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Black Cab

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The lead guitar part (you'll know where it fits in the song) is as follows:
|-A--------------------|-D--------------------|
|-10---10---10---10---|-12---10---10---10---|
|----9----9----9----9-|----9----9----9----9-|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-A--------------------|-E9-------------------|
|-12---10---10---10---|-----12---10---12----|
|----9----9----9----9-|---9----9----9----9--|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
Intro:
 A   D   A   E(4x)
  Aoh Dno, god damn
  AI missed the Elast tram
  AI killed a Dparty again
  Agod Edamn, god Adamn
I wanna Dsleep in my bed
  AI wanna Eclean up my head
  Adon't wanna Dlook this dead
don't wanna Afeel this Edread
 A   D   A   E(2x)
I killed a party again
I ruined it for my friends
well you're so silent, Jens
well maybe I am, maybe I am
now at the central station
no time for being patient
I feel like going home
but at the same time I don't
  Ablack Dcab, Ablack Ecab
  Ablack Dcab, Ablack Ecab
  Ablack Dcab, Ablack Ecab
  Ablack Dcab, Ablack Ecab  
and I've heard all the stories
'bout the black cabs and the way they drive
but if you take a ride with them
you may not come back alive
they might be psycho killers
but tonight I really don't care
so I say turn up the music
take me home or take me anywhere
black cab, black cab
black cab, black cab
  C#myou don't know anything
  Dmaj7so don't ask me questions
  C#myou don't know anything
  Dmaj7so please don't ask me any questions
  C#myou don't know anything
  Dmaj7so don't ask me questions
  C#mjust turn the music up
  Dmaj7and keep your mouth shut
black cab, black cab
black cab, black cab
 A   D   A   E(4x)
 C#m   Dmaj7(4x) (fade out)

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Black Cab

by Jens Lekman

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Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Dmaj7

The lead guitar part (you'll know where it fits in the song) is as follows:

A D

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

|-10---10---10---10---|-12---10---10---10---|

|----9----9----9----9-|----9----9----9----9-|

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

A E

|---------------------|-9-------------------|

|-12---10---10---10---|-----12---10---12----|

|----9----9----9----9-|---9----9----9----9--|

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

Intro:

A D A E

(4x)

A D

oh no, god damn

A E

I missed the last tram

A D

I killed a party again

A E A

god damn, god damn

I wanna sleep in my bed

A E

I wanna clean up my head

A D

don't wanna look this dead

A E

don't wanna feel this dread

A D A E

(2x)

I killed a party again

I ruined it for my friends

well you're so silent, Jens

well maybe I am, maybe I am

now at the central station

no time for being patient

I feel like going home

but at the same time I don't

A D A E

black cab, black cab

A D A E

black cab, black cab

A D A E

black cab, black cab

A D A E

black cab, black cab

and I've heard all the stories

'bout the black cabs and the way they drive

but if you take a ride with them

you may not come back alive

they might be psycho killers

but tonight I really don't care

so I say turn up the music

take me home or take me anywhere

black cab, black cab

C#m

you don't know anything

Dmaj7

so don't ask me questions

C#m

you don't know anything

Dmaj7

so please don't ask me any questions

C#m

you don't know anything

Dmaj7

so don't ask me questions

C#m

just turn the music up

Dmaj7

and keep your mouth shut

black cab, black cab

A D A E

(4x)

C#m Dmaj7

(4x) (fade out)

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