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            Black Rider
Bob Dylan

Some of my chord-voicings
         E-A-D-G-B-e
Dm       x-x-0-2-3-1
A7sus    x-x-2-2-3-3
E6sus    x-x-2-2-2-5
E7       x-x-2-4-3-4
A7       x-x-2-0-2-0
Bdim     x-x-3-4-3-4
Adim     x-x-7-5-4-5
Cm6      x-x10-810-8
A        x-x-7-6-5-5

[Intro]

Dm  A7sus  Dm  E6sus
Dm  A7sus  Dm  E6sus

[Verse 1]

       Dm                              A7sus
Black rider, black rider, you've been living too hard
D7                             Gm
  Been up all night, have to stay on your guard
     E7                            A
The path that you're walking, too narrow to walk
        D7             Gm
Every step of the way,    another stumbling block
Dm                          A7
  The road that you're on, same road that you know
Ddim             A7                      Dm  A7 Dm  A7
   Just not the same as it was  a minute ago

[Verse 2]

       Dm                 A7sus
Black rider, black rider, you've seen it all
D7                          Gm
You've seen the great world   and you've seen the small
E7                     A
You fell into the fire and you're eating the flame
        D7                       G
Better seal up your lips if you wanna stay in the game
Gm                           F
  Be reasonable, mister, be honest, be fair
E7                              A            Dm  A7sus  Dm  E6sus
Let all of your earthly thoughts be a prayer

[Verse 3]

       Dm                 A7sus
Black rider, black rider,    all dressed in black
Gm                       Dm
  I'm walking away, you try to make me look back
Bb                    F
  My heart is at rest, I'd like to keep it that way
E7                    A
  I don't wanna fight,  at least not today
D                     A7sus
 Go home to your wife,    stop visiting mine
Bdim                A
  One of these days   I'll forget to be kind

[Verse 4]

       Dm                A7sus
Black rider, black rider,  tell me when, tell me how
D7                         Gm
  If there ever was a time,   then let it be now
E7                   A
  Let me go through, open the door
        D7             G
My soul is distressed,   my mind is at war
Gm                               A7
  Don't hug me, don't flatter me,  don't turn on the charm
E                      A                   Dm  A7sus  Dm  E6sus
  I'll take a sword and   hack off your arm

[Verse 5]

       Dm               A7sus
Black rider, black rider,   hold it right there
Gm                                Dm
  The size of your cock will get you nowhere
Bb                       F
  I'll suffer in silence,  I'll not make a sound
E7                      A
  Maybe I'll take   the high moral ground
Adim                   A
Some enchanted evening   I'll sing you a song
Cm6
  Black rider, black rider,
 A                           Dm
 you've been on the job too long

[Outro]

 Dm  A7 Dm  A7  Dm
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