#---------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Transcribed by Mike Alexander - mndblown@spiretech.com You may ONLY use # # this tab for your own personal study! # # # # From The Headless Cross Tab Page # #---------------------------------------------------------------------------# 3:06 PM 04-04-99 Black Sabbath - A National Acrobat From Black Sabbath's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" Album, Released December, 1973 Tune down to C#, 4/4 count NOTE: Lyrics may not match written music or may be incorrect. Multiple guitar parts may not align due to space constraints. [f] -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------2p0-------------- -0h2-2-2~~-0-0h2-0h2-5\4~--0h2-2-0-2-4----0-0-4/5\4~---- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {.....................slight pm....................} -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------2p0--------------- -0h2-2-2~~-0-0h2-0h2-5\4~--0h2-2-0-2-----0-0-4/5\4~----- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {.....................slight pm....................} -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------2p0--------------- -0h2-2-2~~-0-0h2-0h2-5\4~--0h2-2-0-2-----0-0-4/5\4~----- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {.....................slight pm....................} (Guitar 1) -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------8\7~------------10p8---------------- -7h9-9-9~~--7h9-7h9-------7h9-9-7-9-----7~--7/8\7~------ -----------9------------------------------9------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) --------------------7p5-----------7\5------------------- -7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~-------- -------------------------------------7~-9--------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 3) -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------2p0--------------- -0h2-2-2~~-0-0h2-0h2-5\4~--0h2-2-0-2-----0-0-4/5\4~----- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {.....................slight pm....................} (Guitar 1) -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------8\7~------------10p8---------------- -7h9-9-9~~--7h9-7h9-------7h9-9-7-9-----7~--7/8\7~------ -----------9------------------------------9------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) --------------------7p5-----------7\5------------------- -7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~-------- -------------------------------------7~-9--------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 3) E5 G5 D5 A5 -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------7---------------2-------------- -2----------5------------------5---------------0-------------- -0----------3------------------------------------------------- I am the world that hides the universe, the secret of all -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------2p0--------------- -0h2-2-2~~-0-0h2-0h2-5\4~--0h2-2-0-2-----0-0-4/5\4~----- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {.....................slight pm....................} (Guitar 1) --------------------7p5-----------7\5------------------- -7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~-------- -------------------------------------7~-9--------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) time. E5 G5 D5 A5 -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------7---------------2-------------- -2----------5------------------5---------------0-------------- -0----------3------------------------------------------------- Destruction of the empty space is my one and only -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------2p0--------------- -0h2-2-2~~-0-0h2-0h2-5\4~--0h2-2-0-2-----0-0-4/5\4~----- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {.....................slight pm....................} (Guitar 1) --------------------7p5-----------7\5------------------- -7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~-------- -------------------------------------7~-9--------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) crime. C5 B5 G5 A5 ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -5------------------4-------------------------------2----- -3------------------2-------------5-----------------0----- ----------------------------------3----------------------- I've lived a thousand times, I found out what it means to be be- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------2p0--------------- -0h2-2-2~~-0-0h2-0h2-5\4~--0h2-2-0-2-----0-0-4/5\4~----- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {.....................slight pm....................} (Guitar 1) --------------------7p5-----------7\5------------------- -7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~-------- -------------------------------------7~-9--------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) lieved. C5 B5 G5 A5 ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -5------------------4-------------------------------2----- -3------------------2-------------5-----------------0----- ----------------------------------3----------------------- The thoughts and images, the unborn child that never was con- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------2p0--------------- -0h2-2-2~~-0-0h2-0h2-5\4~--0h2-2-0-2-----0-0-4/5\4~----- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {.....................slight pm....................} (Guitar 1) --------------------7p5-----------7\5------------------- -7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~-------- -------------------------------------7~-9--------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) ceived. -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------2p0--------------- -0h2-2-2~~-0-0h2-0h2-5\4~--0h2-2-0-2-----0-0-4/5\4~----- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {.....................slight pm....................} (Guitar 1) --------------------7p5-----------7\5------------------- -7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~-------- -------------------------------------7~-9--------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) E5 G5 D5 A5 -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------7---------------2-------------- -2----------5------------------5---------------0-------------- -0----------3------------------------------------------------- When leathal worlds collide I'm trapped insid my embroyonic -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------2p0--------------- -0h2-2-2~~-0-0h2-0h2-5\4~--0h2-2-0-2-----0-0-4/5\4~----- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {.....................slight pm....................} (Guitar 1) --------------------7p5-----------7\5------------------- -7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~-------- -------------------------------------7~-9--------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) cell. E5 G5 D5 A5 -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------7---------------2-------------- -2----------5------------------5---------------0-------------- -0----------3------------------------------------------------- I'm tracking memories all cast into the never ending -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------2p0--------------- -0h2-2-2~~-0-0h2-0h2-5\4~--0h2-2-0-2-----0-0-4/5\4~----- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {.....................slight pm....................