Dave van Ronk - Black mountain blues
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Capo: 5
Standard Tuning, Capo on 5
It's a pretty standard blues progression, E7/A/B7
You can get a similar sound to his initial picking pattern fooling around with the high
E string and a second fret on the B string
For the interlude, base the (E7/D#7/D7) transition around a D7 chord, and then go back
to the normal E7
Intro:E7
E7Well on black mountain, whereA a child'll spit in your facE7e
AI say on black mountain, where a child'll spit in your E7face
B7all the babies cry for whiAsky, all the birds sing baE7ss
E7Well on black mountain, there as meAan as they can be E7
I sayA on black mountain, well as mean as they can bE7e
Well you knB7ow they use gunpowderA, just to sweeten their E7tea
Interlude: (E7/D#7/D7)/E7/A/E7/(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/B7/A/E7/A/E7
E7Well on black mountain, well you Acan't keep a man in jaiE7l
AI say on black mountain, well you can't keep a man in jaE7il
Well if B7the jury finds him guilty, the Ajudge'll go that bE7ail
E7I had a gal on black mountain, well the swAeetest gal in townE7
AI had a gal on black mountain, well the sweetest gal iE7n town
B7Well met a sweet backed man, andA she threw me doE7wn
Interlude:(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/A/E7/(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/B7/A/E7/A/E7
E7I'm going back to black mountain, me my raAzor and my gunE7
AI'm going back to black mountain, me my razor and my gE7un
B7I'm gonna cut her if she stands, shAoot her if she runsE7
Interlude/outro:(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/A/E7/(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/B7/A/E7/A/E7