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[INTRO]
e-----0-0----------|
B-----1-1----------|
G-----2-2----------|
D-----2-2----------|
A--0--0-0---3------|
E--------------2---| x4
   Am
[VERSE]
    Am  D7/F#All my Glife I've been Amdigging PolisD7/F#h black Gcoal
  AmIt D7/F#wasn't Gmuch but you Amknow I could D7/F#play that Grole
  AmThey Am/Glaid me D7/F#off and Dmso I kept my E7pail
  AmAnd D7/F#now I Gwade in Ambushes down D7/F#by the railG  E7  
     [CHORUS]
        Am  FRaider manE7, got no D7choice about it
        Am  FRaider manE7, jumpin' uD7p there on it
        Am  FRaider manE7, gonna' D7take a little bit AmnowE7  
[VERSE]
   AmThey D7/F#hired me Gback and traded Ammy pail D7/F#for a stGick
  AmAnd D7/F#now I chGase the Amones with a D7/F#pail and a bGrickE7  
     PLAY CHORUS 1x
     REPEAT INTRO
[SOLO] - like verse 1
        Am     D7/F#     G(x4)
     Am   Am/G    D7/F#
     Dm   Dm/C    E7
        Am     D7/F#     G(x2)   E7  
[CHORUS]
     -REPEAT CHORUS-
[VERSE]
   AmI D7/F#chased my Gcousin, it waAmsn't no big D7/F#dealG  
  AmI lD7/F#ost my Glegs when I sAmlipped beneath the D7/F#coal train Gwheel
  AmMy Am/Gcousin D7/F#tries to put Dmsomething Dm/Cin my E7bowl
  AmAnd D7/F#now I wGish I never Amleft that darD7/F#kened holeG  E7  
[CHORUS]
     -REPEAT CHORUS-
[INTRO]
  play 3x, then end on Am  

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Raider Man

by Frank Black

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D7/F#

Am/G

Dm/C

[INTRO]

e-----0-0----------|

B-----1-1----------|

G-----2-2----------|

D-----2-2----------|

A--0--0-0---3------|

E--------------2---| x4

[VERSE]

Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G

All my life I've been digging Polish black coal

Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G

It wasn't much but you know I could play that role

Am Am/G D7/F# Dm E7

They laid me off and so I kept my pail

Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G E7

And now I wade in bushes down by the rail

[CHORUS]

Am F E7 D7

Raider man, got no choice about it

Am F E7 D7

Raider man, jumpin' up there on it

Am F E7 D7 Am E7

Raider man, gonna' take a little bit now

[VERSE]

Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G

They hired me back and traded my pail for a stick

Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G E7

And now I chase the ones with a pail and a brick

PLAY CHORUS 1x

REPEAT INTRO

[SOLO] - like verse 1

Am D7/F# G

(x4)

Am Am/G D7/F#

Dm Dm/C E7

Am D7/F# G E7

(x2)

[CHORUS]

-REPEAT CHORUS-

[VERSE]

Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G

I chased my cousin, it wasn't no big deal

Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G

I lost my legs when I slipped beneath the coal train wheel

Am Am/G D7/F# Dm Dm/C E7

My cousin tries to put something in my bowl

Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G E7

And now I wish I never left that darkened hole

[CHORUS]

-REPEAT CHORUS-

[INTRO]

play 3x, then end on

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