BLACK SABBATH - "St. Vitus' Dance" Tablature

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Black Sabbath - St. Vitus Dance

From Black Sabbath's "Volume 4" Album, Released September, 1972

Tuning Info: Tune to C#, Allegro, 144 beats/min. 4/4 count

NOTE: Lyrics may not match written music or may be incorrect.
Multiple guitar parts may not align due to space constraints.

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{72 beat/min. feel}
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So you think you know what's going on

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inside her head

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You think she wants your money but it's you

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she wants instead

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{72 beat/min. feel}
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When you think about the things she

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did long ago

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It breaks your heart but you don't mourn

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You know it's hurts to go

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{72 beat/min. feel}
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B B B A A F#/A B B B A A F#/A
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You feel your nerves are shattering, you feel you want to die

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Just because the one mistake of (???) your life

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{72 beat/min. feel}
D D D C C F\E F/G
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If I were you I'd try again and

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try to make amends

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She only thinks of you, you know

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I'm talking as a friend

{144 beats/min. feel}
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