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Black Mountain Blues by Dave Van Ronk - Guitar Chords

Artist Dave Van Ronk How to play the guitar chord E7.jpg How to play the guitar chord A.jpg How to play the guitar chord B7.jpg How to play the guitar chord D7.jpg

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Version 1
            Standard Tuning, Capo on 5
It's a pretty standard blues progression, E7/A/B7
You can get a similar sound to his initial picking pattern fooling around with the high 
E string and a second fret on the B string
For the interlude, base the (E7/D#7/D7) transition around a D7 chord, and then go back 
to the normal E7

Intro:E7
E7                           A                           E7
Well on black mountain, where a child'll spit in your face
A                                                      E7
I say on black mountain, where a child'll spit in your face
B7                        A                         E7            
all the babies cry for whisky, all the birds sing bass

E7                                 A                 E7
Well on black mountain, there as mean as they can be
     A                                             E7
I say on black mountain, well as mean as they can be
           B7                   A                       E7
Well you know they use gunpowder, just to sweeten their tea

Interlude: (E7/D#7/D7)/E7/A/E7/(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/B7/A/E7/A/E7

E7                               A                      E7
Well on black mountain, well you can't keep a man in jail
A                                                       E7
I say on black mountain, well you can't keep a man in jail
        B7                             A                 E7
Well if the jury finds him guilty, the judge'll go that bail

E7                                        A                 E7
I had a gal on black mountain, well the sweetest gal in town
A                                                     E7
I had a gal on black mountain, well the sweetest gal in town
B7                              A               E7
Well met a sweet backed man, and she threw me down

Interlude:(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/A/E7/(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/B7/A/E7/A/E7

E7                                        A             E7
I'm going back to black mountain, me my razor and my gun
A                                                     E7
I'm going back to black mountain, me my razor and my gun
B7                                 A                  E7
I'm gonna cut her if she stands, shoot her if she runs

Interlude/outro:(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/A/E7/(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/B7/A/E7/A/E7 
        

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