Biography:
Roky Erickson (born Roger Kynard Erickson on July 15, 1947, died May 31, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist from Austin, Texas. He was a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators, who are considered to be one of the first two bands to ever use the word "psychedelic" ( + see The Deep) to describe rock music. See also Roky Erickson & the Aliens and Roky Erickson & The Explosives.
In 1969 the band were all arrested
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Other songs:
- I Have Always Been Here Before
- Anthem I Promise
- Be And Bring Me Home
- Burn The Flames
- Creature With The Atom Brain
- Devotional Number One
- For You
- Goodbye Sweet Dreams
- Hungry For Your Love
- I Love The Living You
- I Think Of Demons
- I Walked With A Zombie
- If You Have Ghosts
- John Lawman
- Night Of The Vampire
- Right Track Now
- Song To Abe Lincoln
- Sweet Honey Pie
- White Faces
- You Dont Love Me Yet
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Chords:
B A G
E|----7----5----3----|
B|----7----5----3----|
G|----8----6----4----|
D|----8----7----5----|
A|----9----7----5----|
E|----7----5----3----|
Intro:
B A B G
Riff:
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-7-9-10-10-1097-|
Verse 1:
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
B A B
Why is he acting so strange
B A B
Do you think he's one of them?
Verse 2:
B A B
Threw the doll right down
B A B
Ripped it's guts off and threw it on the ground
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
Monologue 1:
B A
"I told you I'd come back!
B
Remember Buchanan?"
B A B
"But you're not Buchanan!"
B A B
"I don't look like him, but I am him.
B A B
Don't you recognize the voice, Jim?
B A B
I promised to see you die, and I will!"
B A B G
(faintly)
"Hey boss let us in! Boss man, let us in that door!"
Verse 3:
B A B
No one stitches like that
B A B
No one stitches like that
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
Monologue 2 + Bridge:
(note: chord progression played repeatedly, B A B )
"Today's big story centers around
the killing of District Attorney Mcgraw
whose body was found in his garage, murdered."
"Dr. Walker is under the impression that
these crimes were being perpetrated by
dead men charged with atom rays, which gives them
superhuman strength and makes them impervious to bullets.
Well, if you want to believe that story you can."
Verse 4:
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
B A B
Why is he acting so strange
B A B
Do you think he's one of them?
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
Outro: (fade out)
B A B
B A B
B A B G
Note:
Roky Erickson & The Aliens song title, "Creature with the Atom Brain" is based of a 1955
film of the same name. The film is about a deported American gangster, Frank Buchanan
who forces an ex-Nazi scientist to create zombies by resurrecting corpses through radiation
in order to help him exact revenge on his enemies.
B A G
E|----7----5----3----|
B|----7----5----3----|
G|----8----6----4----|
D|----8----7----5----|
A|----9----7----5----|
E|----7----5----3----|
Intro:
B A B G
Riff:
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-7-9-10-10-1097-|
Verse 1:
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
B A B
Why is he acting so strange
B A B
Do you think he's one of them?
Verse 2:
B A B
Threw the doll right down
B A B
Ripped it's guts off and threw it on the ground
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
Monologue 1:
B A
"I told you I'd come back!
B
Remember Buchanan?"
B A B
"But you're not Buchanan!"
B A B
"I don't look like him, but I am him.
B A B
Don't you recognize the voice, Jim?
B A B
I promised to see you die, and I will!"
B A B G
(faintly)
"Hey boss let us in! Boss man, let us in that door!"
Verse 3:
B A B
No one stitches like that
B A B
No one stitches like that
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
Monologue 2 + Bridge:
(note: chord progression played repeatedly, B A B )
"Today's big story centers around
the killing of District Attorney Mcgraw
whose body was found in his garage, murdered."
"Dr. Walker is under the impression that
these crimes were being perpetrated by
dead men charged with atom rays, which gives them
superhuman strength and makes them impervious to bullets.
Well, if you want to believe that story you can."
Verse 4:
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
B A B
Why is he acting so strange
B A B
Do you think he's one of them?
B A B
Creature with the atom brain
Outro: (fade out)
B A B
B A B
B A B G
Note:
Roky Erickson & The Aliens song title, "Creature with the Atom Brain" is based of a 1955
film of the same name. The film is about a deported American gangster, Frank Buchanan
who forces an ex-Nazi scientist to create zombies by resurrecting corpses through radiation
in order to help him exact revenge on his enemies.
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