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The Carpenter

Nightwish
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

...:::THE CARPENTER:::...

e--------------------------------------------------------/

B--------------------------------------------------------/

G--------------------------------------------------------/

D--------------------------------------------------7-7---/
A--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--5-5--7--7-7-7--7-7--3-3-5-5---/
E--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3--5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-------/

e--------------------------------------------------------/

B--------------------------------------------------------/

G--------------------------------------------------------/

D--------------------------------------------------7-7---/
A--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--5-5--7--7-7-7--7-7--3-3-5-5---/
E--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3--5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-------/

e--------------------------------------------------------/

B--------------------------------------------------------/

G--------------------------------------------------------/

D--------------------------------------------------7-7---/
A--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--5-5--7--7-7-7--7-7--3-3-5-5---/
E--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3--5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-------/

e--------------------------------------------------------/

B--------------------------------------------------------/

G--------------------------------------------------------/

D--------------------------------------------------7-7---/
A--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--5-5--7--7-7-7--7-7--3-3-5-5---/
E--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3--5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-------/
e------5------5-3-1-0-------5-----5---/
B-----5-5----5--------3----5-5---6-6--/
G----5------5-------------5-----5-----/
D-----------------------/3-----3------/
A---0------0--------------------------/

E-------------------------------------/

e------5------5-3-1-0-------5-----5---/
B-----5-5----5--------3----5-5---6-6--/
G----5------5-------------5-----5-----/
D-----------------------/3-----3------/
A---0------0--------------------------/

E-------------------------------------/

e------5------5-3-1-0-------5-----5---/
B-----5-5----5--------3----5-5---6-6--/
G----5------5-------------5-----5-----/
D-----------------------/3-----3------/
A---0------0--------------------------/

E-------------------------------------/

e------5------5-3-1-0-------5-----5---/
B-----5-5----5--------3----5-5---6-6--/
G----5------5-------------5-----5-----/
D-----------------------/3-----3------/
A---0------0--------------------------/

E-------------------------------------/

e------5------5-3-1-0-------5-----5---/
B-----5-5----5--------3----5-5---6-6--/
G----5------5-------------5-----5-----/
D-----------------------/3-----3------/
A---0------0--------------------------/

E-------------------------------------/

e------5------5-3-1-0-------5-----5---/
B-----5-5----5--------3----5-5---6-6--/
G----5------5-------------5-----5-----/
D-----------------------/3-----3------/
A---0------0--------------------------/

E-------------------------------------/

e--------------------------------------------------/

B--------------------------------------------------/

G--------------------------------------------------/

D--------5--------------------------5--------------/
A--7-----3-----3-----5-----7--------3-----3-----5--/
E--5-----------1-----3-----5--------------1-----3--/

e-------------------------------------------------------------------/

B-------------------------------------------------------------------/

G-------------------------------------------------------------------/

D------------------5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x----------------------------------/
A--7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x--/
E--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-----------------1-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x--/

e-------------------------------------------------------------------/

B-------------------------------------------------------------------/

G-------------------------------------------------------------------/

D------------------5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-------------------------7--------/
A--7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-5-------5--------/
E--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-----------------1-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-3----------------/
e------5------5-3-1-0-------5-----5---/
B-----5-5----5--------3----5-5---6-6--/
G----5------5-------------5-----5-----/
D-----------------------/3-----3------/
A---0------0--------------------------/

E-------------------------------------/

e------5------5-3-1-0-------5-----5---/
B-----5-5----5--------3----5-5---6-6--/
G----5------5-------------5-----5-----/
D-----------------------/3-----3------/
A---0------0--------------------------/

E-------------------------------------/

e------5------5-3-1-0-------5-----5---/
B-----5-5----5--------3----5-5---6-6--/
G----5------5-------------5-----5-----/
D-----------------------/3-----3------/
A---0------0--------------------------/

E-------------------------------------/

e------5------5-3-1-0-------5-----5---/
B-----5-5----5--------3----5-5---6-6--/
G----5------5-------------5-----5-----/
D-----------------------/3-----3------/
A---0------0--------------------------/

E-------------------------------------/

e--------------------------------------------------/

B--------------------------------------------------/

G--------------------------------------------------/

D--------5--------------------------5--------------/
A--7-----3-----3-----5-----7--------3-----3-----5--/
E--5-----------1-----3-----5--------------1-----3--/

e-------------------------------------------------------------------/

B-------------------------------------------------------------------/

G-------------------------------------------------------------------/

D------------------5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x----------------------------------/
A--7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-1-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x--/
E--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-----------------1-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x--/

e-------------------------------------------------------------------/

B-------------------------------------------------------------------/

G-------------------------------------------------------------------/

D------------------5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-------------------------7--------/
A--7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-5-------5--------/
E--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-----------------1-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-3----------------/

e-----------------------------------------------------/

B-----------------------------------------------------/

D-----------------------------------------------------/

G---9--------------------------------------------7-7--/
A---7-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-5-5-5-5--/
E-----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-3-3------/

e-------------------------------------------------------------/

B-------------------------------------------------------------/

D-------------------------------------------------------------/

G---9-----------------------------------------9-10-7-9--5-7---/
A---7-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--7-8--5-7--3-5---/
E-----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0------------------/