} (Guitar 1) --------------------7p5-----------7\5------------------- -7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~-------- -------------------------------------7~-9--------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) well. C5 B5 G5 A5 ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -5------------------4-------------------------------2----- -3------------------2-------------5-----------------0----- ----------------------------------3----------------------- I've lived a thousand times, I found out what it means to be be- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------2p0--------------- -0h2-2-2~~-0-0h2-0h2-5\4~--0h2-2-0-2-----0-0-4/5\4~----- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {.....................slight pm....................} (Guitar 1) --------------------7p5-----------7\5------------------- -7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~-------- -------------------------------------7~-9--------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) lieved. C5 B5 G5 A5 ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -5------------------4-------------------------------2----- -3------------------2-------------5-----------------0----- ----------------------------------3----------------------- The name that scares the face, the child that never sees the course of -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------2p0--------------- -0h2-2-2~~-0-0h2-0h2-5\4~--0h2-2-0-2-----0-0-4/5\4~----- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {.....................slight pm....................} (Guitar 1) --------------------7p5-----------7\5------------------- -7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~-------- -------------------------------------7~-9--------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) man. C5 B5 G5 A5 ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -5------------------4-------------------------------2----- -3------------------2-------------5-----------------0----- ----------------------------------3----------------------- I've lived a thousand times, I found out what it means to be be- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------2p0--------------- -0h2-2-2~~-0-0h2-0h2-5\4~--0h2-2-0-2-----0-0-4/5\4~----- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- {.....................slight pm....................} (Guitar 1) --------------------7p5-----------7\5------------------- -7h8-8-8~~--7h8-7h8-----7h8-8-7-8---------7/8\7~-------- -------------------------------------7~-9--------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) lieved. C5 B5 G5 A5 ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -5------------------4-------------------------------2----- -3------------------2-------------5-----------------0----- ----------------------------------3----------------------- The deadly darkness that belies the face of those who've (Guitar 2) Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} ran. Ya gotta believe, yeah! Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} I'm talkin' to you. Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} Well, I know it's hard for you to know the reason why Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} And I'll know you'll understand more when it's time to die. Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} Don't believe that the life you have will be the only one. Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} You have to let your body sleep, to let your soul unwind. Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} I want ya to listen! Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} I'm tryin' to get through! Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} Love has given life to you and now it's your concern Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} Unseen eyes of inner life will make your soul return Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} Still I look, but not to touch. The seeds of life are sown. Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} The curtian of the future falls, the secret stays unknown. -----------------------------------12-------------------------------------------------- -15p12---15p12---15p12---15p12---12----------15p12--15p12--------12-------------------- ------14------14------14------14-----14-14-12-----14-----14-12-14--14^(16-16-16`14)12~- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\\\\\\\\\\\\(5)-- ---12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\\\\\\\\\\\\(5)-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} (Guitar 3) -------------------------------------------------------------- -21^(24-24-24`21)-18-21-18~~-12-15-15p12---------------------- ----------------------------------------12-14-14p12----------- ---------------------------------------------------14-14\(9)-- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------14\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\(9) --14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~14\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\(9) -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} (Guitar 3) ------------------------------------------------------ -19^(21-21-21-21`19)-17-19-17~-12-15p12--------------- ---------------------------------------14-12-14-12~~-- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ (Guitar 1) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\\\\\\(9)---- ----------------------------14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\\\\\\(9)---- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ (Guitar 2) Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} (Guitar 3) Oh! -15^(17-17-17`15)-12--15p12--12------------------------------------- ---------------------------15--15p12--15p12------------------------- ------------------------------------14-----14^(16)-12--------------- -----------------------------------------------------12-14~~~~\(9)-- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------14\\\\\\\\\\\(9)-- --------------------------------------14~~~~~~~~~~14\\\\\\\\\\\(9)-- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Guitar 2) Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} (Guitar 3) Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} Just remember love is blind and hate is living death. Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} Treat your life for what it's worth and live for every breath Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} Looking back, I've lived and learned but now I'm wondering Gm7 Gm7 -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------12---------12------ -----------------0-------------12---------12------ --0h2----0h2-0h2--2-0--0h2-----12---------12------ -0-----0-------------2---------------------------- --------------------------0-0-----0-0-0-0--------- {.........slight pm...........}u {..pm..} {....................wah...................} Here I wait, and only guess what this next life will bring. Ha! Ha! GO TO PART 2!