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Black Sabbath - Cornucopia

From Black Sabbath's "Volume 4" Album, Released September, 1972 

Tuning Info:  Tune to C#, See timing info below

NOTE:  Lyrics may not match written music or may be incorrect.
       Multiple guitar parts may not align due to space constraints.

(Heavy Blues, Adagio, 76 beats/min.)

[f]
 E   B/A# BA# B/F~~ F  E   E/F  A#/B   
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-2----94-94-9/15~~-15-14--14/15-8/9-----
-0----76-76-7/13~~-13-12--12/13-6/7-----

 E   B/A# BA# B/F~~ F  E   E/F  A#/B   
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-2----94-94-9/15~~-15-14--14/15-8/9-----
-0----76-76-7/13~~-13-12--12/13-6/7-----

 E   B/A# BA# B/F~~ F  E   E/F  A#/B   
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-2----94-94-9/15~~-15-14--14/15-8/9-----
-0----76-76-7/13~~-13-12--12/13-6/7-----

 E   B/A# BA# B/F~~ F  E   E/F  A#/B   E/F  A#/B E/F  A#/B   
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-2----98-78-7/15~~-15-14--14/15-8/9--114/15-8/9--14/15-8/9---
-0----76-76-5/13~~-13-12--12/13-6/7--112/13-6/7--12/13-6/7-{Let ride 4 count}

(Moderate, 116 beats/min.)
                              D5   D5/E5                            D5   D5/E5
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-----------------------------7-7-7--7/9------------------------------7-7-7--7/9---
--------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---
-0h7h10----------------------------------0h7h10-----------------------------------
{..pm..}                               {..pm..}

                              D5   D5/E5                            D5   D5/E5
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-----------------------------7-7-7--7/9------------------------------7-7-7--7/9---
--------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---
-0h7h10----------------------------------0h7h10-----------------------------------
{..pm..}                               {..pm..}

                              D5   D5/E5                            D5   D5/E5
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-----------------------------7-7-7--7/9------------------------------7-7-7--7/9---
--------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---
-0h7h10----------------------------------0h7h10-----------------------------------
{..pm..}                               {..pm..}
Too much near the truth they say, keep it 'till another day

                              D5   D5/E5                            D5   D5/E5
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-----------------------------7-7-7--7/9------------------------------7-7-7--7/9---
--------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---
-0h7h10----------------------------------0h7h10-----------------------------------
{..pm..}                               {..pm..}
Let them have their little game, dellusion helps to keep them sane.

 D    C# D
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-----------------------------------5~--------------------------5~-------
-7-----6-7--0h2-2-5-5-2~--0h2-2-5-5----00h2-2-5-5-2~--0h2-2-5-5---------
-5-----4-5--------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                              D5   D5/E5                            D5   D5/E5
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-----------------------------7-7-7--7/9------------------------------7-7-7--7/9---
--------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---
-0h7h10----------------------------------0h7h10-----------------------------------
{..pm..}                               {..pm..}

                              D5   D5/E5                            D5   D5/E5
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-----------------------------7-7-7--7/9------------------------------7-7-7--7/9---
--------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---
-0h7h10----------------------------------0h7h10-----------------------------------
{..pm..}                               {..pm..}
Let them have their little toys, matchbox cars and mortgage joys

                              D5   D5/E5                            D5   D5/E5
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-----------------------------7-7-7--7/9------------------------------7-7-7--7/9---
--------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---
-0h7h10----------------------------------0h7h10-----------------------------------
{..pm..}                               {..pm..}
Exciting in their plastic waste, frozen food in a concrete maze

CHOURSE
 D   D D A  A A/B B B B(A)  x x  D D A  A A/B B B B(A)
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-7---7-7--------------------------7-7-------------------------------------
-5---5-5-7--7-7/9-9-9-9(7)---x-x-5-5-7---7-7/9-9-9-9(7)-----------------
---------5--5-5/7-7-7-7(5)-----------5---5-5/7-7-7-7(5)-----------------
            {....pm....}                 {....pm....}
                          You're gonna go insane  I'm tryin' to save your brain

  D D A x A/B B B B(G#)
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--7-7--------------------
--7-7--------------------
--5-5-7-x-7/9-9-9-9(7)--
------5-x-5/7-7-7-7(5)--
         {....pm....}

 E   B/A# BA# B/F~~F  E    E/F  A#/B   E/F  A#/B E/F  A#/B   
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-2----76-76-7/15~~-15-14--14/15-8/9--114/15-8/9--14/15-8/9---
-0----54-54-5/13~~-13-12--12/13-6/7--112/13-6/7--12/13-6/7-{Let ride 4 count}

 Am      G       D       G9sus4  
-----1-------0------2----5-5-5----
----x--1----x-0----3-3/--6-6-6----
---2-------x------2------5-5-5----
--2-------0------0----------------
-0-------2------------------------
--------3-------------------------
{..........flange............}

 Am      G       D       G9sus4   
-----1-------0------2----5-5-5----
----x--1----x-0----3-3/--6-6-6----
---2-------x------2------5-5-5----
--2-------0------0----------------
-0-------2------------------------
--------3-------------------------
{......flange + Reverb........}

