Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE
A augmentedA
D MajorD
G+G
BB
E MajorE) Intro:
E minorEm
Esus2Esus2 Intro:
E minorEm
C majorC
G+G
D/F#D/F# e|---7--7--7--|-7---------------------------|
BB|---8--8--7--|-7---------------------------|
D MajorD|---9--9--9--|-9--------0------------------|
G+G|------------|-------2----------0--------0-|
A augmentedA|------------|----3----------2---------0---|
E MajorE|-0----------|-------------3---------2-----|
Esus2Esus2
E minorEm
C majorC
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm 'As grey traces of dawn tinge the eastern sky
E minorEm
Esus2Esus2 The three travellers, men of Willowdale
Esus2Esus2
E minorEm Emerge from the forest shadow
C majorC
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm Fording the River Don, they turn south, journeying
E minorEm
Esus2Esus2 Into the dark and forbidding lands of the Necromancer
E minorEm
C majorC
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm Even now the intensity of his dread power can be felt
E minorEm
Esus2Esus2 Weakening the body and saddening the heart
E minorEm
C majorC
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm Ultimately they will become empty, mindless spectres...
E minorEm
Esus2Esus2 Stripped of will and soul,
E minorEm
C majorC
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm Only their thirst for freedom gives them hunger for vengeance...'
E minorEm
C majorC
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm x2
E minorEm
Esus2Esus2
E minorEm
C majorC
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm x4 Verse 1:
E minorEm
Esus2Esus2
E minorEm
Esus2Esus2 Silence shrouds the forest
C majorC
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm As the birds announce the dawn
E minorEm
Esus2Esus2
E minorEm
Esus2Esus2 Three trav'llers ford the river
C majorC
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm And southward journey on
E minorEm The road is lined with peril
C majorC
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm The air is charged with fear
E minorEm The shadow of his nearness
C majorC
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm Weighs like iron tears
Instrumental:E minorEm
Esus2Esus2
E minorEm
C majorC
G+G
D/F#D/F#
E minorEm x4 Interlude:
E minorEm 'Shreds of black cloud loom in overcast skies
E minorEm The Necromancer keeps watch with his magic prism eyes
E minorEm He views all his lands and is already aware of the three helpless invaders
E minorEm Trapped in his lair...' Instrumental:
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7
E minorEm Em
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7 x4 Verse 2:
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7
E minorEm Em Brooding in the tower
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7 Watching o'er his land
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7
E minorEm
E minorEm Holding ev'ry creature
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7 Helplessly they stand
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7
E minorEm
E minorEm Gaze into his prisms
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7 Knowing they are near
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7
E minorEm
E minorEm Lead them to the dungeons
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7 Spectres numb with fear
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7
E minorEm
E minorEm Em
E minor 7Em7
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7 They bow defeated Instrumental:
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7
E minorEm Em
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7
E minorEm
E minor 7Em7
E MajorE
A augmentedA
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA
BB x5 Interlude:
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA
BB 'Enter the Champion
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA
BB
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA
BB Prince By-Tor appears to battle for freedom from chains of long years
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA
BB The spell has been broken...the Dark Lands are bright
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA The Wraith of the Necromancer soars
BB Away in the night.' Instrumental:
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA
BB x8 Verse 3:
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA
BB Stealthily attacking
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA
BB By-Tor slays his foe
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA
BB The men are free to run now
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA
BB From labyrinths below
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA
BB The Wraith of Necromancer
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA
BB Shadows through the sky
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA
BB Another land to darken
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA
BB With evil prism eye Outro:
E MajorE
BB
A augmentedA
BB Repeat till fade out.
The Necromancer chords
"The Necromancer" is a 12-minute track from Canadian rockers Rush's 1975 album Caress of Steel. Guitar is played by Alex Lifeson.
Other versions of The Necromancer
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for The Necromancer by Rush
Version | Type |
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The necromancer into darkness | Tabs |
The necromancer return of the prince | Tabs |
The necromancer under the shadow | Tabs |