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Electric Funeral Chords by Black Sabbath

Electric Funeral chords by Black Sabbath

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
 E E B C B   E F# G F#
 E E B C B   E F# G F#
 E E B C B   E F# G F#
 E E B C B   E F# G F#

Verse 1:
 E  C  B  A    G
Reflex in the sky
 E    C   B      A     G
Warn you you're gonna die
 E     C      B    A      G
Storm coming, you better hide
 E    C    B  A  G
From the atomic tide
 E  C    B  A   G
Flashes in the sky
 E     C  B   A    G
Turns houses into sties
 E     C  B   A    G
Turns people into clay
 E     C   B    A   G
Radiation minds decay
 E E B C B   E F# G F#
 E E B C B   E F# G F#
 E E B C B   E F# G F#
 E E B C B   E F# G F#

Verse 2:
 E      C    B  A     G
Robot minds of robot slaves
 E    C  B    A      G
Lead men to atomic graves
 E       C   B   A      G
Plastic flowers melt in sun
 E      C     B  A   G
Fading moon falls upon
 E     C     B  A   G
Dying world of radiation
 E   C   B  A   G
Victims of mad frustration
 E       C    B  A       G
Burning glow of obscene fire
 E     C        B  A   G
Like electric funeral pyre

 E E B C B   E F# G F#
 E E B C B   E F# G F#
 E E B C B   E F# G F#
 E E B C B   E F# G F#

Verse 3:
 A G# G
 A G# G
 A G# G
 A G# G
 A G# G

 E Eb E A
 E Eb E A
 E Eb E A
 E Eb E A

 G A# C A# D  G A# C D G
Buildings crashing down
 G A# C A# D  G A# C D G
To Earth's cracking ground
 G A# C A# D  G A# C D G
Rivers turn to wood
 G A# C A# D  G A# C D G
Eyes melt into blood

 E Eb E A
 E Eb E A
 E Eb E A
 E Eb E A

 G A# C A# D  G A# C D G
Earth lies in death bed
 G A# C A# D  G A# C D G
Clouds cry for the dead
 G A# C A# D  G A# C D G
Terrifying rain
 G A# C A# D  G A# C D G
Ease the burning pain

F#
Electric Funeral
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Electric Funeral
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Electric Funeral
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Electric Funeral

Verse 4:
 E E B C B   E F# G F#
 E E B C B   E F# G F#
 E E B C B   E F# G F#
 E E B C B   E F# G F#

 E  C  B  A   G
And so in the sky
 E      C   B   A   G
Shines the electric eye
 E C  B  A   G
Supernatural king
 E     C      B    A   G
Takes Earth under his wing
 E        C  B   A      G
Heaven's golden chorus sings
 E      C      B    A    G
Hell's angels flap their wings
 E    C     B   A   G
Evil souls fall to Hell
 E    C      B   A       G
Ever trapped in burning cells!

Outro:
 E E B C B   E F# G F#
 E E B C B   E F# G F#
 E E B C B   E F# G F#
 E E B C B   E F# G F#

 E  C  B  A   G
 E  C  B  A   G
 E  C  B  A   G
 E  C  B  A   G
 E  C  B  A   G
 E  C  B  A   G

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About this song

"Electric Funeral" by Black Sabbath is the fourth track from their iconic album "Paranoid." Tony Iommi's guitar riff in this song is played in dropped C# tuning, giving it a heavy and menacing sound. Geezer Butler's bassline follows the guitar riff closely, adding depth to the song's apocalyptic atmosphere. The lyrics explore themes of nuclear war and environmental destruction, reflecting the band's concerns during the late 1960s and early 1970s.