Bm Bm In calculated silence Em Captivated by the violence I replay G F# Fifteen years ago today G F# Bm Oh, an evil evolution A Em Will bring a feeble institution to its knees G F# Oh doctor, can't you see? [Chorus] Bm Em That when the hands of fate G F# Fall on the midnight hour Bm Em Behind this mask of hate G F# I don the devil's power [Post-Chorus] "These are the devil's eyes" Bm F# Bm F# E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------7---7-----------5---5-----------7---7-----------5---5-------| G|-----------------------7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6---7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6-| D|---------------------9-----------9---8-----------8---9-----------9---8-----------8---| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G F# E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--7p0-0-7p0-0-7p0-7---8~----------7p0-0-7p0-0-7p0-3---3-5-3-2---------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------4-3-4~--------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1] Bm A former portrait of perfection F# Painted without plight Em Now Haddonfield's my battlefield G F# Your kids won't make it home tonight Bm With a madness void of reason F# I kill with every strike Em I'll haunt you day after day G F# G Knife after knife F# F# N.C. Taking life after li-ife [Chorus] Bm Em When the hands of fate G F# Fall on the midnight hour Bm Em Behind this mask of hate G F# I don the devil's power Bm Em If there's life in the shadows G F# Let the knife leave its mark G F# When the certainty of safety feels like stabbing F# Stabbing in the dark [Post-Chorus] Bm E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--7p0-0-7p0-0-7p0-7---8~----------7p0-0-7p0-0-7p0-3---3-5-3-2---------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------4-3-4~--------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 2] G Bm You'll learn a heartless human harvest F# Feeds this festival of flesh Em Stalking at the top Scream of the crop G F# A silent cut above the rest Bm Where blood's thicker than water F# I've carved up quite a scene Em With your worst fears carved on this white veneer G F# I'll change the face of Halloween G F# You can't kill the boogeyman [Chorus] Bm Em When the hands of fate G F# Fall on the midnight hour Bm Em Behind this mask of hate G F# I don the devil's power Bm Em If there's life in the shadows G F# Let the knife leave its mark G F# When the certainty of safety feels like stabbing F# Stabbing in the dark [Sound Bit] Bm All units respond Bm Multiple fatalities reported on Orange Grove Ave Bm Suspect has been identified as one Michael Myers Bm He is armed and extremely dangerous Bm Shoot to kill, I repeat, shoot to kill, over [Bridge] Em I am the shadow where there once was light F# Strangling all signs of life Em It's either you or some kid down the street G The choice is yours F# Trick or fuckin' treat! [Solo] E|-----------------------------10-7---7-10-7-9-6--------------------------------------| B|-7----7-8-7-5-7--7/10-7--3-5------8------------7--2-2-3-3-2-0-----------------------| G|----X---------------------------------------------------------3-3/4-----------------| D|--X-----------------------------------------------------------------4-4/7-9-7\4-2---| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------3--6--3--3/4----------------------------------------| D|-----------2-4-5-4-------------------------------------------------------| A|-0-2-2-4-5---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm guitar: | Bm Em | G F# | x2 [Chorus] Bm Em When the hands of fate G F# Fall on the midnight hour Bm Em Behind this mask of hate G F# I don the devil's power Bm Em If there's life in the shadows G F# Let the knife leave its mark G F# When the certainty of safety feels like stabbing F# Bm Stabbing in the dark ************************************ | X Dead note | p Pull-off | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato