Verdi Cries by 10000 Maniacs guitar tab (text):

Subject: CRD (sort of): 10,000 Maniacs, "Verdi Cries"

A word of explanation is in order: this was the first song I sounded out 
when I learned to play the guitar two and a half years ago.  Sometime after 
that, I came across a version of the song in a songbook, which was 
significantly different, but by that time I was so used to my version that 
the songbook one sounded wrong.  The songbook version uses only four chords 
for most of the song--Eb, Bb, Cm and Ab, which turn into G, D, Em and C in 
this key--plus a Gb (Bb) on the "Oh" at the end of the second chorus.  
Anyway, I hope someone can get some use out of this version (which I think 
breaks every rule of chord progressions in the book, but...), and I'll try 
to post some more *official* Maniacs in the future.
   Ben

VERDI CRIES (10,000 Maniacs)
Words & music: Natalie Merchant

This song should be fingerpicked, not strummed.

INTRO: G A7 D7 D Dsus D

C           B7            G        C
 The man in 119 takes his tea all alone
G         A7             G7       A7
 Mornings we all rise to wireless Verdi cries
C            A7                D7   D Dsus D
 I'm hearing opera through the door

The souls of men and women, impassioned all
Their voices climb and fall, battle trumpets call
I feel the bath and climb inside, singing

        G      A7        D7 D Dsus D
CHORUS:  La la la, la la la
        G      A7        D7 D Dsus D 
         La la la, la la la

He will not touch their pastry but every day they bring him more
Gold from the breakfast tray, I steal them all away
And then go eat them on the shore

CHORUS, followed by:

C   D   G
Oh, la, la la la la la

C         B7            G            C
 I draw a jackal-headed woman in the sand
G          A7           G7        A7
 Sing of a lover's fate sealed by jealous hate
    G                   C
And wash my hand in the sea
G          A7                       G7                       A7
 With just three days more I'd have just about learned the entire score
D7      D Dsus D
 To Aida

(as last verse)
Holidays must end as you know
All is memory, taken home with me
The opera, the stolen tea, the sand drawings, the virgin sea, all
Years ago

CHORUS

INSTRUMENTAL: repeat chorus chords, end on G


Subject: CRD: VERDI CRIES - 10,000 MANIACS

Verdi Cries -  This should match the version on the cd.

CAPO 1

INTRO:  D,  A,  Bm,  A

G          A              D       G
The man in 119 takes his tea alone.
D         G          D          G           
Mornings we all rise to wireless Verdi cries.
D            G                  A
I'm hearing opera through the door.

(same as 1st verse)
The souls of men and women, impassioned all.
Their voices climb and fall;
battle trumpets call.
I fill the bath and climb inside, 
         D      G/B         A
singing la, la la la la la la
D       G/B      A
la la la la la la

G/B (the rest is same)                
He will not touch their pastry 
but every day they bring hiM more.
Gold from the breakfast tray, I steal 
them all away and then go
and eat them on the shore.

D     G/B      A
LA LA LA LA LA LA
LA LA LA LA LA LA
F     G        A
LA LA LA LA LA LA


I draw a jackel-headed woman in the sand,
 sing of a loveRS fate 
sealed by jealous hate 
then wash my hand in the sea.

  With jusT three days more 
I'd have just about learned the entire 
scire to Aida.

                
Holidays must end as you know.  
All is memory taken home with me: 
the opera, the stolen tea, the sand 
drawing, the verging sea, all
        years ago.

D    G/B       A
LA LA LA LA LA LA

END ON D.


G/B:X2003X

GENE 
et-lee@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu

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