The Razor Dance
Richard Thompson
from you?me?us?
Nude side

THIS TRANSCRIPTION CONTAINS TWO PARTS

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PART ONE

Transcribed by Matt_Martin@kerrey.senate.gov (Matt Martin)

A while back, someone asked for the tab for The Razor Dance, and having a little
extra time last night, here's what I've come up with. I know there are a few *
minor* transitional runs I glossed over...I got lazy at the end. (N.B. The
electric guitar part is at least a little different from the acoustic one.) Hope
this helps!

DADGBE
Capo 2
(tab always above corresponding words)

<I>

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- --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--
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- -----------------0--------
- -----------0--1-----3--1--
- --0--2--3-----------------

4x

<I>

After the death of a thousand kisses
Comes the catacomb of tongues
Who can spit the meanest venom
From the poison of their lungs

<I - 2x>
<I>

Cruelest dance is the Razor Dance
Circle in and circle 'round
He said, she said, she said, he said
Thrill to put the other one down
The Razor Dance
The Razor Dance

<II>

- --------------------------2--
- --------------------------2--
- --1--2--1--2--1--2--2-----4--
- --2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--
- --2-----2-----2--------4--2--
- --2-----2-----2-----5--4-----

This time, gone too far
This time, can't heal the scar

- --3--5-----3--5-----
- --3--5-----3--5-----
- --5--7--2--5--7--2--
- --5--7--2--5--7--2--
- --3--5-----3--5-----
- --------------------

I want to break out of this spin
But gravity's pulling me in

<III>

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- --------------
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- --2--2--2--2--
- --2--3--2--3--
- --2--2--2--2--

The Razor Dance
The Razor Dance

<I - 2x>

<I>

What flies straighter than an arrow
What cuts deeper than a lance
Your wit may shine on the withering line
Cruelest dance is the Razor Dance
The Razor Dance
The Razor Dance

<II>

- --------------------------2--
- --------------------------2--
- --1--2--1--2--1--2--2-----4--
- --2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--
- --2-----2-----2--------4--2--
- --2-----2-----2-----5--4-----

Blood boils, tears burn
Some people, never learn

- --3--5-----3--5-----3--5-----
- --3--5-----3--5-----3--5-----
- --5--7--2--5--7--2--5--7-----
- --5--7--2--5--7--2--5--7--3--
- --3--5-----3--5-----3--5--3--
- --------------------------3--

If time could crawl back in its shell
And mischievous tongues could un-tell
But that's not the meaning of Hell

<IV>

- --0--0--------
- --1--1--1-----
- --0--0--0-----   3x
- --2--0--2--3--
- --3--2--0--3--
- -----------3--

Take your partners for the Razor Dance
Take your partners for the Razor Dance
Take your Partners for the Razor Dance

- -----
- --3--
- --0--
- --2--
- --2--
- --2--

<I - 6x>

The Razor Dance

- --1--1--1--1--1--1--
- --3--3--3--3--3--3--
- --2--2--2--2--1--0--
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- --------------------

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PART TWO

Additional Transcription by: Magnus Paterson <mjp@roe.ac.uk>

Dan Herman prompted me to start thinking about tuning/chords/tabs
for this. I made a start, but see Matt Martin has beaten me to it.
I've been assuming DADGBE too, but playing the following as the
introduction (albeit somewhat slowly):

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- --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--
- --2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--
- -----------------0-----------------------0--------
- -----------0--1-----3--1-----------0--1-----3--1--
- --0--2--3-----------------0--2--3-----------------