As always, Cardiacs song structure is generally mindbending and really difficult
to tab up or chord-up as i have tried here. I am pretty sure what i have done is
accurate, but the piece with the little girl singing " I will tear the secret..."
etc might not be 100% but seems to fit quite well.
Please, if you find out the exact chords for this, update this as you wish :)
I tried my best to sit the chord changes exactly over the part of the word that
Tim sings at that moment, to help, but sometimes the webpage will re-arrange
everything and sit chords willy-nilly over the top of the text, so i hope it's as i wrote !
The chords at the end of each verse, sound better if used as a part-chord
shape, as it were. G(E3,A2,D0) - G/F#(E2,A2,D0) - E(E0,A2,D2,G1)
Have fun, should be easy to play through this one :)
intro chords
A, G, C, A,
E, C, A, G,
C, A, E, C
A G
Don't do anything just stand there
C A E
Holding the light with man and boy shakin' all hands
G C E G G/F# E G G/F# E
If I were a bad dog you'd all be dead....
A G
Six big strong boys from the land
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cardiacs/fairy_mary_mag_crd.html ]
C A E
Chewed off a piece of Mary Magdalenes arms
G C E G G/F# E G G/F# E
While guard-ians wailed 'Oh for shame! For shame!'
G A F A# D B F# D E F#
I will tear the se--cret from your ar.....ms
middle instrumental bit (chords)
A, G, C, A,
E, C, A, G,
C, A, E, C
A G
And come boys out from the hat!
C A
I cannot see your feet!
E
Come on my lucky lads!
G C E G G/F# E G G/F# E
You don't want to live forev-er!....
A G C
As I live and breathe as'if in danger or as if in doubt
A E
(Ran in circles screaming 'SHOU(t)!')
G C E G G/F# E G G/F# E
If I were a bad dog you'd all be dead...
G A F A# D B F# E F#
(Crucified) I thought you were de.....ad
