Black Mountain Blues Dave Van Ronk
Intro:E7
[E7]Well on black mountain, where[A] a child'll spit in your fac[E7]e
[A]I say on black mountain, where a child'll spit in your [E7]face
[B7]all the babies cry for whi[A]sky, all the birds sing ba[E7]ss
[E7]Well on black mountain, there as me[A]an as they can be[E7]
I say[A] on black mountain, well as mean as they can b[E7]e
Well you kn[B7]ow they use gunpowder[A], just to sweeten their [E7]tea
Interlude: (E7/D#7/D7)/E7/A/E7/(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/B7/A/E7/A/E7
[E7]Well on black mountain, well you [A]can't keep a man in jai[E7]l
[A]I say on black mountain, well you can't keep a man in ja[E7]il
Well if [B7]the jury finds him guilty, the [A]judge'll go that b[E7]ail
[E7]I had a gal on black mountain, well the sw[A]eetest gal in town[E7]
[A]I had a gal on black mountain, well the sweetest gal i[E7]n town
[B7]Well met a sweet backed man, and[A] she threw me do[E7]wn
Interlude:(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/A/E7/(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/B7/A/E7/A/E7
[E7]I'm going back to black mountain, me my ra[A]zor and my gun[E7]
[A]I'm going back to black mountain, me my razor and my g[E7]un
[B7]I'm gonna cut her if she stands, sh[A]oot her if she runs[E7]
Interlude/outro:(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/A/E7/(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/B7/A/E7/A/E7
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