Lorelei - Styx


Tuning: Standard


Song order:
Intro
Verse 1
Bridge
Chorus
Verse 2
Bridge 
Chorus
Outro


Verse chords

   D (xx0232@1)    C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)        
e|---|  e|-3-|  e|-3-|   
B|-3-|  B|-1-|  B|-3-|  
G|-2-|  G|-0-|  G|-0-|  
D|-0-|  D|---|  D|---|  
A|---|  A|---|  A|---|  
E|---|  E|---|  E|---|  


Chorus/bridge/outro chords

   A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)     C (x32010@1)     Ge|---| (320003@1) e|-2-|  e|-3-|  e|-3-|  
B|---|  B|-3-|  B|-3-|  B|-3-|  
G|-2-|  G|-2-|  G|-0-|  G|-0-|  
D|-2-|  D|-0-|  D|-2-|  D|-0-|  
A|-0-|  A|---|  A|-3-|  A|-x-|  
E|---|  E|---|  E|---|  E|-3-|  
 


Keyboard intro (arranged for guitar)
e|----5---5---5---5---5-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
G|--2---2---2---2---2---|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
repeat



Lead guitar riff for the verse:

e|--------7-|
B|-7-5-7--8-|
G|-7-5-7--7-|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|


VERSES:

Verse 1

NC
When I think of Lorelei

My head turns all around

As gentle as a butterfly

She moves without a sound



  D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)    GI (320003@1)call her on the telephone

    D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)      GShe (320003@1)says be there by eight

  D (xx0232@1)     C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)         GTonight's (320003@1)the night she's moving in

    DC   D (xx0232@1)    GAnd (320003@1)I can hardly wait



Verse 2

    D (xx0232@1)  CD      GHer (320003@1)eyes become a paradise

    D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)       GShe (320003@1)softly speaks my name

    D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)  D (xx0232@1)          GShe (320003@1)brightens every lonely night

D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)       GNo (320003@1)one's quite the same


    D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)    GShe (320003@1)calls me on the telephone

    D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1)      GShe (320003@1)says be there by eight

  D (xx0232@1)     C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)         GTonight's (320003@1)the night she's moving in

     D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)D (xx0232@1) GIt's (320003@1)time to celebrate




BRIDGE:


             A (x02220@1)  AA AA AA
And when she moves 

G (320003@1)G (320003@1)GOo-Oo-Oo (320003@1)
  AAA (x02220@1)AA AA
I gotta say




CHORUS:


D (xx0232@1)           C (x32010@1)  D (xx0232@1)     GG GLorelei (320003@1)let's live together

D (xx0232@1)               C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)     GG GBrighter (320003@1)than the stars forever  

D (xx0232@1)           C (x32010@1)  D (xx0232@1)     GG GLorelei (320003@1)let's live together

D (xx0232@1)               C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)     
Brighter than the stars forever  

(Riff)            DOh, (xx0232@1)baby, forever  


Riff:
e|-17p15--17p15--17p15--17b-17p15-17p15-------------------|
B|------15-----15-----15---------------17brp15------------|
G|--------------------------------------------17brp15-19b-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|



Outro:

D (xx0232@1)           CLorelei (x32010@1)let's live together

D (xx0232@1)               CBrighter (x32010@1)than the stars forever

D (xx0232@1)           CLorelei (x32010@1)let's live together

D (xx0232@1)               CBrighter (x32010@1)than the stars forever




/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = release
hb = half step bend
wd = whammy dive
~ = vibrato
+ = harmonic
< = pick slide
x = Mute note