Black River Killer
Blitzen Trapper
RockMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Am
Em
C
G
D
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Capo on 4th fret Am Em It was just a little while past the sunset strip C G D They found the girl?s body in an open pit Am Em Her mouth was sewn shut, but her eyes were still wide C G D Gazing through the fog to the other side Am Em They booked me on a whim and threw me deep in jail C G D With no bail, sitting silent on a rusty pail Am Em Just gazing at the marks on the opposite wall C G D Remembering the music of my lover?s call Am Em So you make no mistake I know just what it takes C G D To pull a man?s soul back from heaven?s gates Am Em I?ve been wandering in the dark about as long as sin C G D But they say it?s never too late to start again Am Em Oh when, oh when C G D Will the spirit come a calling for my soul to send? Am Em Oh when, oh when C G D Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again? Am Em It was dark as the grave, it was just about three C G D When the warden with his key came to set me free Am Em They gave me five dollars and a secondhand suit C G D A pistol and a hat and a worn out flute Am Em So I took a bus down to the Rio Grande C G D And I shot a man down on the edge of town Am Em Then I stole me a horse and I rode it around C G D Til the sheriff pulled me in and he sat me down Am Em He said you make no mistake I know just what it takes C G D To pull a man?s soul back from heaven?s gates Am Em I?ve been wandering in the dark about as long as sin C G D But they say it?s never too late to start again Am Em Oh when, oh when C G D Will the spirit come a calling for my soul to send? Am Em Oh when, oh when C G D Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again? Am Em Well the sheriff let me go with a knife and a song C G D So I took the first train up to Oregon Am Em And I killed the first man that I came upon Because the devil works quick, you know it don?t take long Am Em Then I went to the river ford to take a swim C G D You know that black river water is as black as sin Am Em And I washed myself clean as a newborn babe C G D And then I picked up a rock for to sharpen my blade Am Em Oh when, oh when C G D Will the spirit come a calling for my soul to send? Am Em Oh when, oh when C G D Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again? Am Em Oh when, oh when C G D Will the spirit come a calling for my soul to send? Am Em Oh when, oh when C G D Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?
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Chord set
Am · Em · C · G · D
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.