Gillian Welch – Knuckleball Catcher (Guitar)

Capo 3
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Dave Rawlings Machine - Knuckleball Catcher Tab by Avi Israel, July 29, 2014 ~ Based on a recording from October 4, 2007 - Los Angeles ~ I have a few recordings of this amazing song, and the above-mentioned (DRM show) is by far the best to my ears - Dave's solo is super-amazing. If anyone wants it, just send me an email and I'll have it your way asap... Since it's yet to be released, I'm putting it under Gillian Welch as well, because who knows what record they'd release it on. I believe this is one of their very best tunes (and I believe it actually sounds better with Dave singing lead). Intro / "Thing" in between verses:
     G    B7/F#   Em   C/G
e|---3-----2------0-----0---|   
B|---0-----0------0-----1---|
G|---0-----2------0-----0---|
D|---0-----1------2-----2---|   
A|---2-----2------2-----3---|
E|---3-----2------0-----3---|
Verse: G C/G
e|--3--------0-----------|   
B|--0/1------1-----------|
G|--0--------0-----------|
D|--0--------2-----------|   
A|--2--------3-----------|
E|--3--------3-----------|

G                                             C/G
Caught my eye when a flash of lightning hit the land

G                                             D
Out in the darkness, with a banjo in your hand

         G                                           C/G      A
You came into the firelight, to the circle from the gloom

G                          D                          G
I was standing childlike, while you got yourself in tune

       D                      C/G                 G
Now a bricklayer can be an old-time player too

       D                      C/G                 A
But a knuckleball catcher, only gets one job to do

G                                             C/G
You played your melody, it was too much to believe

G                                  D
Froze my flesh down to minus nine degrees

G                                                          C/G      A
Like I was passing a graveyard full of flowers on mother's day

G                                         D                    G
Now that's the last time I let a stranger break my heart this way

       D                      C/G           G
Now a den mother can be a dashboard drummer too

      D                     C/G                 A
But a knuckleball catcher, only gets one job to do
C/G D G the move from C/G to D is He only gets on job to do a slide of the whole form two frets up "Thing" - Tu-do-do *Notice, D is usually C/G, two frets up
Solo also played while Gillian plays the "Thing":
     G    B7/F#   Em   C/G
e|---3----3----0----0---|
B|---0----0----0----1---|
G|---0----0----0----0---|
D|---0----0----2----2---|
A|---2----0----2----3---|
E|---3----2----0----3---|

G                                                        C/G
When the jam was finished, and you slipped out of the choir

G                                             D
I tried to follow, but my shoes just caught on fire

     G                                               C/G      A
so I searched the campfire, I never saw your face again

           G              D                  G
You ain't a devil woman, just a bluegrass fan

       D                      C/G               G
'Cause a left-winger can be a bluegrass singer too

       D                      C/G                     A
and some hard liquor can make a guitar picker out of you

      G                     D                G
but a knuckleball catcher only gets one job to do
C/G D G the move from C/G to D is He only gets on job to do a slide of the whole form two frets up "Thing" - Tu-do-do D chord, is usually (relative to capo):
e|---0----|
B|---3----|
G|---0----|
D|---4----|
A|---5----|
E|---5----|
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