Gun Club: "Death Party" (from the "Death Party" EP)
(note: all words are transcribed from the record, so there’s no guarantee that this is all 100% correct)
intro: feedback of the second guitar, then rhythm guitar opens with the following riff
E D E D etc.
--0-0---x-x-x--x--0-0---x-x-x--x--0-0—
--0-0---x-x-x--x--0-0---x-x-x-—x--0-0—
--1-1---1-1-1-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-(1)-1-1—
--2-2---2-2-2—-0-—2-2---2-2-2—-0—-2-2-
--2-2---2-2-2—-0-—2-2---2-2-2—-0—-2-2-
--0-0---0-0-0—-0--0-0---0-0-0—-0—-0-0-
(1)= keep finger in first fret position without playing this note
opening riff is played 2 times with guitar only, then 2 times with guitar and drums and then 8 times by the entire band
continue with opening riff throughout the song where it’s noted “E/D/E”
A E/D/E (2 times)
In the screaming red night I can hear your call
A E/D/E (4 times)
in the shrieking red night I can hear your call
G A E/D/E (4 times)
I arrive at the death party, I won't be back at all
All the kids round here they all look the same
all the kids round here they all look the same
they're at the death party, we know why they came
Throw down your heartache, throw down your worldly blues
throw down your heartache, throw down your worldly blues
come to the death party, you ain’t got nothing to lose
instrumental: 22 times E/D/E
Ain’t no music, ain’t no blood on the wall
there ain’t no music, ain’t no blood on the wall
well, at the death party we don't need that at all
Can I just light over that pile of bones, my friend
I just lit over you, my friend
you're at the death party and you have reached your end
instrumental: 32 times E/D/E
Throw down all your blood, throw down all your blues
throw down all your luck, throw down all your blues
G A E/D/E (2 times)
come to the death party, you ain’t got nothing to lose
G A E/D/E (2 times)
come to the death party, you ain’t got nothing to lose
G A E/D/E (2 times)
come to the death party, you ain’t got nothing to lose
G A E/D/E (2 times)
come to the death party, you ain’t got nothing to lose
instrumental: 141/2 times E/D/E