King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Crumbling Castle
[Intro]
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[Intro with vocals]
   B5
   Meet me glassy eyed, blind, and divine. Hold down the fort on the coastline        
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  B5
  The castle is a pimple on the face of the world, a humble spot for tracks to drop if you listen
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[Main theme 2]
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[Verse 1]
  B5
  I see through the bricks, to the sea, crumbling castle
  Water's rising up, thick and green, crumbling castle
  Inching closer each century, crumbling castle
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  Are we safe in our citadel?
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[Chorus 1]
  F#5              G5          A5               E5
  Look upon our condition,         crumbling castle
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G|-6---/11------9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6---------2-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------4-----------|
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E|---7------7-7---------7-7--------7-7------------7---7-7---7---|
   F#5              G5          A5               E5
  You would not believe where I'm from, crumbling castle
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    B5
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A|--2---------|
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[Guitar and bass break]
    C#5
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A|--11------------------------------------------------|
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e|-----------------9---9-9-9h10p9--9--9-9--9--|----------------9---9-9-9h10p9--9--9-9--9--|
B|-----------9-10-----------------------------|-----------9-10----------------------------|
G|------10-11---------------------------------|------10-11--------------------------------|
D|-11-12--------------------------------------|-11-12-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Dual guitar part
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B|-------------------9---9-9-|-9h10p9--9--12-10--9--|-9h10p9--9--12-10----|-9h10p9--9--12-10--9-----|
G|-------------10-10---------|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|-11-11-12-12---------------|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
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B|-------------------------|-------------------------|--9--9--9-9h10p9---------|-------------------------|
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A|--11--11--11-11h12p11----|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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                                                       C#m                       Bm/D
e|----------------9---9-9-----|-9h10p9--9--9-9----------|-9-----------------------|-10----------------------|
B|-----------9-10-------------|-------------------------|-9-----------------------|-12----------------------|
G|------10-11-----------------|-------------------------|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|
D|-11-12----------------------|-------------------------|-11----------------------|-12----------------------|
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[Verse 3]
  B5
  We pray for the death, that does not come, crumbling castle
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E|--7-----7-7----------7-7--------7-7-------------7---7-7---7-|
  Dug all of our holes in God's Acre, crumbling castle
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  We have even said our last rites, crumbling castle
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  Are we safe in our holding cell?
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D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|---7------7-7-----------7-7-------------------7-7------------------7----7----7-|
[Chorus 1]
  F#5              G5          A5               E5
  Look upon our condition, crumbling castle
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G|-6---/11-------9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------4------2-----|
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  F#5              G5          A5               E5
  We head to our extinction, crumbling castle
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    B5
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[Synthesizer break 3:11-3:28]
B5
[Verse 4]
 B5
 The sounds of the constant lightning                  would be enough to block out the
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E|--7----7-------7--------7-----------7--2-7---7-|---7----7--------7------7-------------7-0-7-2-7---7|
   B5
 Fall of the end of the world if it were               not for the tinnitus from the bomb
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E|--7----7-------7--------7-----------7--2-7---7|---7----7-------7--------7------------7-0-7-2-7----7|
[High Guitar break]
   B5
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B|--------------------10-12---10h12p10-------------------------------------------|
G|-4---/11------9-11------------------12-11------9-11-11--7-9-9--6-7-7--4-6-6--2-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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E|---7-----7-7-------------7----------------7-7----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------2-3---------3-2h3p2-------2-3-3------------------------|
G|-4---4-------2h4---------------------------------4-6-6--2-4-4--0-2-2----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------4-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[Build-up]
   B5        D         E         F#
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A|-2-------|-2-------|-2-------|-4-------|
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[Verse 5]
   F#m
  In the wind I sway, back and forth
  I'm brittle as an aged human being
  When my walls are safe from wild weather
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D|-4---/11----9-11----------------------12-11-------9-11-11--7-9-9--6-7-7--4-6-6--2--------|
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E|---2----2-2--------------2-2------------------2-2----------------------------------------|
   F#m
  The filth forms into great nastiness
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B|------------------------2-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------1-2------2-1h2p1----1-2-2------------------------|
D|-4---4-------2h4----------------------------4-6-6-2-4-4--0-2-2----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------4-|
