Slaughter Beach, Dog – Black Oak (Guitar)

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[INTRO] You could play this part a couple different ways, this is the main pattern throughout the song.

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----0-------0------0--|
D|-----0-------0------0--|
A|-----------------------|
E|--3-------3------3-----|

The same pattern will be applied to the C chord in the verses. [Verse]

 G
Deep inside the country, he went out for some air

Amid an awful night of eating household objects on a dare

 C                                                     G
A tea towel, a handful of refrigerator magnets, and a watch

 G
He staggered through the mudroom, got sick out in the street

The towel in tiny pieces, magnetic letters neat

     C                                                                 G
And now arranged in such a way that they should spell his lovers name

And time was of the essence

 G
The engine turning over, the summons in the shop

He could not recall the number, but he knew it was a lot

 C
His belly warm with drink

                                  G
He leaned into the freeway in the night

 G
Investigating exit ramps, waiting for a sign

Scanning up the A.M. band, sliding down the vine

    C
He felt his stomach turn again and pulled off at the park

       G
She was standing in the black oak, carving poems in the bark

[Chorus] (not 100% sure on this part)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-------------0--------------------0-------------0-----------------|
G|------0------0-----0------0--------------0-------------0-------------|
D|---------0h2----------2-----------2-------------2--------------------|
A|----------------------------------2-------------2--------------------|
E|--------------------------------0-0-----------0-0--------------------|

    C             G               Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-------------0--------------------0-------------2-----------------|
G|------0------0-----0------0--------------0-------------2-------------|
D|---------0h2----------2-----------2-------------2--------------------|
A|----------------------------------2----------0-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------0-0----------------------------------|

C G Em A [Verse 2]

 G
Planted in the cafe, her bloodied saber drawn

Marking up the manuscript, hard against the dawn

   C                                                               G
She turns on the recorder and pulls a nervous breath before she speaks

  G
"7 A.M. Tuesday, January 9

Realizing this may put my career on the line"

    C
The cafe man approaches, with a corded phone and tells her

          G
"It's for you"

  G
Somewhere in the static, a disembodied voice

The circumstances changed, she will not have a choice

    C
The line dies, crackles soft, then sputters back to life

   G (hold)
"They found him at the black oak, they dug him up last night."

[Chorus and Outro]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-------------0--------------------0-------------0-----------------|
G|------0------0-----0------0--------------0-------------0-------------|
D|---------0h2----------2-----------2-------------2--------------------|
A|----------------------------------2-------------2--------------------|
E|--------------------------------0-0-----------0-0--------------------|

    C             G               Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-------------0--------------------0-------------2-----------------|
G|------0------0-----0------0--------------0-------------2-------------|
D|---------0h2----------2-----------2-------------2--------------------|
A|----------------------------------2----------0-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------0-0----------------------------------|

C G Em A ************************************ | h Hammer-on ************************************