Creepy Doll
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Verso 1:
Am E C
In a town in the woods at the top of a hill
D
There's a house where no one lives
F/C C D E
So you take a big bag of your big city money there, and buy it
Am E
Then at night when the house is dark
C D
And you're all alone there's a noise upstairs
F/C C D E
At the top of the stairs there's a door so you take a deep breath and try it
F/C C Bm7/b5 Am
And the flashlight shows you something moving just inside the door
F/C C D E
There's a tattered dress and a feeling you have felt somewhere before....
[Refrão]
Am F7+/C
And there's a creepy doll, that always follows you
G D G E Am
It's got a ruined eye, that's always open
Am F7+/C
And there's a creepy doll, that always follows you
G D G E Am F
It's got a pretty mouth, to swallow you whole
Verso 2:
Am E
So you scream and you close the door
C D
And you tell yourself it was just a dream
F/C C D E
In the morning you head into town cause you want to go antiquing
Am E
In the store there's a strange old man
C D
With a wandering eye and a withered hand
F/C C D E
When he hands you the old wooden box you can hear his old bones creaking
F/C C Bm7/b5 Am
And you know what you will find inside the moment that you see
F/C C D E
That someone carved your name into the tarnished silver key
[Refrão]Am F7+/C
And there's a creepy doll, that always follows you
G D G E Am
It's got a ruined eye, that's always open
Am F7+/C
And there's a creepy doll, that always follows you
G D G E Am
It's got a pretty mouth, to swallow you whole
Ponte:
F/C C Bm7/b5 Am
And when you come home late the doll is waiting up for you
F/C C Bm7/b5 Am
And when you fix a snack the doll says it would like one too
F/C G F/C G
The doll is in your house and in your room and in your bed
F/C G F/C G C
The doll is in your eyes and in your arms and in your head and you are crazy
F/C D7 F/C
Verso 3:
Am E
Now it's late and you head downstairs
C D
Cause you just can't sleep so you make some tea
F/C C D E
And the doll disapprovingly asks if you really need that much honey
Am E
You decide that you've had enough
C D
And you lock the doll in the wooden box
F/C C D E
You put the box in the fireplace next to your bag of big city money
F/C C Bm7/b5 Am
As the smoke fills up your tiny room there's nothing you can do
F/C C D E
And far too late you see the one inside the box is you
[Refrão]Am F7+/C
And there's a creepy doll, that always follows you
G D G E Am
It's got a ruined eye, that's always open
Am F7+/C
And there's a creepy doll, that always follows you
G D G E Am F
It's got a pretty mouth, to swallow you whole
How to play Creepy Doll
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.