Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

 Though I've walked down a crooked path

 That don't mean that it wasn't cursed

 My feeble heart was filled with wrath

 My poison mind with thoughts perverse

 And the devil is living in my basement

 I'm trying hard to hide him from my wife

 And I know someday I'm gonna have to face him

 But for now I keep my secrets with the night

 As I breeze through this windy city

 The devil he now rides upon my back

And all the boys here look mighty pretty

I need a fix and lord, I need it fast

 I let my houseguests rest in my crawlspace

Don't let anyone tell you that I'm a bad host

I take cover behind my white facepaint

While I battle my bitter father's ghost

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 And by now the hounds have surely caught my scent

 In just a short time I'm no longer free

Oh lord you know I would repent

But the devil he now speaks for me

 And the icy needle kisses my veins

As I kiss my dear sister goodbye

Now as I descend into the final flames

It's my turn to die

 (bass runs )