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Little Black Egg

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
This was a regional hit for the Nightcrawlers in a zillion different cities
from roughly 10/65 through 4/67, but never hit in enough areas simultaneously
to squeak any higher than #85 in Billboard.  No, I don't know what it's about,
either.  --AWR
                         "The Little Black Egg"
                             (Chuck Conlon)
Intro:
	12-string [4X; drums enter second time, rhythm guitar third]:
	[A]      [E]       [D]     [A]
	 v    v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	----0---0---0---0-|---2---2---0---0-|
	0h2--0h2- 0---0---|-3---3---2---2---|
	------------------|-----------------|
	------------------|-----------------|
	------------------|-----------------|
	------------------|-----------------|
	bass [enters fourth time]:
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	---------7-------|-5-4-------------|
	-5---------------|-----7-6-5-------|
Verse 1: [12-string plays intro riff throughout]
	        A      E           D       A(A)   E    D  A  
	I don't care what they say
	          A         E    D       A(A)   E    D  A  
	I'm gonna keep it anyway
	        A            E              D       A(A)   E    D  A  
	I won't let them stretch their necks
	                       A               E              D       A(A)   E    D  A  
	To see my little black egg with the little white specks
Chorus:
	F#m              E           [slide up to F#m throughout]
	I found it in a tree
	F#mJust the other dEay
	F#mAnd now it's mEine, all mine
	                   F#  	     E[yes,  F#major here]
	They won't take it away
	[my Kapp single goes directly to next verse; the version on the
	 Rhino "Nuggets" comp repeats intro riff twice]
Verse 2:
	Here comes Mary, here comes Lee
	I'll bet what they want to see
	I won't let them stretch their necks
	To see my little black egg with the little white specks
[repeat chorus]
Verse 3:
	Oh, goldurn, what can I do?
	The little black egg's gonna tell on you
	I won't let them stretch their necks
	To see my little black egg with the little white specks
Coda:
	The lAittle black eEgg...    D    A[repeat to fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Little Black Egg

by Nightcrawlers

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F#m

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

This was a regional hit for the Nightcrawlers in a zillion different cities

from roughly 10/65 through 4/67, but never hit in enough areas simultaneously

to squeak any higher than #85 in Billboard. No, I don't know what it's about,

either. --AWR

"The Little Black Egg"

(Chuck Conlon)

Intro:

12-string [4X; drums enter second time, rhythm guitar third]:

A E D A

[] [] [] []

v v v v v v v v

----0---0---0---0-|---2---2---0---0-|

0h2--0h2- 0---0---|-3---3---2---2---|

------------------|-----------------|

bass [enters fourth time]:

v v v v v v v v

-----------------|-----------------|

---------7-------|-5-4-------------|

-5---------------|-----7-6-5-------|

Verse 1: [12-string plays intro riff throughout]

A E D A A E D A

()

I don't care what they say

A E D A A E D A

()

I'm gonna keep it anyway

A E D A A E D A

()

I won't let them stretch their necks

A E D A A E D A

()

To see my little black egg with the little white specks

Chorus:

F#m E [slide up to F#m throughout]

I found it in a tree

F#m E

Just the other day

F#m E

And now it's mine, all mine

F# E F#

[yes, major here]

They won't take it away

[my Kapp single goes directly to next verse; the version on the

Rhino "Nuggets" comp repeats intro riff twice]

Verse 2:

Here comes Mary, here comes Lee

I'll bet what they want to see

I won't let them stretch their necks

To see my little black egg with the little white specks

[repeat chorus]

Verse 3:

Oh, goldurn, what can I do?

The little black egg's gonna tell on you

I won't let them stretch their necks

To see my little black egg with the little white specks

Coda:

A E D A

The little black egg... [repeat to fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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