The Shadow Of A Black Crow Chords

SONG:   THE SHADOW OF A BLACK CROW
ARTIST: MELISSA ETHERIDGE
ALBUM:  4th STREET FEELING
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
 
 
NOTE: Below the first version which consists of a lot of RIFFS
      is another version much simpler to follow using ONLY
      chords. You can choose to follow one or the other or use
      parts of both.
 
 
            THE SHADOW OF A BLACK CROW
                MELISSA ETHERIDGE
 
          RIFF 1                        RIFF 2
E -----------------------|  E --------------------------|
B -----------------------|  B --------------------------|
G -----------------------|  G --------------------------|
D -----------------------|  D --------------------------|
A -----------------------|  A --5-7--5-7--5-7--7-7-5-2--|
E --5-7--5-7--5-7-3-2-0--|  E --------------------------|
 
         RIFF 3         RIFF 4
E ----------------|  E ---------|
B ----------------|  B ---------|
G ----------------|  G ---------|
D ----------------|  D ---------|
A -------5-7-7/9--|  A ---------|
E --5-7-----------|  E --3-2-0--|
 
 
INTRO: RIFF 1 - 2x's
 
VERSE:
RIFF 1
I am levitating
RIFF 1
Somewhere down the road
RIFF 2
With a price on my head
RIFF 1
And the shadow of a black crow
RIFF 1
He's been on my tail
RIFF 1
For close to three days
RIFF 2
Just a little souvenir
RIFF 3
Of my wicked ways
 
 
CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow
 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 
      Em                 F#7
The scratch marks on my soul 
           Bm                  G  RIFF 4
From the shadow of a black crow 
 
 
VERSE:
RIFF 1
I've got a box of reds
RIFF 1
And a bottle of the blues
RIFF 2
Comes a time in your life
RIFF 1
Honey you've gotta choose
RIFF 1
My belly's on fire
RIFF 1
From the acid of the truth
RIFF 2
All the untold lies
RIFF 3
Of my misspent youth
 
 
CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow
 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 
      Em                F#7
The scratch marks on my soul 
           Bm                   G
From the shadow of a black crow 
 
 
BREAK:
G                         Bm
 It's pretty when you're young 
G                        Bm
 Just a pity when you're old, yeah
G              Bm
 Am I running away 
G                  E   RIFF 4
Or am I closer to home
 
 
VERSE:
RIFF 1
The lines and the signs
RIFF 1
The miles go by
RIFF 2
No one ever bothered
RIFF 1
To even ask me why
RIFF 1 (partial)
So I am disappearing
RIFF 1
Into this road
RIFF 2
With a six pack of sorrow
RIFF 3
And the shadow of a black crow
 
CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow
 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 
      Em                F#7
The scratch marks on my soul 
 
 
CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow
 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 
      Em                 F#
The scratch marks on my soul 
           Bm
From the shadow of a black crow 
 
 
 
=============== VERSION WITHOUT ANY RIFFS JUST CHORDS ================
 
 
SONG:   THE SHADOW OF A BLACK CROW
ARTIST: MELISSA ETHERIDGE
ALBUM:  4th STREET FEELING
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
 
                     THE SHADOW OF A BLACK CROW
                         MELISSA ETHERIDGE
 
NOTE: This version is ONLY the chords to the song without the RIFFS.
      Some people prefer to play it like this instead.
 
INTRO:
Bm  G  Bm  G
 
VERSE:
Bm              G
I am levitating 
 Bm                    G
Somewhere down the road 
         E
With a price on my head 
         Bm                    G
And the shadow of a black crow
 
      Bm            G
He's been on my tail 
     Bm                G
For close to three days 
        E
Just a little souvenir 
   F#
Of my wicked ways 
 
 
CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow
 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 
      Em                 F#7
The scratch marks on my soul 
           Bm                  G
From the shadow of a black crow 
 
 
VERSE:
     Bm               G
I've got a box of reds 
       Bm                G
And a bottle of the blues 
         E
Comes a time in your life 
 Bm                      G
Honey you've gotta choose 
 
    Bm             G
My belly's on fi-rrrrre 
         Bm               G
From the acid of the truth 
         E
All the untold lies
       F#
Of my misspent youth
 
 
CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow
 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 
      Em                F#7
The scratch marks on my soul 
           Bm                   G
From the shadow of a black crow 
 
 
BREAK:
G                         Bm
 It's pretty when you're young 
G                        Bm
 Just a pity when you're old, yeah
G              Bm
 Am I running away 
G                  E
Or am I closer to home
 
 
VERSE:
     Bm                G
The lines and the signs
     Bm        G
The miles go by 
Em
No one ever bothered 
   Bm             G
To even ask me why 
 
  Bm                N.C.
So I am disappearing 
Bm            G
Into this road 
        E
With a six pack of sorrow
         F#
And the shadow of a black crow 
 
 
CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow
 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 
      Em                F#7
The scratch marks on my soul 
 
 
CHORUS:
         G                       A
I would rather die fast than to ever live slow
 D                         Bm
Father forgive me what my mother don't know 
      Em                 F#
The scratch marks on my soul 
           Bm
From the shadow of a black crow 
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