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The Green Manalishi

Fleetwood Mac
Tab
4.7(58)

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Song

The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown) by Peter Green

from the album Fleetwood Mac: Greatest Hits

Tuning:

Standard, EADGBE.

Chords:

E5 07xxxx

Em 022000

G 320003

G(iii) 355433

A x02220

A(v) 577655

D xx0232

Intro:

E|--0----------------|-------------------|
B|--0----------------|-------------------|
G|--0----------------|-------------------|
D|--5----------------|-------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|--0----------------|-------------------|
B|--0----------------|-------------------|
G|--0----------------|-------------------|
D|--4----------------|-------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|--0----------------|-------------------|
B|--5----------------|-------------------|
G|--6----------------|-------------------|
D|--6----------------|-------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|--7----------------|-------------------|
B|--8----------------|-------------------|
G|--9----------------|-------------------|
D|--9----------------|-------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Verse:

E5

Now when the day goes to sleep and the full moon looks

Em G(iii) A(v) G(iii) A(v) G(iii) Em

E5

And the night is so black that the darkness cooks

Em G(iii) A(v) G(iii) A(v) G(iii) Em

G(iii)

Then you come creepin' around

A(v)

Makin' me do things I don't

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

wanna do. (rest)

Fill 1:

E|--0----------------|--0---------0------|
B|--0----------------|--0---------0------|
G|--0----------------|--0---------0------|
D|--5-4-5------------|--5---4-5---4------|
A|--7-6-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7---6-7---5------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|--0----------------|--0---------0------|
B|--0----------------|--0---------0------|
G|--0----------------|--0---------0------|
D|--5-4-5------------|--5---4-2---4------|
A|--7-6-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7---5-3---5------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Verse:

Can't believe that you need my love so bad

Come sneakin' around, tryin' to drive me mad

Bustin' in on my dreams

Makin' me see things I don't

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

wanna see. (rest)

Fill 2 (play twice):

E|--0----------------|-------------------|
B|--0----------------|-------------------|
G|--0----------------|-------------------|
D|--5-4-5-----5-5-5--|----4-4-4---2-2----|
A|--7-6-7-7-7-7-7-7--|----5-5-5---3-3----|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|--4---2---------2--|----1-2-----4-4----|
A|--5---3---------3--|----2-3-----5-5----|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Fill 3 (play twice):

Em A Em G D

E|--0-------0--------|--0----------------------|
B|--0-------2--------|--0-------1p0------------|
G|--0---0---2---2----|--0---0-------2p0--------|
D|--2-2---2-2-2---2--|--2-2---2---------4p2-0--|
A|--2-------0--------|--2----------------------|
E|--0----------------|--0----------------------|

Em A Em G D

E|--0-------0--------|--0-----------------------|
B|--0-------2--------|--0-----------------------|
G|--0---0---2---2----|--0---0-----------0h2-4h5-|
D|--2-2---2-2-2---2--|--2-2---2-----2h4---------|
A|--2-------0--------|--2-------3h5-------------|
E|--0----------------|--0-----------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--0----------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Verse:

'Cause you're the Green Manalishi with the two pronged crown

All my tryin' is up, all you're bringin' is down

You just take my love and slip away,

Leavin' me here

Em (rest)

Just tryin' to keep from followin' you.

Ending:

E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|--5-4-----2--------|--------------5-4--|
A|------2-5---2-5-3--|--3-2-------2------|
E|-------------------|------0-2-3--------|

Repeat Fill 2 to fade.

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