Butchers Tale

band : the zombies song : butcher’s tale tabbed by : dj tuning : standard from the classic 1968 album ’odessey & oracle’ Dm G Dm G E | - - - - - - - 1 - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - 1 - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 3 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - | ( repeat this riff ) A | - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - | Dm G Dm G F A# F A a butcher , yes that was my trade , but the king’s shilling is now my fee , Dm G Dm G F G A Asus2 A a butcher i may as well have stayed , for the slaughter that i see , Dm G Dm G F A# F A and the preacher , in his pulpit , sermoned , "go & fight! do what is right!" Dm G Dm G F G A Asus2 A but he don’t have to hear these guns , & i’ll bet he sleeps at night! Am Dm Dm/C G/B A# and i - - - - - - - - , and i can’t stop shaking , my hands won’t stop shaking , Dm Dm/C G/B A# my arms won’t stop shaking , my mind won’t stop shaking , Am G ( type2 ) G4 G ( type2 ) i want to go home , F Cm7/D# Cm6/D# Cm/D# D/A please , let me go home - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , go home! Dm G Dm G E | - - - - - - - 1 - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - 1 - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - | B | - - - - - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - | G | - - - - - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - 2 - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - | D | - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 3 - - 2 - - | - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 0 - - - 3 - - 2 - - - | ( repeat this riff ) A | - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - | E | - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - | Dm G Dm G F A# F A and i have seen a friend of mine hang on the wire , like some rag toy , Dm G Dm G F G A A Asus2 A then , in the heat , the flies come down , and cover up the boy , Dm G Dm and the flies come down in gommecourt , G F A# F A thiepval , mametz wood and french ver - dun , Dm G Dm G if the preacher he could see those flies , F G A A Asus2 A wouldn’t preach for the sound of guns! Am Dm Dm/C G/B A# and i - - - - - - - - , and i can’t stop shaking , my hands won’t stop shaking , Dm Dm/C G/B A# my arms won’t stop shaking , my mind won’t stop shaking , Am G ( type2 ) G4 G ( type2 ) i want to go home , F Cm7/D# Cm6/D# Cm/D# D/A please , let me go home - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , go home! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dm = xx0231 G = 230033 F = 133211 A# = x13331 A = x02220 Asus2 = x02200 Dm/C = x30231 G/B = x20033 G ( type2 ) = 32003 xg4 = 32001 xcm7/D# = xx1313 ( barre 1st fret ) Cm6/D# = xx1213 ( barre 1st fret ) Cm/D# = xx1013 D/A = x00232