Cat Power – Black (Guitar)

Am F C E (throughout)
Waltz rhythm: Intro & Verses go two strokes per chord and in the chorus it changes to single stroke per chord.

Am              F
La grande faucheuse

                 C
La grande faucheuse

                 E
La grande faucheuse

                Am
La grande faucheuse

                F
La grande faucheuse

                C
La grande faucheuse

         E
Angel of death

Am                      F
Let me tell you a story 'bout black

C                               E
The one memory, and the one who threw it right back

Am               F
He was down so I took a ride

C                                      E
He moved the best way outta there so I took his advice

Am F C           E
 Oh, two seconds flat

Am        F                C               E
If I'd've know he would've treated me like that

Am F  C           E
Whoa, two seconds flat

Am           F              C            E
How was I to know he woulda done me like that?

Am              F
He had an empty gaze

C                   E
And his eyes like a bear

Am      F
Took me thoroughly

C                                     E
I threw the coat away and just like a fox he said

Am F C            E
Oh, who's lookin' at ya?

Am        F             C               E
Who was a good kid when God was lookin' after ya?

Am F  C              E
Whoa, who'll make it through?

Am           F                C            E
How was I to know it would've done this to you?

Am                          F
He made his move then I was down all alone

C                E
I kept askin' to come up for luck

Am                           F
I would take it and he would turn it in

      C                
Wait, let me catch my breath

E
That's black if you can catch him with it

Am                F
I was someone who believed in sin, he said

C                   E
I think I know just who that is

Am F C            E
Oh, who's lookin' at ya?

Am        F             C               E
Who was a good kid when God was lookin' after ya?

Am F  C              E
Whoa, who'll make it through?

Am           F                C            E
How was I to know it would've done this to you?

Am            F
Dead man now, once was a friend

C                                E
Ran all the way upstairs just to make my defense (save me, save me)

Am                        F
Threw me in the bag with ice and a slab

       C                                    E
Can of coke down my throat, almost his whole hand fittin' in (oh, hows it stop, yeah)

Am                             F
First I was amused, closest to death ever been

C                                       E
When the bright light went away I knew death was settin' in

Am                F
If I knew I would tell ya

C                      E
To keep trouble off, I tell ya

Am              F
You're the next one to get

C                                      E
Left with the story, that's when you go mad, that's black

Am F C                E
Oh, who's not lookin' at ya? (angel of death)

Am          F                C            E
Who'll be a good kid now that I'm lookin' after ya?

Am F C                E
Whoa, who'll make it through?

Am           F                  C                  E
How was I to know black would've turned from me to you?

E          Am
(Angel of death)

F         C
(Angel of death)

E         Am
(Angel of death)

F         C
(Angel of death)

E          Am
(Angel of death)

F         C
(Angel of death)

E          Am
(Angel of death)