Tragic Kingdom

Record label: Interscope Records Transcription by: Ronald Hakenberg, Delft, Netherlands Please send an e-mail to me (Hakenber@dutccis.ct.tudelft.nl), because I would like to know who uses this stuff. Intro (Fig. 1) Verse 1 (Fig. 2): Once was a magical place Over time it was lost Price increased the cost Now the fortune of the kingdom Is locked up in its dungeon vaults The castle floor lies in traps With coiled wires set back Decoyed by old cheese Now the drawbridge has been lifted As the millions They drop to their knees Chorus (Dm Bb 4x): The pay homage to a king Whose dreams are buried in their minds His tears are frozen stiff Icicles drip from his eyes Verse 2 (Fig. 2): The cold wind blows as it snows On those who fight to get in On heads that are small Disillusioned as they enter They're unaware what's behind castle walls But now it's written in stone The king has been overthrown by jesterly fools And the power of the people Shall come to believe they do rule Chorus (Dm Bb 4x): The pay homage to a king Whose dreams are buried in their minds His tears are frozen stiff Icicles drip from his eyes (Fig. 3 2x) Welcome to the tragic kingdom Cornfields of popcorn have yet to spring open (Fig. 4 2x) Interlude (F#m C# E B 2x): Have they lost their heads Or are they just al blind mice We've heard all their stories One too many times (F#m Fm Em D#m (B)) Hypnotized by fireflies That glow in the dark Midgets that disguise themselves As tiny little dwarfs The parade that's electrical It serves no real purpose Just takes up a lot of juice Just to impress us (missing part, sorry....) Solo (Fig. 5) Chorus (Dm Bb 4x): The pay homage to a king Whose dreams are buried in their minds His tears are frozen stiff Icicles drip from his eyes (Dm Bb) Ohoo, they dripped from his eyes into the night They dripped from his eyes... They pay homage to a king, buried in their minds They dripped from his eyes Outro (Fig. 6 part one) Welcome to the tragic kingdom Cornfields op popcorn have yet to spring open (Fig. 6 part two x) Welcome to the tragic kingdom Welcome to the tragic kingdom Welcome to the tragic kingdom Welcome to the tragic kingdom Welcome to the tragic kingdom (and more and more and more) Chords: E-A-D-G-B-E F#m x-9-11-11-10-9 Fm x-8-10-10-9-9 C# 9-11-11-10-9-9 E 7-9-9-9-7-7 Em 7-7-9-9-8-7 B 7-9-9-8-7-7 Bb 6-8-8-7-6-6 D#m 5-5-7-7-6-5 Fig. 1 INTRO E|-6-5---5-4---4-3---3-2---0-------------------------| B|-6-6---6-5---5-4---4-3---2-------------------------| G|-7-7---7-6---6-5---5-4---2-------------------------| D|-8-7---7-6---6-5---5-4---2------------------**-----| A|-8-5---5-4---4-3---3-2---0---/3~~~--/9~~~--/12~~~--| E|-6-5---5-4---4-3---3-2-----------------------------| ** a second guitar plays 10~~~~ Fig 2. MAIN RIFF E|-------------------:|----------------------:| B|-------------------:|----------------------:| G|-------------------:|----------------------:| D|-------------------:|----------------------:| A|--2--5-2-1----1-2--:|-2--5-2-1---1-2-4-2-1-:| E|------------2------:|----------2-----------:| Fig. 3 E|-6-5---5-4---4-3---3-2--:| B|-6-6---6-5---5-4---4-3--:| G|-7-7---7-6---6-5---5-4--:| D|-8-7---7-6---6-5---5-4--:| A|-8-5---5-4---4-3---3-2--:| E|-6-5---5-4---4-3---3-2--:| Fig. 4 PRE-CHORUS E|----------------------------------------------------------:| B|----------------------------------------------------------:| G|---------7-6----------6-5----------5-4---------4----------:| D|-----7------------6------------5-----------4--------------:| A|-9-9---9------8-8---8------7-7---7-----6-6---6----5-6-7-8-:| E|----------------------------------------------------------:| Fig. 5 SOLO The Van Halen part goes something like (heavy tapping): E|-14^10^7^14^10^7^14^10^7....-14^9^7^14^9^7--:| B|--------------------------------------------:| G|--------------------------------------------:| D|--------------------------------------------:| A|--------------------------------------------:| E|--------------------------------------------:| E|-7--7-7--7/x-9---9-x-10/-12---14\9--| B|------------------------------------| G|-4--4-4--4/x-6---6-x-7-/-9----11\6--| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| with slide E|-9-9-9-9\(7)7--10-10-10-10\(9)-9--12-12-12-12\(10)10--12-14\9-/10-| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-6-6-6\(5)4---7--7--7--7\(6)-6---9--9--9--9\(7)-7----9-11\6-/7--| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| Fig. 6 OUTRO E|-----------------------------------------------------:| B|-----------------------------------------------------:| G|-----------------------------------------------------:| D|-----3---3---5--------3---3---4----------------------:| A|-5-5---5---5---5--4-4---4---4---4--3....2..-1-2-3-4--:| E|-----------------------------------------------------:| E|-----------------------------------------------------:| B|-----------------------------------------------------:| G|-----------------------------------------------------:| D|-----7---7---9--------6---6---8----------------------:| A|-9-9---9---9---9--8-8---8---8---8--7....6..-5-6-7-8--:| E|-----------------------------------------------------:|