E|---2-----2-2---------2-2----------2-2-----------------------------|
[Build-up]
   F#5       A5        B5        C#
  Poly-      gon-      dwa-    naland
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G|---------|-2-------|-4-------|-6-------|
D|-4-------|-2-------|-4-------|-6-------|
A|-4-------|-0-------|-2-------|-4-------|
E|-2-------|---------|---------|---------|
[Synthesizer break 4:49-5:01]
F#m
[Chorus 2]
  F#m
  I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
  I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
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[Dual guitar break. First section 3x, then second section]
   F#m
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G|-2---/9----7-9---------------------9----7-9-9--6--7-7--4--6--6--2-4-7]4--1-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---2----2-2----2---------------------2-2-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------2------------------------------------------|
G|--------------1-2-----2-1h2p1-----1-2-2------------------------|
D|-4---4----2h4---------------------------4-6-6---2-4-4--0-2-2---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------4--|
E|---2---2-2-------2-2----------2-2------------------------------|
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G|-2---2----1h2-4-6------6-4h2p2----4-6-6--2-4-4--1-2-2----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------4-6-6--2-|
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E|---2---2-2-------2-2----------2-2------------------------------|
[Verse 6 (with high guitar break riff]
  F#m
  I don't want to fall into dust
  I don't want nothing but to live on
  The ache inside my keep spurs me on
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|-4---/11----9-11------------------12-11----9-11-11--7-9-9--6-7-7--4-6-6--2-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---2-----2-2-----------2----------------2-2--------------------------------------|
F#m
I don't want to be visible
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B|--------------------2-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------1-2-----2-1h2p1----1-2-2------------------------|
D|-4---4----2h4---------------------------4-6-6--2-4-4--0-2-2---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------4-|
E|---2---2-2-------2-2----------2-2-----------------------------|
[Build-up]
   F#5       A5        B5        C#
   Poly-     gon-      dwa-    naland
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B|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|-2-------|-4-------|-6-------|
D|-4-------|-2-------|-4-------|-6-------|
A|-4-------|-0-------|-2-------|-4-------|
E|-2-------|---------|---------|---------|
[Synthesizer break and flute solo 6:16-6:40]
F#m
[Chorus 2]
F#m
I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
I don't want to be a crumbling, crumbling, crumbling castle
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B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

[Guitar break from intro]
   B5
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B|------------------------|-------------------------|-7-7-------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|-9-7-------|
D|-7h9--9-9-9-9--9--------|---9--9-9-9-9--9---------|---9-------|
A|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|
[Verse 7]
   B5
  On this very day, in one thousand                   years the earth will be relative to the
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E|--7----7-------7--------7-----------7--2-7---7-|---7----7--------7------7-------------7-0-7-2-7---7|
   B5
  Sun and the moon and a new world will be            created, I know because it is written here
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E|--7----7-------7--------7-----------7--2-7---7|---7----7-------7--------7------------7-0-7-2-7----7|
[Arpeggiator break 7:38-8:00]
B5
[Verse 2, first half with synthesizer still going]
  B5
  I see through the bricks to the sea, crumbling castle
  Inching closer each century, crumbling castle
  Water rising up, thick and green, crumbling castle
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B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4---/11-----9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6----2---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------4---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7-----7-7----------7-7--------7-7-------------7---7-7---7-|
  B5
  Are we safe in our citadel?
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------10-------12-----------------------------------------------|
G|-4----/11------11-12-------------12-11h12p11-------11-12-11h12p11----7----9----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7------7-7-----------7-7-------------------7-7------------------7----7----7-|
[Guitar/harmonica solo]
B      D E
B      D E
B      D E
B      D E
[Chorus 1]
   F#5              G5          A5               E5
  Look upon our condition,         crumbling     castle
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6---/11------9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6---------2-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------4-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7------7-7---------7-7--------7-7------------7---7-7---7---|
   F#5              G5            A5              E5
   You would not believe where I'm from, crumbling castle
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6---/11------9-11-7-------7-9-6------6-7-6h7p6---------2-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------4-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7------7-7---------7-7--------7-7------------7---7-7---7---|
[Guitar/harmonica solo]
B5  D5  B5 D5 B5  D5  B5 D5
B5  D5  B5 D5 B5  D5  B5 D5
B5  D5  B5 D5 B5  D5  B5 D5
B5  D5  B5 D5 B5  D5  B5 D5
B5
[Outro (only play the 'I' the first time)]
   F#5 A5   G#5  C#5  E  C#5     G#5 A5   B5  A5 B5  D5 C#5 B5  G#5 A5 G#5 F#5
   I  don't want to  be   a   crumbling, crumbling, crumbling   ca-  stle
      Don't want to  be   a   crumbling, crumbling, crumbling   ca-  stle
      Don't want to  be   a   crumbling, crumbling, crumbling   ca-  stle
      Don't want to  be   a   crumbling, crumbling, crumbling   ca-  stle
e|---|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---|-2---------6------------2-----2-----4---2-4----7--6-4--------2---------|
D|-4-|-2----6----6----2-------2--6--2-----4---2-4----7--6-4----6---2--6------|
A|-4-|-0----6----4----2---4---0--6--0-----2---0-2----5--4-2----6---0--6--4---|
E|-2-|------4---------0---4------4-----------------------------4------4--4---|
h-hammer on

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