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Wasp : Behind the Wall of Sleep Guitar Tablature
Black Sabbath - Wasp/Behind the Wall of Sleep

From Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath" Album 1970

Tuning Info:  Standard (440Hz), 90 beats/min, 4/4 count

NOTE:   Lyrics written here may not align with music, due to space 
        constraints.
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B5 B BB    D DD B5 B BB   D DD B5B BB    D DD B5B BB    D DD
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---8-88----7-77---8-88----7-77---8-88----7-77---8-88----7-77---
---9-99----7-77---9-99----7-77---9-99----7-77---9-99----7-77---
-9-9-99--5-5-55-9-9-99--5-5-55-9-9-99--5-5-55-9-9-99--5-5-55---
-7-7-77---------7-7-77---------7-7-77---------7-7-77-----------
{.........................strum.............................}

 B B                    B B
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-8-8--7-7-7p4-----------8-8---------------------
-9-9---------7--7p4-7-4-5-9-9---5---------------
-9-9---------------7----9-9--5h7-7--5-5h7--5----
-7-7--------------------7-7--------------7--7---

 B B                    B B
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-8-8--7-7-7p4-----------8-8---------------------
-9-9---------7--7p4-7-4-5-9-9---5---------------
-9-9---------------7----9-9--5h7-7--5-5h7--5----
-7-7--------------------7-7--------------7--7---


B5 B BB    D DD B5 B BB   D DD B5B BB    D DD B5B BB    D DD  B {Let ring for
---------------------------------------------------------------- 4 count}
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---8-88----7-77---8-88----7-77---8-88----7-77---8-88----7-77--8-
---9-99----7-77---9-99----7-77---9-99----7-77---9-99----7-77--9-
-9-9-99--5-5-55-9-9-99--5-5-55-9-9-99--5-5-55-9-9-99--5-5-55--9- 
-7-7-77---------7-7-77---------7-7-77---------7-7-77----------7-
{.........................strum.............................}

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----------5h7p5--7~~~-----------------------------
-------3-------7----------------------------------
-(3/)5--------------------------------------------
                   Precious cups, within the flower.

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----------5h7p5-----------------------------------
--------3-------7-7~~~----------------------------
--(3/)5-------------------------------------------
                   Deadly petals with strange power.

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----------5h7p5--7~~~-----------------------------
-------3-------7----------------------------------
-(3/)5--------------------------------------------
                   Faces shine a deadly smile.

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----------5h7p5-----------------------------------
--------3-------7-7~~~----------------------------
--(3/)5-------------------------------------------
                    Back out on you at your trial.

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--0--0-0h2p0-------
-------------3-----
---------------5---

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----------5h7p5--7~~~-----------------------------
-------3-------7----------------------------------
-(3/)5--------------------------------------------
                   Chilling numbs from head to toe.

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----------5h7p5-----------------------------------
--------3-------7-7~~~----------------------------
--(3/)5-------------------------------------------
                    Icy sun with frosty glow.

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----------5h7p5--7~~~-----------------------------
-------3-------7----------------------------------
-(3/)5--------------------------------------------
                    Words that go reaching your sorrow.

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----------5h7p5-----------------------------------
--------3-------7-7~~~----------------------------
--(3/)5-------------------------------------------
                     Words that go read "No Tomorrow!".

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--0--0-0h2p0-------
-------------3-----
---------------5---

 A B               A B          A B       A B
------------------------7---------------------7---------------
------------------------10^(12)---------------10^(12)(`10)----
-6-8---7~~~(/119)-6-8----------6-8--7~~~-6-8-----------------
-7-9---------------7-9----------7-9-------7-9-----------------
-7-9---------------7-9----------7-9-------7-9-----------------
-5-7---------------5-7----------5-7-------5-7-----------------

 A B               A B          A B       A B
------------------------7---------------------7---------------
------------------------10^(12)---------------10^(12)(`10)----
-6-8---7~~~(/119)-6-8----------6-8--7~~~-6-8-----------------
-7-9---------------7-9----------7-9-------7-9-----------------
-7-9---------------7-9----------7-9-------7-9-----------------
-5-7---------------5-7----------5-7-------5-7-----------------
 Feel your spirit rise with the breeze. Feel your body fall at your knees.

 A B               A B          A B       A B
------------------------7---------------------7---------------
------------------------10^(12)---------------10^(12)(`10)----
-6-8---7~~~(/119)-6-8----------6-8--7~~~-6-8-----------------
-7-9---------------7-9----------7-9-------7-9-----------------
-7-9---------------7-9----------7-9-------7-9-----------------
-5-7---------------5-7----------5-7-------5-7-----------------
 If you want out remorse, change your body to a corps.

 A B               A B          A B       A B
------------------------7---------------------7---------------
------------------------10^(12)---------------10^(12)(`10)----
-6-8---7~~~(/119)-6-8----------6-8--7~~~-6-8-----------------
-7-9---------------7-9----------7-9-------7-9-----------------
-7-9---------------7-9----------7-9-------7-9-----------------
-5-7---------------5-7----------5-7-------5-7-----------------
 Change your body to a coprse.  Change your body to a corps.

 A B               A B          A B       A B
------------------------7---------------------7---------------
------------------------10^(12)---------------10^(12)(`10)----
-6-8---7~~~(/119)-6-8----------6-8--7~~~-6-8-----------------
-7-9---------------7-9----------7-9-------7-9-----------------
-7-9---------------7-9----------7-9-------7-9-----------------
-5-7---------------5-7----------5-7-------5-7-----------------
 If you want out remorse, change your body to a corps.

LEAD
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-10^(12-12-12)-10p7--7-10-7-7/(1310)-------10-10-10-10--14-14-14--10p7---
-------------------9------------------(9)/12---------------------------9--
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

--------7-7--------------------------------------7-----7--------------------
-------7---10p7-----------------------------10p7--10p7-------------------7--
-9^(11)--------9-7-9p7-7-7-------------9^(11)--------9-7-9^(11)-7-9p7-7h9---
----------------------9---9p7-7-7h9p7--------------------------------9------
-----------------------------9----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------7--------------------------------------------
--10----------7-7-7-7----------7-10p7-----------------------
----7h9-9^(11)---9---9-7-9^(11)------9--9p7-----------------
-------------------------------------------9--9p7--9~~~~----
-------------------------------------------------9----------
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------------------------------------11---------------
-(7h9 tr~~)-7--------------7h9p7h9p7--9{let fade}----
-------------9-9-9-9-9~~~~---------------------------
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{slow trill}

B5 B BB    D DD B5 B BB   D DD B5B BB    D DD B5B BB    D DD  B {Let ring for
---------------------------------------------------------------- 4 count}
----------------------------------------------------------------
---8-88----7-77---8-88----7-77---8-88----7-77---8-88----7-77--8-
---9-99----7-77---9-99----7-77---9-99----7-77---9-99----7-77--9-
-9-9-99--5-5-55-9-9-99--5-5-55-9-9-99--5-5-55-9-9-99--5-5-55--9- 
-7-7-77---------7-7-77---------7-7-77---------7-7-77----------7-
{.........................strum.............................}

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----------5h7p5--7~~~-----------------------------
-------3-------7----------------------------------
-(3/)5--------------------------------------------
                   Now from darkness there springs light.

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----------5h7p5-----------------------------------
--------3-------7-7~~~----------------------------
--(3/)5-------------------------------------------
                    Wall of Sleep is cool and bright.

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----------5h7p5--7~~~-----------------------------
-------3-------7----------------------------------
-(3/)5--------------------------------------------
                    Wall of Sleep is lying broken.

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----------5h7p5-----------------------------------
--------3-------7-7~~~----------------------------
--(3/)5-------------------------------------------
                     Sun shines in you're ever woken.

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--0--0-0h2p0----------0--0-0h2p0------
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---------------5(/7)--------------5---
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