Black River Killer
Blitzen TrapperVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
open position chord forms: (actual chords: )
Just one chord progression for the whole song, with two verse endings that hold
the D an extra measure.
It was just a little while past the sunset strip
They found the girls body in an open pit
Her mouth was sewn shut, but her eyes were still wide
Gazing through the fog to the other side
They booked me on a whim and threw me deep in jail
With no bail, sitting silent on a rusty pail
Just gazing at the marks on the opposite wall
Remembering the music of my lovers call
So you make no mistake I know just what it takes
To pull a mans soul back from heavens gates
Ive been wandering in the dark about as long as sin
But they say its never too late to start again
Oh when, oh when
Will the spirit come a calling for my soul to send?
Oh when, oh when
Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?
It was dark as the grave, it was just about three
When the warden with his key came to set me free
They gave me five dollars and a secondhand suit
A pistol and a hat and a worn out flute
So I took a bus down to the Rio Grande
And I shot a man down on the edge of town
Then I stole me a horse and I rode it around
Til the sheriff pulled me in and he sat me down
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He said, you make no mistake
I know just what it takes
To pull a mans soul back from heavens gates
Ive been wandering in the dark about as long as sin
But they say its never too late to start again
Oh when, oh when
Will the spirit come a calling for my soul to send?
Oh when, Oh when
Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?
Well the sheriff let me go with a knife and a song
So I took the first train up to Oregon
And I killed the first man that I came upon
Because the devil works quick, you know it dont take long
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Then I went to the river ford to take a swim
You know that black river water is as black as sin
And I washed myself clean as a newborn babe
And then I picked up a rock for to sharpen my blade
Oh when, oh when
Will the spirit come a calling for my soul to send?
Oh when, oh when
Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?
Oh when, oh when
Will that black river water wash me clean again?
Oh when, oh when
Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?
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Readable chord sheet for Black River Killer by Blitzen Trapper
open position chord forms: [Am] [Em] [C] [G] [D] (actual chords: [C#m] [G#m] [E] [B] [F#]) Just one chord progression for the whole song, with two verse endings that hold the D an extra measure. It was [Am]just a little while past the [Em]sunset strip They [C]found the girls [G]body in an o[D]pen pit Her [Am]mouth was sewn shut, but her [Em]eyes were still wide G[C]azing through the [G]fog to the ot[D]her side They booked me on a whim and threw me deep in jail With no bail, sitting silent on a rusty pail Just gazing at the marks on the opposite wall Remembering the music of my lovers call So you make no mistake I know just what it takes To pull a mans soul back from heavens gates Ive been wandering in the dark about as long as sin But they say its never too late to start again Oh [Am]when, oh [Em]when Will the [C]spirit come a [G]calling for my [D]soul to send? Oh [Am]when, oh [Em]when Will the [C]keys to the [G]kingdom be [D]mine again? It was dark as the grave, it was just about three When the warden with his key came to set me free They gave me five dollars and a secondhand suit A pistol and a hat and a worn out flute So I took a bus down to the Rio Grande And I shot a man down on the edge of town Then I stole me a horse and I rode it around Til the sheriff pulled me in and he sat me down <hold d="" chord=""> He said, you make no mistake I know just what it takes To pull a mans soul back from heavens gates Ive been wandering in the dark about as long as sin But they say its never too late to start again Oh when, oh when Will the spirit come a calling for my soul to send? Oh when, Oh when Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again? Well the sheriff let me go with a knife and a song So I took the first train up to Oregon And I killed the first man that I came upon Because the devil works quick, you know it dont take long <hold d="" chord=""> Then I went to the river ford to take a swim You know that black river water is as black as sin And I washed myself clean as a newborn babe And then I picked up a rock for to sharpen my blade Oh when, oh when Will the spirit come a calling for my soul to send? Oh when, oh when Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again? Oh when, oh when Will that black river water wash me clean again? Oh when, oh when Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?