EMAIL: [email protected] NOTE: Below the first version which consists of a lot of RIFFS is another version much simpler to follow using ONLY chords. You can choose to follow one or the other or use parts of both. MELISSA ETHERIDGE RIFF 1 RIFF 2 ------------| ------------| ------------| ------------| ------------| ------------| ------------| ------------| E --5-7--5-7--5-7-3-2-0--| E ------------| RIFF 3 RIFF 4 ------------| ---------| ------------| ---------| ------------| ---------| ------------| ---------| E --5-7-----------| E --3-2-0--| INTRO: RIFF 1 - 2x's VERSE: RIFF 1 I am levitating RIFF 1 Somewhere down the road RIFF 2 With a price on my head RIFF 1 And the shadow of a black crow RIFF 1 He's been on my tail RIFF 1 For close to three days RIFF 2 Just a little souvenir RIFF 3 Of my wicked ways CHORUS: I would rather die fast than to ever live slow Father forgive me what my mother don't know The scratch marks on my soul Bm G RIFF 4 From the shadow of a black crow VERSE: RIFF 1 I've got a box of reds RIFF 1 And a bottle of the blues RIFF 2 Comes a time in your life RIFF 1 Honey you've gotta choose RIFF 1 My belly's on fire RIFF 1 From the acid of the truth RIFF 2 All the untold lies RIFF 3 Of my misspent youth CHORUS: I would rather die fast than to ever live slow Father forgive me what my mother don't know The scratch marks on my soul From the shadow of a black crow BREAK: It's pretty when you're young Just a pity when you're old, yeah Am I running away G E RIFF 4 Or am I closer to home VERSE: RIFF 1 The lines and the signs RIFF 1 The miles go by RIFF 2 No one ever bothered RIFF 1 To even ask me why RIFF 1 (partial) So I am disappearing RIFF 1 Into this road RIFF 2 With a six pack of sorrow RIFF 3 And the shadow of a black crow CHORUS: I would rather die fast than to ever live slow Father forgive me what my mother don't know The scratch marks on my soul CHORUS: I would rather die fast than to ever live slow Father forgive me what my mother don't know The scratch marks on my soul From the shadow of a black crow =============== VERSION WITHOUT ANY RIFFS JUST CHORDS ================ SONG: THE SHADOW OF A BLACK CROW ARTIST: MELISSA ETHERIDGE ALBUM: 4th STREET FEELING EMAIL: GUI[email protected] THE SHADOW OF A BLACK CROW MELISSA ETHERIDGE NOTE: This version is ONLY the chords to the song without the RIFFS. Some people prefer to play it like this instead. INTRO: VERSE: I am levitating Somewhere down the road With a price on my head And the shadow of a black crow He's been on my tail For close to three days Just a little souvenir Of my wicked ways CHORUS: I would rather die fast than to ever live slow Father forgive me what my mother don't know The scratch marks on my soul From the shadow of a black crow VERSE: I've got a box of reds And a bottle of the blues Comes a time in your life Honey you've gotta choose My belly's on fi-rrrrre From the acid of the truth All the untold lies Of my misspent youth CHORUS: I would rather die fast than to ever live slow Father forgive me what my mother don't know The scratch marks on my soul From the shadow of a black crow BREAK: It's pretty when you're young Just a pity when you're old, yeah Am I running away Or am I closer to home VERSE: The lines and the signs The miles go by No one ever bothered To even ask me why So I am disappearing Into this road With a six pack of sorrow And the shadow of a black crow CHORUS: I would rather die fast than to ever live slow Father forgive me what my mother don't know The scratch marks on my soul CHORUS: I would rather die fast than to ever live slow Father forgive me what my mother don't know The scratch marks on my soul From the shadow of a black crow