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Black Mountain Blues

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I wrote down the chords to let you play the whole song although if you don't have the 
necessary skills to do it on the Nick Drake's way to play guitar. It could be a start. So:
STANDARD TUNING: EADGBE
KEY: E
CAPO: 2nd fret
INTRO: E  
OEld black mountain
Tried to spit in your face
OAld black mountain
Tried to spit in your fEace
BB7abys grubbing whiskey
OAh she's practisiEng
IT'S THE SAME FOR THE WHOLE SONG
OEld black mountain
Mean as they can be
OAld black mountain
Mean as they can Ebe
TB7hey use ground butter
JAust to sweeten the tEea
Had a girl in black mountain
Sweetest girl in town
Had a girl in black mountain
Sweetest girl in town
But she met a sweet black man
Then she threw me down
Well, old black mountain
Can't keep man in jail
Well, old black mountain
Can't keep man in jail
Sure to call him guilty
Judge will cry and bail
I'm bound for black mountain
Me and my razor and my gun
I'm bound for black mountain
Me and my razor and my gun
Gonna cut her if she stands there
And shoot her if she runs

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Black Mountain Blues

by Nick Drake

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

I wrote down the chords to let you play the whole song although if you don't have the

necessary skills to do it on the Nick Drake's way to play guitar. It could be a start. So:

STANDARD TUNING: EADGBE

KEY: E

CAPO: 2nd fret

INTRO:

Old black mountain

Tried to spit in your face

Old black mountain

Tried to spit in your face

Babys grubbing whiskey

A E

Oh she's practising

IT'S THE SAME FOR THE WHOLE SONG

Old black mountain

Mean as they can be

Old black mountain

Mean as they can be

They use ground butter

A E

Just to sweeten the tea

Had a girl in black mountain

Sweetest girl in town

Had a girl in black mountain

Sweetest girl in town

But she met a sweet black man

Then she threw me down

Well, old black mountain

Can't keep man in jail

Well, old black mountain

Can't keep man in jail

Sure to call him guilty

Judge will cry and bail

I'm bound for black mountain

Me and my razor and my gun

I'm bound for black mountain

Me and my razor and my gun

Gonna cut her if she stands there

And shoot her if she runs

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