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Big Black Car

Gregory Alan Isakov
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
You  were a phonograph,  I was a kid
I  sat with an  ear close,  just listening
I  was there  when the rain  tapped her way down your face
You  were a miracle  I was  just holdin your space
 End of verse transition
 Am 8 up down strums
 F 8 up down strums
Well  time has  a way of  throwing it all in your face
The  past, she  is haunted,  the future is laced
Heartbreak,  ya know, drives  a big black car
Swear  i was  in the back  seat, just minding my own
 End of verse transition
 Am 8 up down strums
 F 8 up down strums
And  through the glass, the corn crows come like rain
 They wont stay,  they wont stay  for
Too  long now
 This could be all  that we know..
 Of love  and all.
Well  you were  a dancer,  I was a rag
The  song in  my head, well  was all that I had
Hope  was a letter  I never  could send
Love  was a country  we couldn't  defend
 Transition:
 Am chord, about 22 times
And  through the carnival  we watch them go round  and round
 All we knew of home  was just a sunset  and some clowns  ohhhhhhh
Well  you were  a magazine,  I was a plane Jane
Just  walking  the sidewalks  all covered in rain
love  to just  get into one  of your stories
Just  me and  all of my plain  Jane glory
Just  me and  all of my plain  Jane glory
Heyayayayay
Ohhohohohoh
Heyayayayay
Heyay
Heyay
 Fade out with the , ,  progression and the Heyay's.

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Readable chord sheet for Big Black Car by Gregory Alan Isakov

[Am]You were a [G]phonograph,[F] I was a kid
[Am]I sat with [G]an ear clos[F]e, just listening
[Am]I was there[G] when the r[F]ain tapped her way down your face
[Am]You were a [G]miracle I w[F]as just holdin your space

End of verse transition

Am 8 up down strums
F 8 up down strums

[Am]Well time h[G]as a way of[F] throwing it all in your face
[Am]The past, s[G]he is haunt[F]ed, the future is laced
[Am]Heartbreak,[G] ya know, d[F]rives a big black car
[Am]Swear i was[G] in the bac[F]k seat, just minding my own

End of verse transition

Am 8 up down strums
F 8 up down strums

[G]And through the glass, the corn crows come like [C]rain
They wont s[G]tay, they wont st[Am]ay for
[C]Too long now
This could be [G]all that we [C]know..
Of l[D]ove and all.

[Am]Well you we[G]re a dancer[F], I was a rag
[Am]The song in[G] my head, w[F]ell was all that I had
[Am]Hope was a [G]letter I ne[F]ver could send
[Am]Love was a [G]country we [F]couldn't defend

Transition:

Am chord, about 22 times

[G]And through the carniva[Am]l we watch them go [C]round and r[G]ound
All we knew of [Am]home was just a [C]sunset and some c[G]lowns  ohhhhhhh

[Am]Well you we[G]re a magazi[F]ne, I was a plane Jane
[Am]Just walkin[G]g the sidew[F]alks all covered in rain
[Am]love to jus[G]t get into [F]one of your stories
[Am]Just me and[G] all of my [F]plain Jane glory
[Am]         [G]          [F]
[Am]Just me and[G] all of my [F]plain Jane glory
[Am]         [G]          [F]
[Am]         [G]          [F]
[Am]Heya[G]yay[F]ayay
[Am]         [G]          [F]
[Am]Ohho[G]hoh[F]ohoh
[Am]         [G]          [F]
[Am]Heya[G]yay[F]ayay
[Am]         [G]          [F]
[Am]Heya[G]y  [F]
[Am]         [G]          [F]
[Am]Heya[G]y  [F]
[Am]         [G]          [F]

Fade out with the [Am], [G], [F] progression and the Heyay's.

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