Cry Of A Banshee chords by Blackbriar

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Verse 1:
   BB      BB
On a dreary night he met a woman down
E minorEm      E minorEm
By the water side
BB           BB
 Drawn by her weeping song,
     E minorEm        E minorEm
Even the wind was humming along
BB       BB      E minorEm
 And all the trees were moving
         BB    BB
To the sound she was producing
        BB
He watched her sing,
      Em/GEm/G          E minorEm   C majorC
Feeling her song might be meant for him

Chorus:
  B minorBm      A augmentedA
She weeps oh she weeps
   E7/G#        E MajorE
It's death that she foresees
  B minorBm    A augmentedA
The cry of a banshee,
E7/G#  Em/GEm/G
Cry of a banshee-
B minorBm  A augmentedA         E7/G# Em/GEm/G
Eee, Ee-ee-ee ee-ee-ee eee
      A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE
O-o-o o-o-o oh oh
      A augmentedA C# minorC#m C majorC
O-o-o o-o-o oh oh oh

Verse 2:
   BB      BB
On a dreary night
          E minorEm       BB
He met a woman all dressed in misty white
BB              BB
 He walked towards her and he asked:
     Em/GEm/G    E minorEm
 "My fair lady, why so sad?"
BB  BB  E minorEm
 Suddenly
    BB      BB
Her melancholic melody
         BB
Felt no longer serene
   Em/GEm/G         E minorEm  C majorC
And turned into a piercing scream

Chorus:
  B minorBm      A augmentedA
She weeps oh she weeps
   E7/G#        E MajorE
It's death that she foresees
  B minorBm    A augmentedA
The cry of a banshee,
E7/G#  Em/GEm/G
Cry of a banshee
  B minorBm      A augmentedA
She weeps oh she weeps
   E7/G#        E MajorE
It's death that she foresees
  B minorBm    A augmentedA
The cry of a banshee,
E7/G#  Em/GEm/G
Cry of a banshee-
B minorBm  A augmentedA         E7/G# Em/GEm/G
Eee, Ee-ee-ee ee-ee-ee eee
      A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE
O-o-o o-o-o oh oh
      A augmentedA C# minorC#m C majorC
O-o-o o-o-o oh oh oh

Bridge:
G+G      A augmentedA   E minorEm     F#7F#7
She already knew, she already knew,
G+G      A augmentedA       E minorEm      Bbdim/E
she already knew what he came here to do

Bridge quiet:
G+G      A augmentedA   E minorEm     F#7F#7
She already knew, she already knew,
G+G      A augmentedA       E minorEm      Bbdim/E
she already knew what he came here to do
  E minorEm     E minorEm   F#7F#7
For she is the omen of death,
  E minorEm  Em6Em6   F#7F#7  B minorBm
The harbinger of doom——————

Chorus:
  B minorBm      A augmentedA
She weeps oh she weeps
   E7/G#        E MajorE
It's death that she foresees
  B minorBm    A augmentedA
The cry of a banshee,
E7/G#  Em/GEm/G
Cry of a banshee-
B minorBm  A augmentedA         E7/G# Em/GEm/G
Eee, Ee-ee-ee ee-ee-ee eee
      A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE
O-o-o o-o-o oh oh
      A augmentedA C# minorC#m C majorC
O-o-o o-o-o oh oh oh

Outro:
  B minorBm      A augmentedA
She weeps oh she weeps
   E7/G#        E MajorE
It's death that she foresees
  B minorBm    A augmentedA
The cry of a banshee,
E7/G#  Em/GEm/G
Cry of a banshee-
B minorBm  A augmentedA         E7/G# Em/GEm/G
Eee, Ee-ee-ee ee-ee-ee eee
      A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE
O-o-o o-o-o oh oh
      A augmentedA C# minorC#m C6C6
O-o-o o-o-o oh oh oh