***The Wake of the Medusa - by Jem Finer from the album "Hell's Ditch" Intro: e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-| Pedal this note for a while A|-----------| E|-----------| then... e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|-------2-| (9x) A|-----0---| E|-0-3-----| AmThe (x02210@1)guests are stood in silence F (133211@1) AmThey (x02210@1)stare and drink their wine AmOn (x02210@1)the wall the canvas hangs C (x32010@1)E7Frozen (020130@1)there in time C (x32010@1) GThey (320003@1)marvel at the beauty Am (x02210@1) FThe (133211@1)horror and despair AmAt (x02210@1)the wake of the Medusa C (x32010@1) AmNo (x02210@1)one shed a tear C (x32010@1) GSit (320003@1)my friends and listen Am (x02210@1) FPut (133211@1)your glasses down C (x32010@1) GSit (320003@1)my friends and listen AmTo (x02210@1)the voices of the drowned Melody: Ame|----------------------------------------------------------| (x02210@1)B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-------6-----9-10-9-10-12-10-9--7--12-10-9-7-6--6-7-6-----| D|---5-7---8-7------------------------------------------8-7-| A|-7--------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| In the moonlight's ghostly glow I waken in a dream Once more upon that raft I stand Upon a raging sea In my ears the moans and screams Of the dying ring Somewhere in the darkness The siren softly sings Out there in the waves she stands And smiling there she calls As the lightning cracks the sky The wind begins to howl Melody (2x) The architects of our doom Around their tables sit And in their thrones of power Condemn those they've cast adrift Echoes down the city street Their harpies laughter rings Waiting for the curtain call Oblivious in the wings The casket is empty Abandon ye all hope They ran off with the money And left us with the rope The casket is empty Abandon ye all hope They ran off with the money And left us with the rope C G Am F C G Am Play Melody (2x) over the first part of the intro guitar part Outro: e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|---9-7-5---------| D|-7-------5-7---5-| A|-------------7---| E|-----------------| ***Version 2*** by Kristoffer Ekman Intro |Am |Am |Am |Am || Am (x02210@1) F (133211@1) AmThe (x02210@1)guests are stood in silence they stare and drink their wine Am (x02210@1) C/G (3x555x@1) EOn (022100@1)the wall the canvas hang frozen there in time C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1)FThey (133211@1)marvel at the beauty the horror and despair Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) AmAt (x02210@1)the wake of the medusa no one shed a tear C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) FSit (133211@1)my friends and listen put your glasses down C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Am (x02210@1) Em (022000@1) AmSit (x02210@1)my friends and listen to the voices of the drowned Inst 1 |Am |Am |Am |Am || In the moonlight's ghostly glow I waken in a dream Once more upon that raft I stand upon a raging sea In my ears the moans and screams of the dying ring Somewhere in the darkness the siren softly sings Out there in the waves she stands and smiling there she calls As the lightning cracks the sky the wind begins to howl Inst 2 ||:Am |Am |Am |Am :|| The architects of our doom around their tables sit And in their thrones of power condemn those they've cast adrift Echoes down the city street their harpies laughter rings Waiting for the curtain call oblivious in the wings The casket is empty abandon ye all hope They ran off with the money and left us with the rope The casket is empty abandon ye all hope They ran off with the money and left us with the rope Outro |C G|Am F|C G|Am Em (022000@1) Am|| ||:Am |Am |Am |Am |Am |Am |Am |Am :||