Guitar I

e-------------------------4-----------------3-4-3---------/
B--5-6-5--6-5-3--5-6-5--6---6--5-6-5--6-5-3-------3-5-3---/

G---------------------------------------------------------/

Guitar II

D--------------------------------------------5------------/
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3----5-------/
E--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------3-------/

Guitar I

e-------------------------4-----------------3-4-3---------/
B--5-6-5--6-5-3--5-6-5--6---6--5-6-5--6-5-3-------3-5-3---/

G---------------------------------------------------------/

Guitar II

D--------------------------------------------5-----7------/
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-----5------/
E--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------/

Guitar I

e------------------------------------------------------------/

B---------9--10--12--10--9-------------9--10--12--10--9------/
G--9--10--------------------10--9--10--------------------10--/

Guitar II

D-------------------------------------------------------------/

A--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2--/
E--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--/

Guitar I

e---------------------------------------------------------------/12-/

B-------9-10-12-10-9---------9-10-12-10-9--------9-10-12-10-9-------/
G--9-10--------------10-9-10-------------10-9-10--------------10----/

Guitar II

D-------------------------------------------------------------------/

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

e------------------------------------------------/

B------------------------------------------------/

G------------------------------------------------/

D-------------------------------------------7-7--/
A--7-7-7-7-7--3--5-------2-2-2-2-2-----5-5--5-5--/
E--5-5-5-5-5--1--3-------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3-------/

e------------------------------------------------/

B------------------------------------------------/

G------------------------------------------------/

D-------------------------------------------7-7--/
A--7-7-7-7-7--3--5-------2-2-2-2-2-----5-5--5-5--/
E--5-5-5-5-5--1--3-------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3-------/

e------------------------------------------------/

B------------------------------------------------/

G------------------------------------------------/

D-------------------------------------------7-7--/
A--7-7-7-7-7--3--5-------2-2-2-2-2-----5-5--5-5--/
E--5-5-5-5-5--1--3-------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3-------/

e------------------------------------------------/

B------------------------------------------------/

G------------------------------------------------/

D-------------------------------------------7-7--/
A--7-7-7-7-7--3--5-------2-2-2-2-2-----5-5--5-5--/
E--5-5-5-5-5--1--3-------0-0-0-0-0-----3-3-------/

e--------------------------------------------------/

B--------------------------------------------------/

G--------------------------------------------------/

D--------5--------------------------5--------------/
A--7-----3-----3-----5-----7--------3-----3-----5--/
E--5-----------1-----3-----5--------------1-----3--/

e-------------------------------------------------------------------/

B-------------------------------------------------------------------/

G-------------------------------------------------------------------/

D------------------5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x----------------------------------/
A--7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x--/
E--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-----------------1-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x--/

e-------------------------------------------------------------------/

B-------------------------------------------------------------------/

G-------------------------------------------------------------------/

D------------------5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-------------------------7--------/
A--7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-5-------5--------/
E--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-----------------1-x-x-1-x-x-1-x-3----------------/

e--------------------------------------------------------/

B--------------------------------------------------------/

G--------------------------------------------------------/

D--------------------------------------------------7-7---/
A--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--5-5--7--7-7-7--7-7--3-3-5-5---/
E--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3--5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-------/

e--------------------------------------------------------/

B--------------------------------------------------------/

G--------------------------------------------------------/

D--------------------------------------------------7-7---/
A--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--5-5--7--7-7-7--7-7--3-3-5-5---/
E--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3--5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-------/

e--------------------------------------------------------/

B--------------------------------------------------------/

G--------------------------------------------------------/

D--------------------------------------------------7-7---/
A--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--5-5--7--7-7-7--7-7--3-3-5-5---/
E--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3--5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-------/

e--------------------------------------------------------/

B--------------------------------------------------------/

G--------------------------------------------------------/

D--------------------------------------------------7-7---/
A--7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--5-5--7--7-7-7--7-7--3-3-5-5---/
E--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3--5--5-5-5--5-5--1-1-------/

e---------/

B---------/

G---------/

D---------/

A---7-----/
E---5-----/

Lyrics:

Who are you?

Man condemned to shine a salvation

throughout the centuries

Why ?

Was the wine of the grail

too sour for man to drink

The carpenter

carved his anchor

on the dying souls of mankind

On the tomb of this unknown soldier

lay the tools of the one

who for us had died

Tools of the carpenter

The one they lick

The same old sick

dream of their precious saviour

Kiss them deep and

make them weep

over promises of eternal peace

The carpenter

carved his anchor

on the dying souls of mankind

On the tomb of this unknown soldier

lay the tools of the one

who for us has died

Tools of the carpenter

I hear you

through the symphonic voices of nature

-the purity I could never doubt

They tell me to lie on the grass

and observe my saviour

The one crucified to the chirping of birds

The carpenter

carved his anchor

on the dying souls of mankind

On the tomb of this unknown soldier

lay the tools of the one

who for us has died

Tools of the carpenter

Paja_94

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