Mercyful Fate Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[E5][D][E][D][E][D][E][E5][E][Am][G5][E][E5][D5][E]
[Am][G5]
They're [E]walking

[Verse 1]
by the night
The moon has frozen [F]blue[D5]
[E]Long black coats a shelter for the rain
Their load must get [Am]through[G5]
Now [E]bats are leaving their trees
They're joining [F]the call
[D5]Seven satanic Hell preachers
heading for the [Am]hall[G5]
[Am]Bringing the [F]blood of a newborn
[D]child[Am][G5]
[Am]Got to suc[F]ceed if not it's Satan's fall

[Interlude 1]
[G5][Gm][C5][G5][Gm][Bb][Am][G5][Gm]
[C5][Gm]
[Bb][F][G5][Gm][G5][Am][D5][Gm][Ab5][Gm][G5][Gm]
[G5][D5][E][G5][E][E5][E][D][E][G5]
[E][D]

[Verse 2]
[D]Way [E]out in Egypt in the valley of [G5]kings
[E]Whe[D]re the mum[E]mified pharaohs
Pretend dead in [G5]their [E]sleep[E5][F#5]
Don't [G5]touch, never ever [Am]steal
Unless you're [B5]in for the
[D]kill[E][G5][Am]
Or [G5]you'll be [D]hit by [G]the curse [B5]of
[Bm]the pharaohs[G][D][G][D][G5][Am]
Yes you'll be [G5]hit [D]and the curs[G5]e is on [Bm]you

[Interlude 2]
[D][C#m][D5][D][E][F][G5][E][Am][D][E][F][G5][E][Am][G5][D][E][F]
[G5][E][G5][D][E][F][G5][E][Am][G5][Bm][Am][B5][Bm][Am][Bm]
[B5][Am][Bm][D][E][F][G5]
[E][G5][D][E][F][G5][Em][Am][G5][D][E][F][G5][G][D][E][F][G5][E][Am][G5][Am][D][Am]
[A5][Am][D][Am][A5][Am][D][Am][G5][E][Am][E5][Bb][E][G5][E][E5][Bb][E][D]
[C][C5][Bb][Am][C5][Am]
[F]

[Verse 3]
[D]The curse [E]of the pharaohs can
be so [Em]deadly[G5][E][D]
Just destroying [E]your future
Makin' it all [G5]shady[Em][E][E5][F#5]
Don't [G5]touch, never ever [Am]steal
Unless you're [B5]in for t[Bm]he kill
[D](fo[E5]r the kil[G5]l)[Am]
Or [G5]you'll be [D]hit by [Em]the curse [G5]of[B5]
[G]the pharaohs[D][G5][D][G][G5][Am]
Yes you'll be [G5]hit [D]and [E]the cu[G5]rse is on you[B5]

[Interlude 3]
[G][D][Gm][Am][Bb][C][C5][Am][C][Bb][Ab5][D5][Am][G5][Gm][Bb][Gm][C5]
[Bb][Gm][Bb][F][Gm][Bb][C5][Bb][Gm][D][D5][C5][Gm][Bb][Gm]
[C][G5][Gm][Bb][Gm][F][Gm][C][Gm][Bb][Gm][G5][F]
[Gm]Listen,

[Verse 4]
[F]I'm[Gm] a corpse, I'm a corpse
I'm a corpse without [F]soul
[Gm]Satan, [F]he'[Gm]s taken,
he's [G5]taken[Gm]
He's taken his [F]toll[C]
And [Am]he took it [Bb]on me

[Interlude 4]
[Bb][C5][Gm][Bb][Gm][F][Gm][Bb]
[Gm][Bb][F][Gm][Bb][Gm][C][Gm][Bb][Gm][F]
[Gm]I,

[Verse 5]
[F]I'm[Gm] trapped,
I'm trapped
I'm [Bb]trapped [Gm]in his [F]spell
[Gm]To n[F]ight, I'[G5]m go[Gm]ing,
I'm going
I'm going to [F]Hell, [C]ins[C5]ide [Am]his spel[Bb]l