 Am      G       D       G9sus4    
-----1-------0------2----5-5-5----
----x--1----x-0----3-3/--6-6-6----
---2-------x------2------5-5-5----
--2-------0------0----------------
-0-------2------------------------
--------3-------------------------
{......flange + Reverb........}

 Am      G       D       G9sus4    
-----1-------0------2----5-5-5----
----x--1----x-0----3-3/--6-6-6----
---2-------x------2------5-5-5----
--2-------0------0----------------
-0-------2------------------------
--------3-------------------------
{......flange + Reverb........}

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----------------------2-2--------------------------2-2--------
-0-0---0-0-----0-0------------0-0---0-0------0-0--------------
----3p0---0h1h3----3p0---0h1h3---3p0---00h1h3---3p0---0h1h3---
                                                   Alright!

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----------------------2-2--------------------------2-2--------
-0-0---0-0-----0-0------------0-0---0-0------0-0--------------
----3p0---0h1h3----3p0---0h1h3---3p0---00h1h3---3p0---0h1h3---
            
BRIDGE

 A A A A x G G          A A A A x G G
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--------------5-7^(9`7)--------------5-77^(9`7)---
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-7-7-7-7-x-5-5----------7-7-7-7-x-5-5-------------
-5-5-5-5-x-3-3----------5-5-5-5-x-3-3-------------
{.....pm.....}         {.....pm.....}
 A A A A x G G            A A A A x G G
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--------------5-7^(9`7)-5--------------55-7^(9`7)-5-
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-7-7-7-7-x-5-5------------7-7-7-7-x-5-5-------------
-5-5-5-5-x-3-3------------5-5-5-5-x-3-3-------------
{.....pm.....}           {.....pm.....}
I don't know what's happening, my head's all torn inside

 A A A A x G G            A A A A x G G
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--------------5-7^(9`7)-5--------------55-7^(9`7)-5-
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-7-7-7-7-x-5-5------------7-7-7-7-x-5-5-------------
-5-5-5-5-x-3-3------------5-5-5-5-x-3-3-------------
{.....pm.....}           {.....pm.....}
People say I'm heavy.  They don't know what I hide.

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----------------------2-2--------------------------2-2--------
-0-0---0-0-----0-0------------0-0---0-0------0-0--------------
----3p0---0h1h3----3p0---0h1h3---3p0---00h1h3---3p0---0h1h3---

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----------------------2-2--------------------------2-2---
-0-0---0-0-----0-0------------0-0---0-0------0-0---------
----3p0---0h1h3----3p0---0h1h3---3p0---00h1h3---3p0------


 D A  A/B B B B(G#)   D A  A/B B B B(G#)
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-7--2------------------7--2-----------------
-7--2------------------7--2-----------------
-5--0-7/9-9-9-9(6)--0-5--0-7/9-9-9-9(66)--
------5/7-7-7-7(4)---------5/7-7-7-7(44)--
      {....pm....}         {....pm....}

E    E/F  A#/B   E/F  A#/B E/F  A#/B 
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-14--14/15-8/9--14/15-8/9--14/15-8/9---
-12--12/13-6/7--12/13-6/7--12/13-6/7-{Leet ride 4 count}

                              D5   D5/E5                            D5   D5/E5
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-----------------------------7-7-7--7/9------------------------------7-7-7--7/9---
--------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---
-0h7h10----------------------------------0h7h10-----------------------------------
{..pm..}                               {..pm..}

                              D5   D5/E5                            D5   D5/E5
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-----------------------------7-7-7--7/9------------------------------7-7-7--7/9---
--------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---
-0h7h10----------------------------------0h7h10-----------------------------------
{..pm..}                               {..pm..}
Take a life, it's going cheap. Kill someone, no one will weep

                              D5   D5/E5                            D5   D5/E5
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-----------------------------7-7-7--7/9------------------------------7-7-7--7/9---
--------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---------7-7(4)-(0)-7-7(4)--5-5-5--5/7---
-0h7h10----------------------------------0h7h10-----------------------------------
{..pm..}                               {..pm..}
Freedom's yours, just pay your dues, we just want your soul to use.

CHOURSE
 D   D D A  A A/B B B B(A)  x x  D D A  A A/B B B B(A)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7---7-7--------------------------7-7-------------------------------------
-5---5-5-7--7-7/9-9-9-9(7)---x-x-5-5-7---7-7/9-9-9-9(7)-----------------
---------5--5-5/7-7-7-7(5)-----------5---5-5/7-7-7-7(5)-----------------
              {...pm...}                  {...pm...}
                          You're gonna go insane  I'm tryin' to save your brain

  D D A x A/B B B B(G#)
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--7-7--------------------
--7-7--------------------
--5-5-7-x-7/9-9-9-9(6)--
------5-x-5/7-7-7-7(4)--
          {...pm...}

E    E/F  A#/B   E/F  A#/B E/F  A#/B 
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-14--14/15-8/9--14/15-8/9--14/15-8/9---
-12--12/13-6/7--12/13-6/7--12/13-6/7-{Leet ride}
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