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                WRONG BLACK MARE
                   BROWN BIRD
INTRO:
(Tune guitar to DROP D TUNING to play this)
E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D ---------
A ---------
D -5-5-0-3-
Then guitar plays (STANDARD TUNING) or (DROP D TUNING):
E ---------------------|----------------------|
B ---------------------|----------------------|
G -------3--3----------|---------3--3---------|
D -----3------5p3-5-5--|-----3h5------5p3-5-5-|
A -3h5-----------------|-3h5------------------|
E ---------------------|----------------------|
VERSE:
Mama’s little Gmbaby won’t hush down
She’s spookin’ all the hens and the old milk cow
Rest your hEbead in the cradle Cmnow
Ain’t Gmno one gonna hear a soundGm  
VERSE:
Daddy laid it Gmall on the wrong black mare
Hopped the next train to god knows where
But God don’t Fgo where your daddy’s gone
Where the cGmowards and the fools belongGm  
VERSE: 
Mama waited Gmup on the porch all night
Waited up ‘til the morning light
She fed those Ebhens and she milked that Cmcow
Then she Gmgot behind the old man’s plowGm  
BREAK:
And late last nGmight a bad man came
Screamin’ cGmurses at your daddy’s name
You woke scEbreamin’ to a frightening sCmound
And your mGmama laying on the ground
A bad man rEbunning down the back door stCmairs
Blame it Gmall on the wrong black mareGm  
VERSE:
Mama’s little Gmbaby won’t hush down
She’s spookin’ all the hens and the old milk cow
Rest your hEbead in the cradle Cmnow
Ain’t Gmno one gonna hear a sound

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Wrong Black Mare

by Brown Bird

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WRONG BLACK MARE

BROWN BIRD

INTRO:

(Tune guitar to DROP D TUNING to play this)

E ---------

B ---------

G ---------

D ---------

A ---------

D -5-5-0-3-

Then guitar plays (STANDARD TUNING) or (DROP D TUNING):

E ---------------------|----------------------|

B ---------------------|----------------------|

G -------3--3----------|---------3--3---------|

D -----3------5p3-5-5--|-----3h5------5p3-5-5-|

A -3h5-----------------|-3h5------------------|

E ---------------------|----------------------|

VERSE:

Mama’s little baby won’t hush down

She’s spookin’ all the hens and the old milk cow

Eb Cm

Rest your head in the cradle now

Gm Gm

Ain’t no one gonna hear a sound

VERSE:

Daddy laid it all on the wrong black mare

Hopped the next train to god knows where

But God don’t go where your daddy’s gone

Gm Gm

Where the cowards and the fools belong

VERSE:

Mama waited up on the porch all night

Waited up ‘til the morning light

Eb Cm

She fed those hens and she milked that cow

Gm Gm

Then she got behind the old man’s plow

BREAK:

And late last night a bad man came

Screamin’ curses at your daddy’s name

Eb Cm

You woke screamin’ to a frightening sound

And your mama laying on the ground

Eb Cm

A bad man running down the back door stairs

Gm Gm

Blame it all on the wrong black mare

VERSE:

Mama’s little baby won’t hush down

She’s spookin’ all the hens and the old milk cow

Eb Cm

Rest your head in the cradle now

Ain’t no one gonna hear a sound

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