Melissa Etheridge – The Shadow Of A Black Crow (Guitar)

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SONG: THE SHADOW OF A BLACK CROW ARTIST: MELISSA ETHERIDGE ALBUM: 4th STREET FEELING TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected] NOTE: Below the first version which consists of a lot of RIFFS is another version much simpler to follow using ONLY chords. You can choose to follow one or the other or use parts of both.
          RIFF 1                        RIFF 2   
E -----------------------|  E --------------------------| 
B -----------------------|  B --------------------------|
G -----------------------|  G --------------------------|
D -----------------------|  D --------------------------|
A -----------------------|  A --5-7--5-7--5-7--7-7-5-2--|
E --5-7--5-7--5-7-3-2-0--|  E --------------------------|

         RIFF 3         RIFF 4
E ----------------|  E ---------|
B ----------------|  B ---------|
G ----------------|  G ---------|
D ----------------|  D ---------|
A -------5-7-7/9--|  A ---------|
E --5-7-----------|  E --3-2-0--|
INTRO: RIFF 1 - 2x's VERSE: RIFF 1 I am levitating RIFF 1 Somewhere down the road RIFF 2 With a price on my head RIFF 1 And the shadow of a black crow RIFF 1 He's been on my tail RIFF 1 For close to three days RIFF 2 Just a little souvenir RIFF 3 Of my wicked ways CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow

 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 

      Em                 F#7
The scratch marks on my soul 

           Bm                  G  RIFF 4
From the shadow of a black crow 
VERSE: RIFF 1 I've got a box of reds RIFF 1 And a bottle of the blues RIFF 2 Comes a time in your life RIFF 1 Honey you've gotta choose RIFF 1 My belly's on fire RIFF 1 From the acid of the truth RIFF 2 All the untold lies RIFF 3 Of my misspent youth CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow

 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 

      Em                F#7
The scratch marks on my soul 

           Bm                   G
From the shadow of a black crow 
BREAK:
G                         Bm
 It's pretty when you're young 

G                        Bm
 Just a pity when you're old, yeah

G              Bm 
 Am I running away 

G                  E   RIFF 4
Or am I closer to home
VERSE: RIFF 1 The lines and the signs RIFF 1 The miles go by RIFF 2 No one ever bothered RIFF 1 To even ask me why RIFF 1 (partial) So I am disappearing RIFF 1 Into this road RIFF 2 With a six pack of sorrow RIFF 3 And the shadow of a black crow CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow

 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 

      Em                F#7
The scratch marks on my soul 
CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow

 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 

      Em                 F#
The scratch marks on my soul 

           Bm               
From the shadow of a black crow 
=============== VERSION WITHOUT ANY RIFFS JUST CHORDS ================ SONG: THE SHADOW OF A BLACK CROW ARTIST: MELISSA ETHERIDGE ALBUM: 4th STREET FEELING TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected] THE SHADOW OF A BLACK CROW MELISSA ETHERIDGE NOTE: This version is ONLY the chords to the song without the RIFFS. Some people prefer to play it like this instead. INTRO: Bm G Bm G VERSE:
Bm              G       
I am levitating 

 Bm                    G
Somewhere down the road 

         E
With a price on my head 

         Bm                    G
And the shadow of a black crow

      Bm            G
He's been on my tail 

     Bm                G
For close to three days 

        E
Just a little souvenir 

   F#
Of my wicked ways 
CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow

 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 

      Em                 F#7
The scratch marks on my soul 

           Bm                  G
From the shadow of a black crow 
VERSE:
     Bm               G
I've got a box of reds 

       Bm                G
And a bottle of the blues 

         E
Comes a time in your life 

 Bm                      G
Honey you've gotta choose 

    Bm             G
My belly's on fi-rrrrre 

         Bm               G
From the acid of the truth 

         E
All the untold lies

       F#
Of my misspent youth
CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow

 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 

      Em                F#7
The scratch marks on my soul 

           Bm                   G
From the shadow of a black crow 
BREAK:
G                         Bm
 It's pretty when you're young 

G                        Bm
 Just a pity when you're old, yeah

G              Bm 
 Am I running away 

G                  E
Or am I closer to home
VERSE:
     Bm                G
The lines and the signs

     Bm        G
The miles go by 

Em
No one ever bothered 

   Bm             G
To even ask me why 

  Bm                N.C.   
So I am disappearing 

Bm            G
Into this road 

        E               
With a six pack of sorrow

         F#
And the shadow of a black crow 
CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow

 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 

      Em                F#7
The scratch marks on my soul 
CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow

 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 

      Em                 F#
The scratch marks on my soul 

           Bm               
From the shadow of a black crow