The Shadow Of A Black Crow chords by Melissa Etheridge

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner

SONG:   THE SHADOW OF A BLACK CROW
ARTIST: MELISSA ETHERIDGE
ALBUM:  4th STREET FEELING
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


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.


            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:
         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:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM

            THE SHADOW OF A BLACK CROW
                MELISSA ETHERIDGE

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