Frank Black - In The Time Of My Ruin

[ intro chords ]

F Dm A# ( x4 )

[ verse ]

F Dm A#
in the time of my ruin
F
at the museum i met a curator
F Dm A#
she was so nice , i thought i would date her
F Dm A#
i was a hawk and i just flew in

[ verse 2 ] – same F – Dm – A# chord progression

E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – |
D – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
in the time of my ruin
i did not know you would be created
now every day i Am elated
cuz you never know what is brewing

[ chorus ]
F C Gm
some pain is good
A# F C
sometimes its good to be blind
F C Gm
some pain feels good
G# G
thats the pain thats just the right kind

[ break ]

F Dm A# ( x4 )

[ verse ] – F – Dm – A#
you didnt know i was a shoe – in
and you didnt know it was my hour
and you didnt know that i had the power

F Dm A#
in the time of my ruin ( x4 )

[ chorus ]
F C Gm
some pain is good
A# F C
sometimes its good to be blind
F C Gm
some pain feels good
G# Cadd9
thats the pain thats just the right kind

[ outro ]
C# G# A# A#m
theyre caving in the roof
Fm A# F
it is falling all around
C# G# A# A#m
the floor is going , too
Fm A# F
soon i will be falling on down

( repeat outro several times )