The man in the iron mask — Bragg Billy
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Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 07:59:36 +0000 From: [email protected]
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Just saw Billy doing this live- I'm sure that the actual fingering goes Like this :
Intro/Verse
Bit Between The Verses
a b C G E Am G E E7 *strum *you. Dm7 G *C [back to picking again] ...said you loved me and it broke my heart....
Outro
// E Am E Am \ \ //
On the last time stop the outro riff at $ and strum Amajor (577655) Twice.
H is a hammer on P is a pull off / is slide up is a slide down X is strum, but mute the strings at the neck
Nic
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Billy Bragg's "The Man in the Iron Mask". pretty correct as far as I can Tell but I'm sitting here in the dark with my 12-string, which is no fun To pick on, and no cd player... so.
Intro/verses: when....off...I will not say who..that
who so quickly...
When he drops you off I will not say Who was that who so quickly drove away
The things you've done and the places you've been When I open the door for you I will not let them in
As long as you come back to me I will never ask For you I will be the man in the iron mask
Then this bridge part: (octaves optional-not sure if they belong or not but I like them) ^ ^ ^ ^ Listen to the record... Hit the C, G, hard where indicated... The first Mute E&A and go at it for an extra beat before the C. The second time Let The Em ring, then strum the E7 slowly, hit the B, and back into the
Verse
You said you loved me and it broke my heart I was always your prisoner right from the start
The nights you spend without me this house is like a dungeon And you only return to torture me more
You must have your reasons, I will not ask For you I will be the man in the iron mask
It ends with a variation of the verse, mostly playing an arpeggiated Em With Those little Am things... the last chord is an A (major) on the B&G (or Maybe B&D) strings.