Black Wolf Blues chords by Margo Price

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: A

♫ Intro:

A | A | Bm | Bm |
E | E |


♫ Verse 1:
Dmaj7
       Storms are on the hill
Amaj7
       Always think of Jacob
A7
       Always seem to say
             D
       The wrong thing at the right time
Dm
       But now he's long gone
A

       And so are my chances
Bm
       Of hearing any good news
E
       Coming through this time


♫ Verse 2:
Dmaj7
       Mary was a sweetheart
Amaj7
       Mary got married
A7
       To an Illinois farmer
              D
       Whose name was Paul
Dm
       They never had much but
A
       They always had something
Bm
       And something's always better
E
       Than nothing at all


♫ Chorus:
C#m                              F#7
     Black wolf is running out through the trees
C#m                       F#7
     Red eyes on fire, hungry and hard
D                            Dm
     Lord, won't you save us    from the evil in the world?
Bm             E                      A      F#7
     Keep that old black wolf out of my yard


♫ Instrumental:
E     | E     | E     | E |
Dmaj7 | D     | Amaj7 | A |
A7    | A     | D     | D |
Dm    | Dm    | A     | A |
Bm    | Bm    | E     | E |


♫ Verse 3:
Dmaj7
       Lived on a dirt road
Amaj7
       Never got longer
A7
       Now the one I want
                D
       Is paved and never ends
Dm
       And when I meet a stranger
A
       There's nothing stranger
Bm
       Feeling that I'm meeting them
E
       All over again


♫ Verse 4:
Dmaj7
       Storms getting closer
Amaj7
       Man outside of town
A7
       Says he's from the Book
            D
       Of Prophecy and Life
Dm
       And the people run to him
               A
       Cause they need something holy
Bm
       And faith and prayers
             E
       Only bathe his appetite


♫ Chorus:
C#m                                     F#7
     Black wolf's got a taste for your blood now
C#m                       F#7
     Red eyes on fire, hungry and hard
D                            Dm
     Lord, won't you save us    from the evil in the world?
Bm             E                      A
     Keep that old black wolf out of my yard
Dm                             A
     Lord, won't you save us from the evil in the world?


♫ Outro:
Bm    | E | A | A |
Dmaj7 |