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Frank Black and the Catholics
Song: The Black Rider (Tom Waits)
Album: Black Letter Days
Tabbed by: Derek (ProverbialCereal)


BASS intro:
G------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------5-------------------
A--3--4--5---10-----3--4--5-------3--4--5---10---
E------------------------------------------------

"WALK UP" on Guitar sounds good like this:
E---------------5--5---3----
B---5--5--------6--6---3----
G---5--5--------7--7---4----
D---5--5--5--5--7--7---3----
A---3--3--4--4--5--5---5----
E----------------------3----
          

C                     A7
 Come on along with the Black Rider
D             G       C  (walk up)
 We'll have a gay old time
C                          A7
 Lay down in the web of the black spider
D                G          C  (walk up)
 I'll drink your blood like wine

C             
 So come on in
   F
 It ain't no sin
     Dm
 Take off your skin
     Dm                G
 And dance around your bones
C                      A7
 So come along with the Black Rider
Dm            G       C  (walk up)
 We'll have a gay old time

C                     A7
 Anchors away with the Black Rider
D                G           (walk up)
 I'll drink your blood like wine
      C                              A7
 I'll drop you off in Harlem with the Black Rider
D              G         (walk up)
 Out where the bullets shine

C             
 So come on in
   C7
 It ain't no sin
     F
 Take off your skin
     Dm                G
 And dance around your bones
C                      A7
 So come along with the Black Rider
Dm            G          (walk up)
 We'll have a gay old time

C                      A7
 Come on along with the Black Rider
Dm            G    (walk up)
 I want your company
C                      A7
 Come on along with the Black Rider
Dm                 G         (walk up)
 I've got just the thing for thee

C
 I'll have the veal
  C7
 A lovely meal
       F
 That's how I feel
       Dm                   G7 
 May I use your skull for a bowl

C                      A7
 Come on along with the Black Rider

Dm            G
 We'll have a gay old 
Em            A7
 We'll have a gay old
Dm            G
 We'll have a gay old
Em            A7
 We'll have a gay old
Dm            G
 We'll have a gay old
Em            A7
 We'll have a gay old
                     
                      -3-
                      -2-
                      -3-
                      -0-  
                      ---
Dm            C       ---           
 We'll have a gay old time

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For that second chord in the walk up, Frank might just play an
A7 barre chord:  575655  if you can figure out a better way to
play the walkup let me know

Lyrics swiped from:
  http://www.officialtomwaits.com/

For some reason Frank leaves out these lyrics:

 And when you're done
 You cock your gun
 The blood will run
 Like ribbons in your hair

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