The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown)
"the green manalishi (with the two pronged crown)" (Green) – 3:27
"the green manalishi (with the two pronged crown)" (Green) – 3:27
Originally by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac as a single in 1970.
Judas Priest released a cover of the song on the U.S. edition of Hell Bent for Leather in 1979.
Melvins version originally from The Maggot, 1999.
Notes
Peter Green wrote the song shortly before he left Fleetwood Mac and was struggling with LSD. Green has always maintained that the song is about money, as represented by the devil.
Green has explained that he wrote the song after experiencing a drug-induced dream, in which he was visited by a green dog (represented money). "It scared me because I knew the dog had been dead a long time. It was a stray and I was looking after it. But I was dead and had to fight to get back into my body, which I eventually did. When I woke up, the room was really black and I found myself writing the song."
Lyrics
Now, when the day goes to sleep and the full moon looks
The night is so black that the darkness cooks
Don't you come creeping around - making me do things I don't want to
Can't believe that you need my love so bad
Come sneaking around trying to drive me mad
Busting in on my dreams - making me see things I dont wanna see
Cause you're the green manalishi with the two prong crown
All my trying is up - all your bringing is down
Just taking my love then slipping away
Leaving me here just trying to keep from following you
Guitar Tab
Thursday, April 05, 2001 3:19 AM melvins revisions by prick@PunchMyVagina.com i did not originally tab this song, the original fleetwood mac version appears on other web sites. but i checked it against the version that appears on The Maggot and i feel it to be as accurate as it is going to get. most of this song is heavily palm muted. musically the melvins version is 100% like the original except they leave out a few chords and the bass is arranged differently. standard tuning intro E|--0------0------0-------------------(12)-------------------- B|--0------0------0-------------(12)--------------------------- G|--0------0------6--------------------------------------------- D|--5------4------6---------------------------------------------- A|--7------5------4--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- E|--0------0------0--------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- p.m. E5 now when the day goes to sleep.... Em G A G A Em E5 the night is so black darkness cooks... Em G A G A Em G A A|------0--2-----0--------3-- E|---0--------3------2--1---- p.m. E|--0----------------------------|--0----------0------------- B|--0----------------------------|--0----------0------------- G|--0----------------------------|--0----------0------------- D|--5--4--5----------------------|--5--4--5--4-------------- A|--7--6--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|--7--6--7--5-------------- E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--- E|--0----------------------------|--0-----------0------------- B|--0----------------------------|--0-----------0------------ G|--0----------------------------|--0-----------0------------ D|--5--4--5----------------------|--5---4--2--4------------- A|--7--6--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|--7---5--3--5------------- E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|--0---0--0--0--0--0--0-- E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------ B|--0---------------------------------------------------------------- G|--0----------------------------------------------------------------- D|--5--4--5-----5--5--5-----------4--4--4-----2--2------------- A|--7--6--7--7--7--7--7--7--------5--5--5-----3--3------------ E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--- D|--4-----2--------------2--|----1--2------4--4------------ A|--5-----3--------------3--|----2--3------5--5------------- E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- E|------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------1p0---------------------- G|---------0-----------2----------------0--------------2p0-------------- D|--2--2---2------2----2-------2--2---2--------------------4p2-0--- A|--2--------------0-------------2---------------------------------------- E|--0---------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|--------0-----------2----------------0-------------------------0h2---4h5- D|--2--2---2------2----2-------2--2---2---------------2h4---------------- A|--2--------------0-------------2--------------3h5-------------------------- E|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------- B|--0-------------------------- G|------------------------------ D|----------------------------- A|----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-- E|----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- p.m. Em just tryin to keep from following you p.m. D|--5--4---------2------------------------------------5--4-- A|---------2--5------2--5--3-----3--2------------2-------- E|------------------------------------------0--2--3-----------