• Song:

    Werewolf

  • Artist:

    Five Man Electrical Band

  • Album:

    Best Of Five Man Electr...

Werewolf:Five Man Electrical Band.
#28 in Canada and #64 USA in 1974.

#1.
A (x02220@1)                                      DMama (xx0232@1)said,'There's something weird about Billy..
  A (x02220@1)             
I looked in his room, his bed wasn't slept in at 
    Eall (022100@1)last night.'
    A (x02220@1)                                             DBut (xx0232@1)Papa said, 'Ah, now, Mama, don't you go talking silly.
            G (320003@1)                  DHe's (xx0232@1)just a young boy, he's just sowing his wild oats..
    Aand (x02220@1)that's all right.

#2.
    ABut (x02220@1)Mama said, 'No, there's something real strange about 
   Dmy (xx0232@1)Billy.
    A (x02220@1)                                            EThe (022100@1)farmer down the road said he lost a few of his sheep

last night.
               A (x02220@1)                     
I know he's my own flesh and blood but he makes my blood 
    Drun (xx0232@1)chilly..
        G (320003@1)                        DCause (xx0232@1)I saw him from my window and he was on the hill
     Ajust (x02220@1)screaming at the moonlight.

CHORUS:
E (022100@1)                                 AIs (x02220@1)it any wonder we hate to see the sun go down?
    E (022100@1)                                 AAnd (x02220@1)is it any wonder we hate to see the full moon coming around?

#3.
A (x02220@1)                                                        DSo, (xx0232@1)Papa said, 'I guess there's only one thing to do about Billy.
A (x02220@1)                                               EHand (022100@1)me down my gun, son..bring along that silver dinner bell.
    A (x02220@1)                                DBut (xx0232@1)Mama said, 'Papa, I beg you, don't kill him..
        G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)                    ACause (x02220@1)I just couldn't bear to think about my baby in Hell.

#4.
A (x02220@1)But he went down to the blacksmith, got him out of bed and said,
 D (xx0232@1)                     A'Get (x02220@1)your fire hot...oh, shut up your shutters and close down 
                       Ethe (022100@1)doors..We're gonna need all the heat you got.
        A (x02220@1)                                       DCause (xx0232@1)I want you to melt my silver bell down to a single shot.
        G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)                           AI (x02220@1)got a job to do and I got to get it done before the sun comes up.'

CHORUS:
E (022100@1)                                        AIs (x02220@1)it any wonder we hate to see the sun go down?
  
#5.
A (x02220@1)                                    DThen (xx0232@1)we heard a shot and I said, 'Papa got 'im.'
        A (x02220@1)                                       EThen (022100@1)we heard a scream and Mama smiled and said, 'Betcha Billy got him."
           A (x02220@1)                                              DBut (xx0232@1)when I lifted up my eyes, there was Papa in the doorway staring

at the floor.
       G (320003@1)                     D (xx0232@1)               AAnd (x02220@1)my big brother Billy never did come home, no more.

CHORUS:
E (022100@1)                                 AIs (x02220@1)it any wonder we hate to see the sun go down?
    E (022100@1)                                 AAnd (x02220@1)is it any wonder we hate to see the full moon coming around?

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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