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Intro: (Fig. 1) 
 

Fig. 1 INTRO 
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** a second guitar plays 10~~~~ 

Fig 2. MAIN RIFF 
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Fig. 3  
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Fig. 4 PRE-CHORUS 
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Fig. 5 SOLO 
The Van Halen part goes something like (heavy tapping): 
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with slide 
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G|-6-6-6-6(5)4---7--7--7--7(6)-6---9--9--9--9(7)-7----9-11-/7--| 
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Fig. 6 OUTRO 
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Verse 1 (Fig. 2): 
Once was a magical place 
Over time it was lost 
Price increased the cost 
Now the fortune of the kingdom 
Is locked up in its dungeon vaults 
The castle floor lies in traps 
With coiled wires set back 
Decoyed by old cheese 
Now the drawbridge has been lifted 
As the millions 
They drop to their knees 
Chorus (Dm Bb 4x): 
The pay homage to a king 
Whose dreams are buried in their minds 
His tears are frozen stiff 
Icicles drip from his eyes 
Verse 2 (Fig. 2): 
The cold wind blows as it snows 
On those who fight to get in 
On heads that are small 
Disillusioned as they enter 
They're unaware what's behind castle walls 
But now it's written in stone 
The king has been overthrown by jesterly fools 
And the power of the people  
Shall come to believe they do rule 
Chorus (Dm Bb 4x): 
The pay homage to a king 
Whose dreams are buried in their minds 
His tears are frozen stiff 
Icicles drip from his eyes 
(Fig. 3 2x) 
Welcome to the tragic kingdom 
Cornfields of popcorn have yet to spring open 

(Fig. 4 2x) 

Interlude (F#m C# E B 2x): 
Have they lost their heads 
Or are they just al blind mice 
We've heard all their stories 
One too many times 
(F#m Fm Em D#m (B)) 
Hypnotized by fireflies 
That glow in the dark 
Midgets that disguise themselves 
As tiny little dwarfs 
The parade that's electrical 
It serves no real purpose 
Just takes up a lot of juice 
Just to impress us 
(missing part, sorry....) 
Solo (Fig. 5) 
Chorus (Dm Bb 4x): 
The pay homage to a king 
Whose dreams are buried in their minds 
His tears are frozen stiff 
Icicles drip from his eyes 

(Dm Bb) 
Ohoo, they dripped from his eyes into the night 
They dripped from his eyes... 
They pay homage to a king, buried in their minds 
They dripped from his eyes 

Outro (Fig. 6 part one) 
Welcome to the tragic kingdom 
Cornfields op popcorn have yet to spring open 
(Fig. 6 part two x) 
Welcome to the tragic kingdom 
Welcome to the tragic kingdom 
Welcome to the tragic kingdom 
Welcome to the tragic kingdom 
Welcome to the tragic kingdom 
(and more and more and more)