This Is Halloween by Danny Elfman, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

This Is Halloween

Biography:

Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American composer, best known as the lead singer and songwriter for the rock band Oingo Boingo, from 1976 to 1995 and later for scoring music for television and film and creating The Simpsons main title theme as well as the 1989 Batman movie theme. He has scored the majority of the films for his long-time friend Tim Burton.

Born in Los Angeles, he entered the film industry in 1976, initially as an actor.

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[Chords]
Cm Fm6/C
Em Fm6/C G7

[SHADOW]
Cm Fm6/C
Boys and girls of every age
Cm
Wouldn't you like to see something strange?

[SIAMESE SHADOW]
Bb
Come with us and you will see:
Cm G
This our town of Hallowe'en!

[PUMPKIN PATCH CHORUS]
Gm
This is Hallowe'en, this is Hallowe'en!
Bbm C Fm
Pumpkins screaming in the dead of night!

[GHOSTS]
Abm
This is Hallowe'en, this is Hallowe'en!
Em C#m
Trick or treat, til the neighbours gunna die of fright.
Bm Gm Bm Gm Bm
It's our town - Everybody scream
Dm E7
In this town of Hallowe'en!

[CREATURE UNDER THE BED]
F#m
I am the one hiding under your bed
D#m
Teeth ground sharp, and eyes glowing red

[MAN UNDER THE STAIRS]
F#m
I am the one hiding under your stairs
D#m
Fingers like snakes, and spiders in my hair!

[CORPSE CHORUS]
Cm
This is Hallowe'en, This is Hallowe'en

[VAMPIRES]
Abm Fm
Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en Hallowe'en!
Abm Fb Abm Fb
In this town, we call home,
Abm Eb Abm
everyone hail to the pumpkin song!

[MAYOR]
Fm Db Fm
In this town, don't we love it now?
Abm Bb Ebm
Everybody's waiting for the next surprise,

[CORPSE CHORUS]
Fm
'Round that corner, man,
Hiding in the trash can,
Abm Bb7
Something's waiting now to pounce,
F#m
and how you'll scream!

[HARLEQUIN DEMON, WEREWOLF & MELTING MAN]
This is Hallowe'en,
Red and black and slimy green

[WEREWOLF]
Dm
Aren't you scared?
Bm
Well... that's just fine!
F#m
Say it once, say it twice,
Take a chance, Roll the dice
Dm Bm
Ride with the moon in the dead of night

[HANGING TREE]
F#m Dm F#m Dm F#m
Every body scream, everybody scream,
Cm D7 Em
In our town of Hallowe'en!

[CLOWN]
I am the clown with the tear away face
C#m
Here in a flash, and gone without a trace

[SECOND GHOUL]
Em
I am the who, when you call 'who's there?'
C#m
I am the wind running through your hair

[OOGIE BOOGIE SHADOW]
Ebm
I am the shadow on the moon at night,
Bm Abm
filling your dreams to the brim with fright!

[CORPSE CHORUS]
Fm Dm
This is Hallowe'en, this is Hallowe'en!
Bm Gm
Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en!

[CHILD CORPSE TRIO]
C#m G#7/C# (goes with the -y-)
Tender lumplings everywhere,
C#m
Life's no fun, without a good scare

[PARENT CORPSES]
B
That's our job but we're not mean,
C#m G#7
In our town of Hallowe'en

[CORPSE CHORUS]
G#m E G#m
In this town, don't we love it now?

[MAYOR]
Bm C#7 F#m
Everyone's waiting for the next surprise

[CORPSE CHORUS]
Am F/A Am
Skeleton Jack might catch you in the back
Cm D7 Gm Bbm
and scream like a banshee make you jump out of your skin!

[EVERYONE]
F#m
This is Hallowe'en, won't you please
Ebm
make way for a very special guy?
Bbm
Our man Jack is king of the pumpkin patch
F#m Ebm
Everyone hail to the pumpkin king
Dm
This is Hallowe'en, This is Hallowe'en
Bbm Gm
Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en Hallowe'en!

[CORPSE CHILD TRIO]
Gm Eb Gm Eb
In this town, we call home
Gm D7 Gm
Everyone hail to the pumpkin song.

[EVERYONE]
la la la la la
Cm6
la la la la la
Bm
la la la la la
Cm6 D7
la la la la la
Wheeeeeeeee! (It says that in the book...)
Gm
Wild laughter