Chord/Tab song: The Shadow of a Black Crow

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

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:
I would r[Em]ather die fast than to e[A]ver live slow
F[D]ather forgive me what my m[Bm]other don't know
The sc[Em]ratch marks on my s[A]oul
Bm Em 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:
I would r[Em]ather die fast than to e[A]ver live slow
F[D]ather forgive me what my m[Bm]other don't know
The sc[Em]ratch marks on my s[A]oul
From the sh[Bm]adow of a black c[Em]row

BREAK:
[Bm] It's pretty when you're young
[Em] Just a pity when you're old, yeah
[Bm] Am I running away
Em 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:
I would r[Em]ather die fast than to e[A]ver live slow
F[D]ather forgive me what my m[Bm]other don't know
The sc[Em]ratch marks on my s[A]oul

CHORUS:
I would r[Em]ather die fast than to e[A]ver live slow
F[D]ather forgive me what my m[Bm]other don't know
The sc[Em]ratch marks on my s[A]oul
From the sh[Bm]adow of a black c[Em]row