Dr Dog - That Old Black Hole

despite the insane drumming ( eric slick? ) at the back end of this song , i think you can
rock this one out on the acoustic if you get the strumming down , especially the double
time part . i tried to nail the chord changes on the lyrics but this editor kinda sucks .
maybe my first and last guitar tab! feel free to contact me at padzeke@me . com .

intro : gmin – 4bars

gmin Bmaj
i put on my clothes like a body guard
Cm7 Emaj
i put the dogs on patrol in my own back yard
gmin Bmaj
i don’t wanna fight but i’m constantly ready
Cm7 Emaj
and i don’t rock the boat , but it’s always unsteady

Emaj
there’s an elephant in my head
Bmaj
and i tip toe around it
Cm7
there are eggshells on the floor
Emaj
therefore i never touch the ground

Emaj
it’s like that old black hole ,
F#maj
no matter how you try ,
F#maj
you set out each day
F#maj
never to arrive

gmin
i got my eyes on the prize
Bmaj
but it looks just like a mystery
Cm7 Emaj
and it all goes by on the lonesome trail to victory
gmin Bmaj
i’m drawing in the blinds , i got my own four walls
Cm7 Emaj
and the show really starts once the curtain falls

Emaj
take this thorn from my side
Bmaj
fix this chip on my shoulder
Cm7
time is racing with the clock
Emaj
and i ain’t getting any older

Emaj
it’s like that old black hole ,
F#maj
no matter how you try ,

Emaj
it’s like that old black hole ,
F#maj
no matter how you try ,

Emaj
it’s like that old black hole ,
F#maj
no matter how you try ,
F#maj
you set out each day
F#maj
never to arrive

gmin ( “whoo!” )

Bmaj
i put on my finest thread
Bmaj Cm7
and i wrap up my body tight
Cm7
with the sun in my eyes
Bmaj
i step into the night
Cm7 Emaj
like the mystery in the dark
oh , it’s just another kind of light

Bmaj
i don’t expect you to believe me
Cm7 Bmaj
but everything is al – – right
Bmaj
i don’t make rules for a living
Bmaj Cm7
i don’t do tricks for a dime

Cm7
i was born on a good day ,
Bmaj
deaf , dumb and blind .
Cm7 Emaj
who Am i to tell the truth?

i don’t even know what it is .

Bmaj Cm7 Bmaj
i don’t know how to say it but i know that i can show you .
Bmaj Cm7 Bmaj
i don’t know how to say it but i know that i can show you .

( now for the fun . . double time )

Bmaj
i tie my boots up tight
Bmaj
and i head straight for bed
Cm7
there’s a pistol and a crystal
Cm7
underneath my pillow

Bmaj
there’s a tender heart
Bmaj
inside that ugly armadillo
Cm7
“these are tears of joy , ”
F#maj
cried the weeping willow

Emaj
there’s a spirit in the air
F#maj
and there ain’t no way around it
Bmaj
i was not prepared to lose it
Cm7
on the moment that i found it

Emaj
it’s like that old black hole ,
F#maj
no matter how you try ,

Emaj
it’s like that old black hole ,
F#maj
no matter how you try ,

Emaj
it’s like that old black hole ,
F#maj
no matter how you try ,
F#maj
you set out each day
F#maj
never to arrive

hang onto that end chord : Bmaj