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Key: Ab major•
Verse 1
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In the fortress of GWAR, much

torment does remain

Despite all of the bodies

that had been hacked in twain

So many had died in the viscous

campaign

That their femurs alone

made a fine mountain
Verse 2
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The Master was no longer

GWAR's sovereign

Of wealth and women they
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had none to gain
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What goal was left for them to attain
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So Oderus did call for conclave
Verse 3
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First came Balsac, his council

was wise
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His War-Axe gleamed, gleamed,
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he was a loyal knight
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Plus forty dancing bears he did provide
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Then, first in prowess,
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he stood his lord beside
Verse 4
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Beefcake the Mighty,
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his ass was wide

Brought eighty laden oxen,
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he was a good ally
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Jizmak the Gusha, his legion
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was described
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For many hours he barked at the tribe
Verse 5
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But then, timely, the ca tering arrived

Booze, drugs, food,
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four hundred hundred mule-loads high
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Flattus Maximus, this he did supply
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And now the mighty brothers
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of GWAR did band
Verse 6
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They will to journey and slay without plan
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Bring sledge and terror
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to the cities of man
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Open Oberammergau
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Like hell was a womb, it tore
Verse 7
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And from the womb the creatures poured
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Troll, goblin, Manticore
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Siege machine and armored whore
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There will be battle like never before
Verse 8
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The Surface World learned of the malaise

Black Pope, usurper,

he saw through the veil

They plan their defense

in the land of the wasted
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Africa, bitter fruit she had tasted
Verse 9
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Ensign of industry, let it be raised
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There the camp of the
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Black Pope was placed
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His legions breath, through
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the valleys the raced
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Charlots they rode,
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and their skulls were iron-plated
Verse 10
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Belching Belching fire, freshly painted
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8000 Battalions of Knights freshly sainted
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But before they fought,

they were vaccinated
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To protect them from the AIDS
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that had been created
Verse 11
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To continue the reign

of Black Pope unabated
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The people at home,
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got a version G-rated
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Here Here the GWAR invaded
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Began the violation
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Verse 12
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6

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2

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C#5
C#5
4

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The War Barges, forecastles swarm ing
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Disgorging the troops,
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2

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formations forming
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Eb5
6

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Ebm
Ebm
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2

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C#5
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4

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The low drone of the horning
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Sounding out a call, then a warning
Verse 13
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2

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A nuclear salvo where
C#5
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4

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GWAR was encroaching
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Within a second ten
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2

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legions were toasting
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6

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2

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C#5
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Balsac said, "Did you feel something?"
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Bb
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C
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The Lord was not boasting
Verse 14
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The enemy is vast,
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steel carpets the terrain
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Still they are forming, armors detrains
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They send forth a Captain,
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OJ by name
Verse 15

Flattus struck him in the brain
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Burst the helmet,
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made two parts of the mind
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Chopped through his gorget,

through chest, into spine

And the good captains blood

flowed like wine

Flattus said,

"So ends a cowards time."
Verse 16
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Balsac is angry, he'll have no more He

hurls his axe, with great effort
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To smite Re gis with terrible force
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His shield breaks, his hauberk unsews
Verse 17

The axe bursts through his chest and torso
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Bright blood spurts,

the guts are loosed by the throw
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And with that axe the soul
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F
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from body goes
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Said Jizmak, "That was a heavy blow."
Verse 18
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Beefcake the Mighty,
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clotted with spew
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His sword falls, skulls burst in two
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The eyes burst from sockets,
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he is not through
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Thousands of warriors he does this to
Verse 19
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Piling up the corpses of those he slew
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F
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B5
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Until it was hard to
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tell if the pile grew
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Bb
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Balsacsaid, "He is a princely lord"
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Said Beefcake, "Yes,
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Eb
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it's true."
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Jizmak smites, his hammer whirls Fore
Verse 20
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heads explode, entrails twirl
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Breaking open brain-pans as as well
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Red blood flowing as souls
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speed to hell
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Oderus smites the Black Pope, exposing his
Verse 21
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brain

The blade continued through

meat and membrane
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Bright blood flowed in the
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grass where he was lain
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Here ends this tale, that much is plain

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • C

  • F

  • Eb

    6

  • B

    2

  • C#5

    4

  • B5

    2

  • Eb5

    6

  • Ebm

    6

  • Bb

  • Dm

  • Db5

    4

  • Db

    4

  • Dbm

    4

  • D#

    6

Capo: 1

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Song of Words by GWAR is Ab major.

The primary chords used in The Song of Words are Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Fb, C.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Song of Words is approximately 102 beats per minute.

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