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Black Girl by The Four Pennies

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The Four Pennies
Traditional song; released as a single with "You Went Away" as the B-side

3/4 time

Intro:
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A|--------------------|--------------------|8------10-----8-----|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


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G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|8------10-----8-----|7-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
                   Black

Verse:
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D|7-------------7-----|7------9------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 girl,     black girl,     tell  me      no


G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|--------------------|7-----------------7-|--------------6-----|
A|8-----------------8-|--------------------|7------9------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 lies,     Where did      you  sleep     last


G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|7-----------------7-|--------------6-----|7-------------7-----|
A|--------------------|7------9------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 night?               In the pines,    in the


G|------ ------ 6-----|7----- ------ 7-----|------ ------ ------|
D|7------9------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|8-----------------8-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 pines,    where Sun      never shines,      She
          the

G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|7-----------------7-|--------------6-----|7-----------------7-|
A|--------------------|7------9------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 shivered     the whole     night through.
G|------ ------ ------|
D|--------------6-----|
A|7------9------------|
E|--------------------|
          Her

Verse:
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D|7-------------------|7------9------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 hus   -   band  was        a rail  -   road-


G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|--------------------|7-----------------7-|--------------6-----|
A|8-------------------|--------------------|7------9------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 man,         Killed at    the dri   -   ving


G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|7-----------------7-|--------------6-----|7-------------7-----|
A|--------------------|7------9------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 wheel.                She found     his


G|------ ------ 6---6-|7----- ------ ----7-|------ ------ ------|
D|7------9------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|8-----------------8-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 bo- dy    all  crushed    and  torn


G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|7-----------------7-|--------------6-----|7-----------------7-|
A|--------------------|7------9------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 Un - der    the twis  -   ted  steel.


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D|--------------6-----|
A|7------9------------|
E|--------------------|
          It

Verse:
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D|7-------------7-----|7------9------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 caused    her to weep,       it caused    her to


G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|--------------------|7-----------------7-|--------------6-----|
A|8-----------------8-|--------------------|7------9------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 moan,       It caused her    to lose     her


G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|7-----------------7-|--------------6-----|7-----------------7-|
A|--------------------|7------9------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 mind,               When  thought    of
                     she

G|------ ------ 6---6-|7----- ------ ----7-|------ ------ ------|
D|7------9------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|8-----------------8-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 how      she  lost     her  man,       So


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A|--------------------|7------9------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 brave,    so   gen - tle  and  kind.


G|------ ------ ------|
D|--------------6---6-|
A|7------9------------|
E|--------------------|


Verse (solo):
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A|8-----------------8-|--------------------|7------9------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


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D|7-----------------7-|--------------6---6-|7-----------------7-|
A|--------------------|7------9------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


G|------ ------ ------|7----- ----7- ----7-|------ ------ ------|
D|--------------7-----|--------------------|--------------------|
A|7-------------------|--------------------|8-------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|7------7----------7-|--------------6---6-|7-----------------7-|
A|--------------------|7------9------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


G|------ ------ ------|
D|--------------6---6-|
A|7------9------------|
E|--------------------|
        Now she

Verse:
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D|7-----------------7-|7------9------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 wan - ders    a- lone       be- neath     the


G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|--------------------|7-----------------7-|--------------6-----|
A|8-----------------8-|--------------------|7------9------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 trees,    And  hap - py     to mourn     her
          she's

G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|7-----------------7-|--------------6-----|7-------------7---7-|
A|--------------------|7------9------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 man.                And the cold     wind


G|------ ------ 6-----|7----- ------ 7-----|------ ------ ------|
D|7------9------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|8-------------8-----|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 comes     to   chill     her  bones,    and the


G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|7-------------7-----|--------------6-----|7-----------------7-|
A|--------------------|7------9------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 sea  mist  hangs o -  ver  her  head.


G|------ ------ ------|
D|--------------6-----|
A|7------9------------|
E|--------------------|
        Black

Verse:
G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|7----- 7----- 7-----|
D|7------7------7-----|7------7------7-----|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 girl,     black girl,     where will     you


G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|--------------------|7-----------------7-|--------------6-----|
A|8------8------8-----|--------------------|7------9------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 go?       She goes  where   the cold     winds


G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|7------7------7-----|--------------6-----|7------7------7-----|
A|--------------------|7------9------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 blow.               In the pines,    in the


G|------ ------ ------|7----- 7----- 7-----|------ ------ ------|
D|7------7------7-----|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|8------8------8-----|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 pines,    where Sun      never shines,      She
          the

G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|7------7------7-----|--------------6-----|7------7------7-----|
A|--------------------|7------9------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 shivered     the whole     night through.


G|------ ------ ------|
D|--------------6-----|
A|7------9------------|
E|--------------------|
        Black

Verse:
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D|7------7------7-----|7------7------7-----|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 girl,     black girl,     where will     you


G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|--------------------|7------7------7-----|--------------6-----|
A|8------8------8-----|--------------------|7------9------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 go?       She goes  where   the cold     winds


G|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|------ ------ ------|
D|7------7------7-----|--------------6-----|7------7------7-----|
A|--------------------|7------9------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 blow.               In the pines,    in the


G|------ ------ ------|7----- 7----- 7-----|------ ------ ------|
D|7------7------7-----|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|8------8------8-----|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 pines,    where Sun      never shines,      She
          the

G|------------------------------------|------ ------ ------|
D|7-----------------------------------|--------------6-----|
A|------------------------------------|7------9------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------|
 shivered             the whole     night


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A|--------------------|8------8------8-----|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 through.


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D|7-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
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