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Masochism Tango - Tom Lehrer

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Tuning: E A D G B E

Capo: No capo

BPM: 200

e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|
B|----------------------|--------------------|3-------------------|--------------------|3----|
G|----------------------|--------------------|-----3----3----3----|----------0----3----|-----|
D|------------0---------|1---------0---------|-----5----5----5----|0----2--------------|-----|
A|----------------------|--------------------|-----5----5----5----|--------------------|-----|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|

e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
B|--1-------------------|--------------------|1----3--------------|--------------------|----------|
G|-------2----2----2----|---------------2----|----------0----0----|0----0--------------|0----3----|
D|-------3----3----3----|-----0----3---------|----------0----0----|0--------------2----|----------|
A|-------3----3----3----|3-------------------|--------------------|----------3---------|----------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|

[ preview ends at bar 10 — the interactive score has the rest ]

                                                                                        ache for the touch of your ache for the touch of your
                                                                                        Dm

                                                                   more for the touch of your more for the touch of your
                                                             Dm    C7

                                              You can raise welts Like You can raise welts Like
                                        C7    A7

                                              dance to the Masochism dance to the Masochism
                                        A7    A7

                               love eyes be cast a a flame, spell not that an belove eyes be cast a a flame, spell not that an be
                         A7    Dm

                         me time that I you needwant ed to twendisty me time that I you needwant ed to twendisty
                   Dm    C7                                                                            C7

    Blacksew en up my the eye, gash Set you Blacksew en up my the eye, gash Set you
    A7                                                                                                 A7

    dance danced to to the the MasMasoochischism m dance danced to to the the MasMasoochischism m
    A7                                                                                  A7

                                                                                             C7
    mand brain, BeAnd fore make you me here scream I with mand brain, BeAnd fore make you me here scream I with Gm
    Gm                                                                                       C7

    hand gain, It's And here say that we'll I nevmust er hand gain, It's And here say that we'll I nevmust er
    Gm                                                                                  Gm

                                                                                             C7
    treats, Just I'm hear unthose dersavneath age your treats, Just I'm hear unthose dersavneath age your Gm
    Gm                                                                                       C7

                                                                                        C7
    cleats smell SomeAnd thing come burnand ing, trample it's my cleats smell SomeAnd thing come burnand ing, trample it's my Gm
    Gm                                                                                  C7

    heart's your hard cigas astone rette or from maits heart's your hard cigas astone rette or from maits
    Dm                                                                                  Dm

    I'm burn in your such iexnitials quiin site my I'm burn in your such iexnitials quiin site my
    C7                                                                                  C7

    soul Fracis ture on my fire, spine, It's And asoul Fracis ture on my fire, spine, It's And a
    A7                                                                                                 A7

    why I perspire when we why I perspire when we                                       dance to the Masodance to the Maso
    A7                                                                            A7    A7

                                                                         Tango. Tango.
                                                                   A7    Dm

                                                                   nose nose
                                                             Dm    Bb

                                              net, love, net, love,
                                        Bb    Eb

                                    yet, love, yet, love,
                              Eb    A7

                         drums. drums.
                   A7    Dm

               rose rose
         Dm    Bb                                                                            Bb

    teeth, love, teeth, love,
    Eb                                                                                       Eb

    neath, love, neath, love,
    A7                                                                            A7    gums. gums.

                                                                   Bb7

                                        Gm
                                        A7
                                        Bb7
                                        Gm
                                        A7

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Instruments: Guitar
Tracks: 1
Tempo: 200 BPM
Time signature: 4/4
Tuning: E A D G B E
Difficulty: Intermediate
Bars: 137
Frets used: Frets 0-10

Published 24 Apr 2021

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