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Black Stone Cherry

MetalMedium for beginners11 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×
BDiagram coming soon
Am×
G
F
FsusDiagram coming soon
D××
A×
Am7×
Em
Dm××

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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hide this tab    C     C/B      Am       G           F   Fsus 
D|--------------------------------------1-1-X--| 
A|-----1-----1h3-1----1h3-0-----0h1-----1-1-1--| 
F|------0---------------------0----0----2-2-0--| 
C|---2-----0--------2----------------0--3-3-3--| 
G|--3-----2--------0--------------------3-3-3--| 
D|--------------------------3-----------X-X-X--| 
 
 
Verso 1: 
 
              Am Am7 
What do I have to do 
       F           F4             Am                  G 
I've been down and out doin' without the love that got me through 
F F4             Am 
   What do I have to say 
  G               F           G 
I just want you to know that I know 
 
 
 
F         C                   G 
 It takes a village to raise a child 
F         C                 G 
 It takes an army to march a mile, Yeah 
F         C            Em             Am G F 
 It takes true love to stand the test of time 
                 G 
And it takes you babe, to make me smile 
 
Verso 2: 
 
              Am Am7 
What do I have to do 
          F         F4            Am                G 
I've been thinkin' about dreamin' about the things we used to do 
F F4                 Am 
   And what do I have to say 
  G             F           G 
I just wanted to know that you know 
 
 
F         C                   G 
 It takes a village to raise a child 
F         C                 G 
 It takes an army to march a mile, Yeah 
F         C            Em             Am G F 
 It takes true love to stand the test of time 
             G               C    C/B   Am 
And it takes you babe, to make me smile 
 
Ponte: 
                F 
I would walk across the ocean if I could 
Am         G                   F 
 If it would bring you back to me 
Am     G             F 
 I would steal a feather from an angel's wing 
Dm                      F 
Don't you know it's true that I'd do it all to prove my love to you 
 
C  C/B  Am  F (3X) F  G 
 
 
F         C                   G 
 It takes a village to raise a child 
F         C                 G 
 It takes an army to march a mile, Yeah 
F         C            Em             Am G F 
 It takes true love to stand the test of time 
                 G 
And it takes you babe, to make me... 
 
F         C        G 
 It takes a village... to raise a child 
F         C      G 
 It takes an army... to march a mile, Yeah 
F         C            Em             Am G F 
 It takes true love to stand the test of time 
                 G 
And it takes you babe, to make me smile 
                                     C 
And it takes you...... to make me smile 
          
 

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Chord set

C · B · Am · G · F · Fsus · D · A · Am7 · Em · Dm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.