Melissa Etheridge - The Shadow Of A Black Crow

song : the shadow of a black crow
artist : melissa etheridge
album : 4th street feeling
tab by : don czarski
email : guitarzan7@hotmail . com

the shadow of a black crow
melissa etheridge

riff 1 riff 2
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | A – – 5 – 7 – – 5 – 7 – – 5 – 7 – – 7 – 7 – 5 – 2 – – |
E – – 5 – 7 – – 5 – 7 – – 5 – 7 – 3 – 2 – 0 – – | E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

riff 3 riff 4
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | E – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | B – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | G – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | D – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – 5 – 7 – 7/9 – – | A – – – – – – – – – |
E – – 5 – 7 – – – – – – – – – – – | E – – 3 – 2 – 0 – – |

intro : riff 1 – 2x’s

verse :
riff 1
i Am levitating
riff 1
somewhere down the road
riff 2
with a price on my head
riff 1
and the shadow of a black crow
riff 1
he’s been on my tail
riff 1
for close to three days
riff 2
just a little souvenir
riff 3
of my wicked ways

chorus :
Em A
i would rather die fast than to ever live slow
D Bm
father forgive me what my mother don’t know
Em A
the scratch marks on my soul
Bm Em riff 4
from the shadow of a black crow

verse :
riff 1
i’ve got a box of reds
riff 1
and a bottle of the blues
riff 2
comes a time in your life
riff 1
honey you’ve gotta choose
riff 1
my belly’s on fire
riff 1
from the acid of the truth
riff 2
all the untold lies
riff 3
of my misspent youth

chorus :
Em A
i would rather die fast than to ever live slow
D Bm
father forgive me what my mother don’t know
Em A
the scratch marks on my soul
Bm Em
from the shadow of a black crow

break :
Bm
it’s pretty when you’re young
Em
just a pity when you’re old , yeah
Bm
Am i running away
Em riff 4
or Am i closer to home

verse :
riff 1
the lines and the signs
riff 1
the miles go by
riff 2
no one ever bothered
riff 1
to even ask me why
riff 1 ( partial )
so i Am disappearing
riff 1
into this road
riff 2
with a six pack of sorrow
riff 3
and the shadow of a black crow

chorus :
Em A
i would rather die fast than to ever live slow
D Bm
father forgive me what my mother don’t know
Em A
the scratch marks on my soul

chorus :
Em A
i would rather die fast than to ever live slow
D Bm
father forgive me what my mother don’t know
Em A
the scratch marks on my soul
Bm Em
from the shadow of a black crow