From the CD 'Master of Reality'
                Written by Iommi/Ward/Butler/Osbourne
                Warner Bros. Records  2562-2

        Tune your guitar down 1 & 1/2 steps for this song. This tab was

Correctly

E -> c#
 B -> G#
 G -> E
 D -> B
 A -> F#
 E -> C#



| = Not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = Vibrato or held note
X = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
H = hammer on
P = pull off
S = slide
B = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
R = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = Slide up from infinity
\ = Slide down into infinity
O  \_
O  /   repeat sign (always look for these!)
X\ _
X\   pick slide; slide the edge of the pick along the strings
Pm = Palm Mute; lightly touch the strings at the bridge with the edge of
        The fret hand

[Intro]

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------2-----1---0--------------------------------------|
A|--x\--------0-1-2-----2---2---1~----0h1p0----0-(0)h1p0----0h1p0----|
E|--x\----0-3-------------------------------3------------3--------3--|
        Pm-----------| PM  PM              PM           PM       PM

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------2--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---1-2----2p0---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------------------------|
                   Pm

[Riff 1]
      E         D5
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----1-1-1-1---2---2-2-----------------1-1-1-1--2-------------------|
D|----2-2-2-2---0---0-0-----------------2-2-2-2--0----------------2--|
A|----2-2-2-2---0---0-0---0-7-6-5~~-----2-2-2-2--0-0h2-----0--1-2----|
E|-0--0-0-0-0------------------------0--0-0-0-0--------3-------------|
                                    Pm                PM
                                      C5             D5  B5
E|------------------2------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------3------------------------------------------------|
G|-----1-1-1-1---2--2------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-2-2-2---0--0------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-2-2---0------0--7-6-5~/----10-10-10-10-10-12--9-----------|
E|--0--0-0-0-0-------------------------8--8--8--8--8-10--7-----7\----|

[Riff 2a]                               [Riff 2b]

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5h7----------5h7----------5~~~~----5h7----------5h7-------------|
E|--0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0-----------0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-5~b6r5--|

[Fill 1]

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5h7----------5h7-------------------------------------------------|
E|--0---0-0-0-0--0---0-0-5~b6r5--/12\--------------------------------|

[Riff 3] Riff 4]

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0h2~--1~--0~----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------2~--1~--0~-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------0---3--(3)p0--6----6-5--3--0--------|

[Riff 5]

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5--------------------------------------------|
A|--7-6-5--------5-6-7-----7~----------------------------------------|
E|---------7~~-------------------------------------------------------|

Progression

[Intro] X4
[Riff 1] X1
[Intro] X2

[Riff 2a+2b] X4

[Riff 2a+2b] W/ lyrics

Rocket engines burning fuel so fast
Up into the night sky they blast
Through the universe the engines whine
Could it be the end of man and time?
Back on earth the flame of life burns low
Ev'rywhere is misery and woe
Pollution kills the air, the land, and sea

With [Fill 1]

Man prepares to meet his destiny, yeah

[Riff 3] X1
[Riff 2a] X1
[Riff 3] X1

[Riff 2a+2b] X2

[Riff 2a+2b] W/ lyrics

Rocket engines burning fuel so fast
Up into the black sky so vast
Burning metal through the atmosphere
Earth remains in worry, hate, and fear
With the hateful battles raging on
Rockets flying to the glowing sun
Through the empires of eternal void

With [Fill 1]

Freedom from the final suicide

[Riff 3] X1
[Riff 2a] X1
[Riff 3] X1 (hit low E string at end)

[Riff 4] X4

With [Riff 4]

Freedom fighter sent out to the sun
Escape from brainwashed minds and pollution
Leave the earth to all its sin and hate
Find another world where freedom waits, yeah

[Riff 3] X1
[Riff 4] X1
[Riff 3] X1

[Riff 2a+2b] X4

[Riff 2a+2b] W/ lyrics

Past the stars in fields of ancient void
Through the shields of darkness where they find
Love upon the land, a world unknown
Where the songs of freedom make their home
Leave the earth to Satan and his slaves
Leave them to their future in their graves
Make a home where love is there to stay

With [Fill 1]

Peace and happiness in every day

[Riff 3] X1
[Riff 2a] X1
[Riff 3] X1

[Riff 2a+2b] X2

[Outro solo] Over [Riff 2a+2b]

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------7-9-9b11r9---7h9-9-9~---9p7--9~p7-----|
D|-----5-------5-----5-7--7s9----------------------------------------|
A|-5h7---7-7~----7~--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

                              At this point, the solo breaks into a
                                Two-guitar section. I will leave out
                                Guitar II because I'll assume you can't
                                Play two parts at once
     Gtr. I breaks off here \/
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------7-9-9b11---9b11---9b11r9------|
D|--9s7p5-7~~-----5-------------5-7s9-------------------------------|
A|------------------7-7~~~--5-7-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7h9-9~~p7--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9s7p5-7~~---5---5-7--7b9r7---5~~----------------------|
A|---------------------------7---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 5] X4

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14~--14----------------------/14~-14----------------------/14~-14--|
E|-12~--12---12s2-2-2s5b6r5~----/12~-12--12s2-2-2s8b9r8~-----/12~-12--|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------/14~--14-------------------------14--14-14--|
E|-12s3-3-3s10b11r10~----/12~--12--12s3-3-3s12b13r12~-----12--12-12--|

E|------------12------------------------------------12-15b17--15----|
B|---------12----15p12-----12-12------------------------------------|
G|-14b16----------------14-12-12s9--9/------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------14--14-14------------------|
E|---------------------------------------12--12-12------------------|

E|-12h15p12----------------------------------------12---------------|
B|-----------12-15b17--15--15b17\---------------12-12-15p12---------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------14-14p12|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------14--14-14----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------12--12-12----------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12-12\------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----12-12\----------------9b11r9~~~-------7h9-9-9~~~p7----------|
D|-14------------------------------------------------------9s7p5-7~|
A|-------------14--14-14\------------------------------------------|
E|-------------12--12-12\------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------7-9--9b11r9p7---9s14~--14b16----|
D|---5----------------5------5--7s9----------------------------------|
A|-----7-7~~~-----5h7----5h7-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----12----------------12---------15b17~~----15--12-----------12---|
B|-12-----15--15b17~~-------15p12--------------15--12--15b17~~-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------12-------------------------12--------------12----|
B|-15--15b17~~--------15-12----------------12----15-15b17~-------15-|
G|--------------------------14p12--14b16----------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------12------------------------|
B|-12---------------------12-15---------12-----15--15b17~~\----------|
G|----14p12-14-----12h14~--------14b16-------------------------------|
D|-------------14----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 5] X4, last note w/ heavy reverb