# From Carylanne@aol.com Sun Apr 27 11:14:12 1997 Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:07:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Carylanne@aol.com To: guitar@olga.net Cc: music@lsds.com Subject: Guitar Chord and Transcription of Frank Black "Can I Get a Witness" Frank Black "Can I Get a Witness" transcribed by William F. Sullivan and Carole Lima from the limited edition CD "The Cult of Ray" by Frank Black/ Sony Music/ 1996 PLEASE NOTE This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study,scholarship, or research. (open B & E strings on every chord) (intro) E/B/A F#m G#m E/B/A Maybe you got faith in where this is going F#m G#m E/B/A Maybe I''ll pull up the stakes and not be lettin' go E/B/C#m A I could not believe I could not believe --------------------------------------------- (CHORUS)

^B(aug)Can I get a wi^Etness, w^A/Eitness ^B(aug)Can I get a wi^Etness, ^A/Ewitness ^B(aug)Can I get a wi^Etness ^A ^ECan I get a witn^C#mess ^A ---------------------------------------------- E/B

A F#m G#m E/B/A You know a lot of times I think I'm mad F#m G#m E/B/A And I feel lost on this exit now E/B/C#m A I cannot believe I cannot believe (REPEAT CHORUS) E/B A F#m G#m E/B/A And some of these people are just so lame F#m G#m E/B/A I don't feel like a pupil just a loser on a game show

I just can't believe it ^E/B No, I c^C#man't believe it ^A (REPEAT CHORUS without the ending B chord)

(BRIDGE) C#m/F#m G# C#7 F#7 G# I'm rooting for you and I toasted when I heard about you

And how you got a witness ^E ^B A F#m G#m/ E/B/A A citizen may be in another place Here comes the wind ^F#m ^G#m E/B/A I'm a chaser (and) it's time to leave ^E/B Here it comes ^C#m It's time to leave ^A

(REPEAT CHORUS 2X) ENDING WITH PSEUDO ROBERT FRIPP GUITAR SOLO OVER THESE CHORDS E/B/A/F#m/G#m E/B/A/F#m/G#m E/B/A/E/B/A/F#m/G#m E/B/A/F#m/G#m E/B/A/E/B/A/F#m/G#m E/B/A/F#m/G#m E/B/A/E/B/A ( FADE ) Any questions or comments e-mail us at carylanne@aol.com

Frank Black - Can i get a witness