Cryptorchid chords by Marilyn Manson (Official Version)

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Verse 1
Em 
G 
 (E minor) Each time I make my mother cry  (G major) 
F 
Em 
an angel  (F major) dies and falls from  (E minor) heaven
C 
Dm 
 (C major) (But when they  (D minor) get to you)
Em 
G 
 (E minor) When the boy is still a worm  (G major) 
F 
Em 
it's hard to  (F major) learn the number  (E minor) seven
C 
Dm 
 (C major) (But when they  (D minor) get to you)

Interlude 1
Em 
G 
 (E minor) 5,  6, 7, 8,  (G major) never
F 
(First thing  (F major) that they do)
Em 
C 
 (E minor) 7,  8, 9, 10,  (C major) heaven
Dm 
(But when they  (D minor) get to you)
Em 
G 
F 
 (E minor) 4,  3, 2, 1,  (G major) never  (F major) get to 7

Verse 2

Each time I look outside my mother dies

I feel my back is changing shape

(But when they get to you)

When the worm consumes the boy

it's never, ever considered rape

(But when they get to you)

Interlude 2

I wish I had my balls

(First thing that they do)

I wish I had my balls

(But when they get to you)

Outro 1
Cm 
G 
Eb 
F 
 (C minor)  (G major)  (E flat major)  (F major) 
Cm 
 (C minor) Prick your finger, it is done
G 
The  (G major) moon has now eclipsed the sun
Eb 
The  (E flat major) angel has spread its wings
F 
The  (F major) time has come for bitter things
Cm 
 (C minor) Prick your finger, it is done
G 
The  (G major) moon has now eclipsed the sun
Eb 
The  (E flat major) angel has spread its wings
F 
The  (F major) time has come for bitter things
Cm 
 (C minor) Prick your finger, it is done
G 
The  (G major) moon has now eclipsed the sun
Eb 
The  (E flat major) angel has spread its wings
F 
The  (F major) time has come for bitter things
Cm 
 (C minor) Prick your finger, it is done
G 
The  (G major) moon has now eclipsed the sun
Eb 
The  (E flat major) angel has spread its wings
F 
The  (F major) time has come for bitter things
Cm 
 (C minor) Prick your finger, it is done
G 
The  (G major) moon has now eclipsed the sun
Eb 
The  (E flat major) angel has spread its wings
F 
The  (F major) time has come for bitter things

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E minorBPM: 80

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Cryptorchid by Marilyn Manson, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It suits players who want to learn Cryptorchid the way Marilyn Manson intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.