Frankel's Lament

Transcribed by Rob [email protected] This would have to be one of my favourites off the album. Riff: e|-------------------------------------|| B|-------------------------------------|| G|------------------------------------*|| D|-----0^2---2-------2-----2^0--------*|| A|-------------2-3-3---3-3-----3-------|| E|-0-0-----0---------------------1-0---|| Play Riff over and over Okay, let's just set the scene in a hospital. Mip... mip... mip... Frankel the mouse is there, on the bed. Mip... mip... mip... Riff I've forgotten everything, Riff In my little mouse-sized bin. Riff In a county hospital, Riff (to With a tiny bandage round my head. You've just got a broken ankle, Riff Snap out of it, Frankel. Riff Images are coming back to me, Riff When I close my eyes I see. Riff How I got my injury, Riff(to Cause I attempted beastiality. Frankel, it's your past you're seeing, You tried making love to a human being. Frankie, all the things you could have been, That it's now impossible to be. Now you'll never realise your dream, To be a world champion at frisbee________________. Riff Gatesy: (Playing air guitar) Ne-ne-ne-ne-nl, ne-ne-ne-ne-nl... Ne-ne-ne-ne-nl, neoww... Nl-nl-nl-nl-nl-nl... two handed... nl-nl-nl-nl-nl... Nl-nl-nl-nl-nl-nl... there's usually a really self-indulgent Kirk Hammet solo... Nl-nl-nl-nl-nl-nl-nl-nl-nl-nl-nl-nl... Scod: Yeah, but there's usually an instrument! Gatesy: That's true, there is. Riff Now I'm back in walking therapy, Riff And they're saying, "Bend your knee, Katie, bend your knee". Riff But my name is not Katie, Riff And I'll never throw a fuckin' frisbee. Luke Skywalker, look at him, He saved the galaxy with a prosthetic limb. Frankie, all the things you could have been, That it's now impossible to be. Now you'll never realise your dream, To be a world champion at frisbee________________. Memories flying at me,