Frank Black - Raider Man

[ intro ]

E – – – – – 0 – 0 – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – 0 – – 0 – 0 – – – 3 – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – | x4
Am

[ verse ]

Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G
all my life i’ve been digging polish black coal
Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G
it wasn’t much but you know i could play that role
Am Am/G D7/F# Dm E7
they laid me off and so i kept my pail
Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G E7
and now i wade in bushes down by the rail

[ chorus ]

Am F E7 D7
raider man , got no choice about it
Am F E7 D7
raider man , jumpin’ up there on it
Am F E7 D7 Am E7
raider man , gonna’ take a little bit now

[ verse ]
Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G
they hired me back and traded my pail for a stick
Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G E7
and now i chase the ones with a pail and a brick

play chorus 1

x repeat intro

[ solo ] – like verse 1

Am D7/F# G ( x4 )

Am Am/G D7/F#

Dm Dm/C E7

Am D7/F# G ( x2 ) E7

[ chorus ]

– repeat chorus –

[ verse ]
Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G
i chased my cousin , it wasn’t no big deal
Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G
i lost my legs when i slipped beneath the coal train wheel
Am Am/G D7/F# Dm Dm/C E7
my cousin tries to put something in my bowl
Am D7/F# G Am D7/F# G E7
and now i wish i never left that darkened hole

[ chorus ]

– repeat chorus –

[ intro ]

play 3x , then end on Am