THE SUPERMEN from The Man Who Sold The World
G
EADGBE
320033
F
EADGBE
133211
E
EADGBE
022100
Bb
EADGBE
X13331
C
EADGBE
332010
D
EADGBE
XX0232
Ab
EADGBE
466544
F#
EADGBE
244322
B
EADGBE
X24442
A
EADGBE
X02220
Am
EADGBE
X02210
Esus4
EADGBE
022200
INTRO:         F    G   F    G   F    G   F    G
      Ooh, ah  Ooh, ah  Ooh, ah  Ooh, ah  Ooh, ah


     F           
When all the world was very young
    G
And mountain magic heavy hung
    F
The supermen would walk in file 
G
Guardians of a loveless isle
    A                  G
And gloomy browed with super fear 
      C                                    Esus4
Their tragic endless lives could heave nor sigh 
                         E
In solemn perverse serenity 
                        F        G
Wonderous beings chained to life


CHORUS 1:
F       G
Strange games they would play then 
F  G 
No death for the perfect men
Ab   Bb
Life rolls into one for them 
Am F        Ab        C
So softly a super God cries


F    G   F    G
Ooh, ah  Ooh, ah

      
      F
Where all were minds in uni-thought 
G
Power weird by mystics taught
   F
No pain no joy no power too great 
  G
Colossal strength to grasp a fate
      A               G
Where sad eyed mermen tossed in slumber 
C                                     Esus4
Nightmare dreams no mortal mind could hold
                            E
Man would tear his brothers flesh 
                           F     G
A chance to die to turn to mould


CHORUS 2:
F   G
Far out in the red sky 
F   G
Far out from the sad eyes 
Ab      Bb
Strange mad celebration 
Am F        Ab        C
So softly a super God cries


SOLO:  D  E  D  E  D  E  F#  G  A  B
       A  B  A  B  A  B  C  D  
       C  D  C  D  C  D  C


CHORUS 3:
F   G
Far out in the red sky 
F   G
Far out from the sad eyes 
Ab      Bb
Strange mad celebration 
Am F        Ab        C
So softly a super God cries

Notes:

  • Main Riff: Plays the root and octave of the chords:
              F   G
            E--------
            B--------
            G--------
            D--3---5-
            A--------
            E-1---3--
    

  • Solo: Three guitars in harmony. Repeat the last bar, D and C, four times:
      D                     E D E   D EF#GA B     A       B     A         B A       B C D             C
    E---------8B10B8----------------------------------------------------------------------------8B10B8------
    B-8B10B8P7--------7B8B7------------2-35-5B7-7-7B9B7P5-5B7-7-7B9B7P5---7-7B9B7P5-7-8-8B10B8P7------7B8-8-
    G-----------------------4-2-2B4-2-4---------------------------------------------------------------------
    D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B---------10B12B10-------------------------------------------------------------------------10B12B10-----
    G-9B11B9P7------------7-9-7-9---7-----6---8-8B9B8B9B8P6-8-8B9B8B9B8P6-8-8B9B8P6-8-99B11B9P7-----------7-
    D------------------7H9------------68-9-------------------------------------------------------------7H9--
    A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    E---------32-------------------------------------------------------------------------------32-----------
    B-------------------------------------2-----4B5B4B5B4P2---4B5B4B5B4P2-----------------------------------
    G-5B7B5\2---------2H4P2-1-2-1---2-13-4----4-------------4-------------4-4B6B4P2-4-5-5B7B5\2-------2H4P2-
    D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    

  • If you have any trouble reading or understanding the guitar chords or the tab you can click here for a rough guide!