(Capo 4, Standard Tuning) These are some of of the less obvious chords. F5 E5 A5 | ----------------------------------------------- | | -----3---------3-------2----------------------- | | -----3---------1-------0----------------------- | | -----2---------0------ 2----------------------- | | -----1---------2-------0----------------------- | | -----------------------3----------------------- | Intro (No instruments) In the center of the city was a statue and her twin And together they watched over everything Oh, they saw me when I stumbled and they watched you help me stand I'd swear Cecilia and her sister had it all planned Tabbed by: Brandon Peralta [tabster9000] Email: michaeljamesblake@hotmail.com Then one morning I was walking, from my window to your door Well I nearly hit the ground with what I saw Cecilia had been broken, while her sister had been spared And the vandals had scattered the pieces everywhere This is the kind of finger pick to do throughout the song C5 | ----------------------------------------------- | | ------1--------1--------1--------1------------- | | ------0--------0--------0--------0------------- | | ------2--------2--------2--------2------------- | | ----3--------3--------3--------3--------------- | | ---------0-3------0-3------0-3------0-3-------- | A5 | ----------------------------------------------- | | ------1--------1------------------------------- | | ------2--------2------------------------------- | | ------2--------2------------------------------- | | ----0--------0--------------------------------- | | ---------0-3------0-3-------------------------- | Back to C Verse A (Guitar enters here, Strum once for the first Verse): F5 C5 A5 F5 And I knew it made me wonder what kind of twisted mind C5 A5 F5 Would ever hurt her, so thoughtless and unkind C5 A5 F5 But a monster so cruel can't be that hard to find F5 Boys Verse B5 : C5 So I started wearing warpaint and I gathered all my friends A5 C5 For Cecilia we'd be hunters 'till the end She was built for a perfect picture, but she came to represent A5 C5 Though I guess I never understood exactly what it meant Verse A5 : F5 C5 A5 F5 Oh I know Cecilia and her sister were just statues made of stone C5 A5 F5 But I still missed her and now her sister's all alone C5 No that just won't do! A5 F5 So let's raid the vandal's homes F5 Boys Verse C5 : C5 So we ventured out at sunrise A5 With our torches and our spears C5 And our shotguns and our fears A5 And our carefully hidden tears C5 For Cecilia, Cecilia Verse A5 : F5 C5 Now I'm thinking of the moment A5 F5 When we can look them in the eye C5 A5 F5 And make them sorry, 'cause tonight they're gonna die C5 Yeah, we'll shoot them up dead! A5 F5 Leave their bodies where they lie F5 Boys Verse D5 : C5 So now we're following the pieces of Cecilia to the door A5 C5 Every shattered limb repeatedly reminding us of what we're searching for And the sleepers have woken for now they have an aim A5 C5 Yes they're quite aware of the cold hard fact that the city's loss could be their gain Verse A5 : F5 C5 They are dreaming of, the feeling of! A5 F5 C5 A5 F5 A trophy in their arms, a hero's welcome, claiming women with their charms C5 A5 F5 Oh I'm sorry if I hurt you, you know I swear I meant no harm F5 Baby Verse E5 : C5 E5 A5 C5 So the trail, it keeps on turning as we wander through the streets F5 C5 E5 F5 I keep looking at, the pieces of Cecilia at my feet C5 But the strangest thing occurs to me When I stop to look around A5 C5 Oh I'd swear we are returning to the center of the town! Verse A (Strum once for last verse.): F5 C5 Yes we're back here, where we started A5 F5 C5 Where Cecilia used to stand, but her sister looks different A5 F5 Please, tell me boys, if you can? C5 Is that a smile on her face? A5 F5 Is that a hammer in her hand?