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Arabian Knights by Siouxsie And The Banshees

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Arabian Knights

🎸 Intro:  Wx4                                                         x2
G|------|------|------|------||------------------|------------------||
D|--=---|--=---|--=---|--=---||*-----------------|-----------------*||
A|------|------|------|------||*-------2-3-3-3-2-|-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-2-*||
E|------|------|------|------||--0-0-0-----------|------------------||
 

🎸 Verse 1:                             x2  
G|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------*||
A|-------2-3-3-3-2-|-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-2-*||
E|-0-0-0-----------|------------------||
The jewel, the prize looking into your eyes
Cool pools drown your mind what else will you find
                                    
                                       x4 2nd Bar 4th Time
G||-----------------|------------------|| ------------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------*|| ------------------|
A||-------2-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-2-*|| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/-|
E||-0-0-0-----------|------------------|| ------------------|
I heard a rumour, it was just a rumour
I heard a rumour, what have you done to her?

🎸 Chorus:                                                                   x2
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*||
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------*||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Myriad lights, they said I'd be impressed
Arabian Knights, at your primitive best


🎸 Verse 2:                             x6 
G|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------*||
A|-------2-3-3-3-2-|-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-2-*||
E|-0-0-0-----------|------------------||
A tourist oasis reflects in seedy sunshades
A monstrous oil tanker, its wound bleeding in seas
                                 
                                       x4  2nd Bar 4th Time
G||-----------------|------------------||  ------------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------*||  ------------------|
A||-------2-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-2-*||  -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/-|
E||-0-0-0-----------|------------------||  ------------------|
I heard a rumour, it was just a rumour
I heard a rumour, what have you done to her?


🎸 Bridge: 
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------2/|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


🎸 Verse 3:                             x4  
G|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------*||
A|-------2-3-3-3-2-|-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-2-*||
E|-0-0-0-----------|------------------||
Veiled behind screens kept as your baby machine
Whilst you conquer more orifices of boys, goats and things
                               
                                       x2 2nd Bar 2nd Time
G||-----------------|------------------|| ------------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------*|| ------------------|
A||-------2-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-2-*|| -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/-|
E||-0-0-0-----------|------------------|| ------------------|
Ripped out sheep's eyes, no forks or knives


🎸 Chorus:                                                                   x2
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
D|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*||
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------*||
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Myriad lights, they said I'd be impressed
Arabian Knights, at your primitive best

🎸 Outro:                                x6  End
G|-----------------|------------------||  ------|
D|-----------------|-----------------*||  ------|
A|-------2-3-3-3-2-|-3-3-3-2-0-0-0-2-*||  ------|
E|-0-0-0-----------|------------------||  -0----|
I heard a rumour, what have you done to her?
I heard a rumour, what have you done to her?
I heard a rumour (heard a rumour)



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