [C]  [C#] [B] [Dm] [Ab]
e|-9--12-9--7-5--4------|
B|-10-13-9--7-6--4------|
G|-11-12-10-8-7--5------|
D|---------------6------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

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