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Performance: First Annual Fall Ball
Key: Em
Chords:
E C/G G B7 Am D Em7
e|-0-|-0-|-3-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-0-|
B|-0-|-1-|-3-|-0-|-1-|-3-|-0-|
G|-1-|-0-|-4-|-2-|-2-|-2-|-0-|
D|-2-|-2-|-5-|-1-|-2-|-0-|-0-|
A|-2-|-3-|-5-|-2-|-0-|-x-|-1-|
E|-0-|-3-|-3-|-x-|-0-|-x-|-0-|
Intro:
1 + 2
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|-5-6-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|(wide and slightly uneven vibrato, nearly tremolo. Very Halloween.)
(Barre 7th, 5th)
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|---------------6--|------6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-8---8---7\5---6--|---6~-------------|-8---8---7\5---7--|------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-9---9---7\5---7--|---7~-------------|-9---9---7\5------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
1 2 3 + + + 1 2 3 + + 2 + 3 + 4 +
(Barre 9th, 7th)
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|
B|/10--9-7-8-7---8~~|~~~8-8-8---8-8-8--|------------------|--------------------------------|
G|/11--9-7-9-7---9~~|~~~9-9-9---9-9-9--|------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|---6-6-6-6--------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|---7-7-7-7---6-6--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\-------|
A|------------------|------------------|-------------7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\-------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|
1 2 + 3 + + + 2 + + 4 + + 2 + 3 4 + 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Verse 1:
E
I'm carving pumpkins, it's almost Halloween
C/G G
All my friends are wondering what they're going to be
E
The Monster Mash is playing, you're moving to the beat
C/G G B7
And now we're going to teach you to do the trick or treat
Chorus:
N.C. E
Everybody scream
Am D
Everybody scream, it's almost Halloween
E C/G
Do the trick or treat
Am D
Do the trick or treat, it's almost Halloween
(D)
Everybody scream
(Barre 7th)
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|-8---8---8-7---7-|-8---8---8-7-----|----------------|-8---8~~~~~~~8-8\|
G|-9---9---9-7-8-7-|-9---9---9-7-8-7-|-----------7---7|-9---9~~~~~~~9-9\|
D|-----------9-----|-----------9-7---|-----7---9---9--|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-10-------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4 +
Verse 2:
E
There's a devil in the corner in candy apple red
C/G G
Dressed up like a fire, burning through my head
E
I got a little closer and offered her a drink
C/G G B7
She took me to the graveyard and we did the trick or treat
Chorus:
N.C. E
Everybody scream
Am D
Everybody scream, it's almost Halloween
E C/G
Do the trick or treat
Am D
Do the trick or treat, it's almost Halloween
(D)
Everybody scream
(Barre 7th)
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|-8---8---8-7---7-|-8---8---8-7-----|----------------|-8---8~~~8-8-8-8\|
G|-9---9---9-7-8-7-|-9---9---9-7-8-7-|-----------7---7|-9---9~~~9-9-9-9\|
D|-----------9-----|-----------9-7---|-----7---9---9--|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-10-------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 +
Bridge:
E C/G
Before I learned her name, we were already asleep
G B7
When I woke up in my coffin, she was nowhere to be seen
E C/G
Was it all a dream? Who can I believe?
F#7 C/G
It can't be what it seems, it was only Halloween
(C/G)
What does it all mean?
Guitar break/solo:
(Barre 5th) (Barre 7th, 5th)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7---6-|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-\9--7-5-5-----5-|---6---6-6-6-6-6-|-9-9-7-5-5-5---7-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-----------7---5-|---7---7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-5-5-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 2 + 3 + + + + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + + + 2 + 3 + 4 +
(Barre 7th)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|\10--7-8-7-8-7-8-|---8~8~8~8~8~8~8~|-----------------|-----------------|
G|\11--7-9-7-9-7-9-|---9~9~9~9~9~9~9~|-7-8-7-8-7-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-7-9-7-9-7-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 2 + 3 + 4 + + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3
Chorus:
N.C. E
Everybody scream
Am D
Everybody scream, it's almost Halloween
E C/G
Do the trick or treat
Am D
Do the trick or treat, it's almost Halloween
E
Everybody scream
Am D
Everybody scream, it's was Halloween
E C/G
Do the trick or treat
Am D
Do the trick or treat, it's only Halloween
(D)
Everybody scream
1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + 1
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-8--8--8-7---7-|-8--8--8-7-----|---------------|---------------|
G|-9--9--9-7-8-7-|-9--9--9-7-8-7-|----------7---7|-8~~~~~~~~~~~~\| (End dramatically on Em7)
D|-----------9---|-----------9-7-|-----7--9---9--|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~\|
A|---------------|---------------|-10------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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Song History
Published: October 10, 2025
Last Updated: October 10, 2025