The Ballad Of Delilah Morreo

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[Verse 1]

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Well the blood runs thicker than the water for Delilah Morreo
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The daughter of a mad confider, bat and beast and wolf and spider
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Never had a chance at all to save her precious mortal soul
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The reaper's hold would not let go, for poor Delilah Morreo

[Verse 2]

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Two men of equal brilliant minds enchant Delilah Morreo
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Her love for science was a curse, she wilted and was drawn by hearse
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One suitor grew obsessed, he would restore her pretty little soul
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Awoke she did with spectral glow, the corpse Delilah Morreo

[Bridge]

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Horrified
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Yes, the poor dear tried to make things right
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But thirst did call
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Suitors did fall
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The woman's grave was said and done
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And yet she lived
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The darkness comes

[Chorus]

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Been dead and gone, but not for long (I’m gonna getcha)
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You’ll hear the howling of my song (I’m gonna geeeeetcha)

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Oooooh
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Hahhh
      Em
Ah-ha-hahhhh

[Verse 3]

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No beats except of greasy bat wings for Delilah Morreo
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But heartless girls they still can love, befriending rats and fallen doves
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And then she found out there were more just like her own forgotten soul
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But they were bad, they had to go, said Delilah Morreo

[Verse 4]

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Vampiric chants and alchemy dabbled Delilah Morreo
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She thought she might have cured the spell, but things again did not go well
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Instead of needing to drink life, she hungered for some hell-bound souls
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From then on out, she ate her foes, Miss Delilah Morreo

[Bridge]

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Her fate was sealed, the poor dear tried to make things right
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A new thirst called
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Vampires fall
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The woman's creed and code were true
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Sleep tight tonight
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Her teeth will chew


[Chorus]

Em            G                 Am              B7
Been dead and gone, but not for long (I’m gonna getcha)
Em              G             Am              B7    Em
You’ll hear the howling of my song (I’m gonna geeeeetcha)

Em Bm7 Am

Em
Ah, break it down

[Verse 5]

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Well the boogeyman fears the wraith Delilah Morreo
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And Death and her are friends now no matter where it is she goes
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So all the Vampires should hide from this lady
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This side of the netherworld, she’s the baddest in Hades

[Verse 6]

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All the sugar skulls sing her praise, Delilah Morreo
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There ain't no ghost or specter that’ll stand with her toe to toe
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The demon boys love her, it turns the Banshees green
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But there ain’t no man for this Vampire Queen!


[Chorus]

Em            G                 Am              B7
Been dead and gone, but not for long (I’m gonna getcha)
Em              G             Am              B7    Em
You’ll hear the howling of my song (I’m gonna geeeeetcha)

Em Am
Aaoooh
B7
*growl*
      Em
Ah-ha-hahhhh!


[Outro]

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Ohhh
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Ohh-ho-ho-hohhhh