[Interlude 5]
[Bb][Gm][G5][F][G5][Gm][G5]
[Gm][F][Gm][Bb][F]
[Gm][Bb][C][Gm][F][G5][Gm][Bb]
[Gm][F][Gm][Bb][C5][Bb][C5][C#m][C5][Bb][C5][C#5][D]

[Verse 6]
[Gm]Howl like a wolf
And a [F]witch [Gm]will open the [Bb]door[C]
[Gm]Follow [F]me and meet our [Gm]high
[Bb]priestess[C][F]
Come, come into my [F]cov
[Bb]en[D][E5][E][F]
[E]And become Lu[Em]cifer[Gm] 's chil[D]d[Gm]

[Interlude 6]
[F][Gm][Bb][C][Gm][F][Gm][Eb][Gm][Bb]
[C]

[Verse 7]
[Gm]Un dress until you're naked
[F]And put on [Gm]this white coat[Bb][C]
[Gm]Take this white [F]cross and [Gm]go to
[Eb]the center [Gm]of the ri[Bb]ng[C][F]
[E]Come, come into [Gm]my cov[D5]en[D][E][F]
[E]An d become [G5]Lu cif[Gm]er's c[D]hild

[Interlude 7]
[Bb][F][E][D][F][D][F][C][D][F][D][D5]
[D][F][D5][D][F][D5][F][D][F][D5][D][F][D][F][D5][F][D5][Am]

[Verse 8]
I was born on [Am]the cemetery[Gm]
[C5]Under [Am]the sign of the m[C]oon
[F]Raised from my grave by [C]the dead[Am]
[C5]And I wa[Am]s made a merce[C5]nary
[Am]In the legions of He[F]ll
Now I'm king of pain, I'm [Am]in s[F]ane

[Interlude 8]
[D5][D][F][D][F][D5][F][C][D][F][D]
[F][D][F][D][F][D5][F][D5][F][C][D5][D][F][D5][F][D5][F][C]

[Verse 9]
You know m[C]y o[Bb]nly pleasure
[Gm]Is t[G5]o hear you
[B5]cry[D5][D][F]
[D5]I'd [D]love t[F]o hear[C5] you[C] cry[D]
[D5][F][C][D5][D][F]
[D5]I'd [F]love t[D5]o see y[C5]ou die[D5]
[D][F][D5][F][D5][E]
And I'll be [Gm]the first[Bb]
To watch your funeral
[G5]And I'll be the last to[B5]
[D5]leave[D][D5]
[D]I'd [F]lov[D5]e to [F]hear you cr[D5]y

[Interlude 9]
[D][F][D5][F][D5][F][C5][D5][D][F]
[D5][F][D][F][D5][D][F][D5][F][D5][F][D5][Gm][F][Gm]
[C]

[Verse 10]
[F]And when you[Eb]'re down[Bb][Gm]
[G5]beyond the [Bb]ground[F][C][G5]
[Gm]I'll dig up your body [F]agai[Eb]n[Bb]
[Gm]And make love to shame[F][Eb][Bb]
[Gm]Oh lady cry,[F] and s[Eb]ay[Bb][Gm]
[Bb]good[F]bye [Gm](goodbye)
[C]Oh lady cry,
[F]and[Eb] say [Bb]good[Gm] bye[Bb][F][Eb]
[Bb]You'[Eb]ve[F][G5][C]
gotta [Bb]say [Ab5]goodbye
[Bb]'Cau[Eb]se I [F]wil[Gm]l ea[C5]t your mind[C][Bb][Ab5][Bb]

[Outro 1]
[Eb][F][Gm][C5][Bb][Gm][Ab][Bb][Eb][C][F][Bb][G5][Gm][G5][F][C5][Bb][Gm][Ab5]
[Eb][F][Gm][G5][C][Gm][C][C5]
[Bb][Gm][Ab][Bb][Eb][F][Gm][G5][F][C5][Bb][Ab5][Gm][F][F]
[Eb][F][Eb][Ab5][Bb]
[Eb][Bb][Am][Gm][E][E5]
[D5][E][Am][Gm][G5][E][D5][E][Am][Gm]