The Misfits Songbook

 Lyrics and Chords or Tabs for Guitar and Bass to all songs recorded by the Misfits between 1977 and 1983 
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E                                                                       T
                                                                        H
E                                                                       E
Come back little raven and bite my face
I've been waiting, endless waiting                                      M
Come back and bite my face                                              I
                                                                        S
B   E                                                                   F
B   E                                                                   I
                                                                        T
E                                                                       S
Come back little raven, descend your home
This is not then, it is not now                                         S
Come back, descend your throne                                          O
                                                                        N
B   E                                                                   G
B   E                                                                   B
                                                                        O
G   E                                                                   O
G   E                                                                   K

  G                           E
I think you realize what I've done
           G                        E
Well, on a corner slept my horrible corpse                              T
        G            E                                                  H
I'm not alive for anyone                                                E
  G                           E
I think you realize what I've done                                      M
                                                                        I
          G                                                             S
You gotta come back                                                     F
          E                                                             I
You gotta come back                                                     T
          G                                                             S
You gotta come back
          E                                                             S
You gotta come back                                                     O
                                                                        N
E (guitar) / G (bass)                                                   G
                                                                        B
E                                                                       O
Come back little raven, here by my face                                 O
I've been waiting, endless waiting                                      K
Come back and bite my face

B   E
B   E
                                                                        T
G   E                                                                   H
G   E                                                                   E

  G                           E                                         M
I think you realize what I've done                                      I
             G                            E                             S
We're on the corner, slashed my heart for fun                           F
        G            E                                                  I
I'm not alive for anyone                                                T
  G                           E                                         S
I think you realize what I've done
                                                                        S
G                                                                       O
You gotta come back                                                     N
E                                                                       G
You gotta come back                                                     B
G                                                                       O
You gotta come back                                                     O
E                                                                       K
You gotta come back

          G                     E
You gotta come back, come back, well, come back
                                                                        T
Come back to me                                                         H
          G                     E                                       E
You gotta come back, come back, come on back
                                                                        M
Right back to me                                                        I
          G                     E                                       S
You gotta come back, come back, come on back                            F
                                                                        I
Right back to me                                                        T
          G                     E                                       S
You gotta come back, come back, come on back
                    G                                                   S
Right back to me, yeah                                                  O
                                                                        N
                                                                        G
Note: There are numerous bass and guitar fills throughout the song,     B
but these three contribute most to the flow of the song.                O
                                                                        O
verse bass fill:                                                        K
G|-----------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-0-----|  Bass plays this fill twice
A|-------------2-0-|  during the verses.
E|-----------------|
                                                                        T
prechorus bass riff:                                                    H
G|---------------------------------|                                    E
D|-----1-1-4-4-1-1-----1-1-4-4-1-1-|  Bass plays this riff when
A|-2-2-------------2-2-------------|  the guitar plays the B chord.
E|---------------------------------|

chorus bass riff:
G|---------|       |---------|       This bass riff is played during the
D|---------|       |---------|       "you've got to come back" portion of
A|-----5-5-| (4x)  |-----2-2-| (4x)  the choruses.  This riff may also be
E|-3-3-----|       |-0-0-----|       played one octave higher.


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