Current 93 - Oh coal black smith
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Artist : Current 93
Title : Oh Coal Black Smith
Verse:
Em C x4
EmOh she looked out of the wCindow
EmAs white as any mCilk
EmBut he looked in the Cwindow
EmAs black as any Csilk
Em"Hello hello hellCo hello
EmHello you coal blackC smith
EmOh what is your silly Csong?
EmYou shall never change myC maiden name
EmThat I have kept so lCong
Em C
Chorus:
EmI'd rather die a maiCd, yes"
EmBut then she saCid
Em"And be buried in my Cgrave, yes"
EmAnd then she saCid
Am"Than I'd have such a nasty, husky, dusky, musty, fusty coal black smith,
Em C x2
Verse:
EmA maiden will I Cdie"
Em C
EmA maiden will I Cdie"
Em C
EmThen she became a dCuck
EmA duck all on the stCream
EmAnd he became a waterC dog
Em C
EmAnd fetched her back aCgain
Em C x2
EmThen she became a hCare
EmA hare all on the pClain
EmAnd he became a greCyhound dog
Em C
AmAnd fetched her back again
EmThen she became a fCly
EmA fly all in the aCir
EmAnd he became a spCider
Em C
And fetched her to his lEmair C
Em C
Chorus:
EmI'd rather die a maiCd
EmBut then she saCid
Em"And be buried in my Cgrave
EmAnd then she saCid
Am"That I'd have such a nasty, husky, dusky, musty, fusty coal black smith,
Em C x2
:|When you reach this point, repeat everything above
Verse:
EmA maiden will I Cdie" x7
Em C
EmOh she looked out of the wCindow
EmAs white as any mCilk
EmBut he looked in the Cwindow
EmAs black as any Csilk
Em"Hello hello hellCo hello
EmHello you coal blacAmk smith
AmOh what is your silly song?
AmYou shall never change my maiden name
AmThat I have kept so lEmong
Em C x2
Chorus:
EmI'd rather die a maiCd
EmBut then she saCid
Em"And be buried in my Cgrave
EmAnd then she saCid
Am"That I'd have such a nasty, husky, dusky, musty, fusty coal black smith,
EmA maiden will I Cdie"
Verse:
EmThen she became a dCuck
EmA duck all on the stCream
EmAnd he became a waterC dog
EmAnd fetched her back aCgain
EmThen she became a hCare
EmA hare all on the pClain
EmAnd he became a greCyhound dog
AmAnd fetched her back once more
EmThen she became a fCly
EmA fly all in the aCir
EmAnd he became a spCider
Em C
And fetched her to his lAmair
AmAnd fetched her to his lair
[Spoken word part: "Man is a best of prey..."]
Ending (also spoken):
And she became a corpse,
A corpse all In the ground
And he became the cold grey clay
And smothered her all around