Happy Phantom

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From Fri Mar 21 11:31:42 1997 Date: Thu 20 Mar 1997 00:11:43 -0500 (EST) > > > Subject: /a/amos_tori/happy_phantom.crd happy phantom by tori amos from her album little earthquakes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~                             ------------------ intro: and if i die today i’ll be the happy phantom and i’ll go chasin the nuns out in the yard and i’ll run naked through the streets without my mask on         and i will never need umbrellas in the rain         i’ll wake up in strawberry fields every day         and the atrocities of school i can forgive         the happy phantom has no right to bitch   oo hoo the time is getting closer   oo hoo time to be a ghost   oo hoo every day we’re getting closer   sun is getting dim                 will we pay for who we been?   yeah so if i die today i’ll be the happy phantom and i’ll go wearing my naughties like a jewel they’ll be my ticket to the universal opera         there’s judy garland taking buddha by the hand         and then these seven little men get up to dance         they say confucius does his crossword with a pen         i’m still the angel to a girl who hates to sin   oo hoo the time is getting closer   oo hoo time to be a ghost   oo hoo every day we’re getting closer   sun is getting dim   will i pay for who i been?   yeah solo:   |                |           |   or will i see you dear and wish i could come back? you found a girl that you could truly love again; will you still call for me when she falls asleep? or do we soon forget the things we cannot see?   oo hoo the time is getting closer   oo hoo time to be a ghost   oo hoo every day we’re getting closer   sun is getting dim   will i pay for who i been?   yeah outro solo:            |              F9sus4                        |              F9sus4                          and if i die today Bb:     x 1 3 3 3 1 Gm7:    3 5 3 3 3 3 F9sus4: 1 3 1 3 1 3 Bb/D:   x 5 3 3 6 x F:      1 3 3 2 1 1 F7:     1 3 1 2 1 1 Em7:    0 2 2 0 3 0 D:      x x 0 2 3 2 C:      x 3 2 0 1 0 Eb:     x 6 8 8 8 x Em:     x x 2 4 5 3 G:      3 2 0 0 0 3 of note: of course this is a piano song so this is at best you might see ( 0 3 3 2 1 0 ) so be careful with that. i play the intro Bb by hitting the three higher strings first then the root like this:                                  E|                   1 b|  3     3  3 /4    1 G|  3     3  4 /5    2 D|  3     3  5 /6    3 A|     1     5 /6    3 E|     1     3 /4    1       (altho the song doesn’t have that low F (E string first fret) i play it in unison with the Bb to make it sound thicker.) -. -- "If you’re REALLY evil let’s see you eat this kitten!" [the tick]