Big Black Car Chords by Gregory Alan Isakov

Tempo:
125.5 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Ab

Eb

Cm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Black Car - Gregory Alan Isakov chords
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[Eb] [B]
[C]
[Cm] [C]
[Em] [F] [Cm]
[Bb] [Abm] [Eb] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [Cm] You [Bb] were a phonograph, [Ab] I was a [Eb] [Bb] kid I [F] sat with [Bb] an ear closed
I [Ab] was just [Bb] listening
[F] Zero in the [Bb] rain, tap your [Ab] way [Eb] down your [Bb] face
[Cm] You were a [Bb] miracle, I was [Ab] just a warning [Eb] you [Bb] [Cm] stay
[F] Well, time [Bb] has a way of [Ab] throwing it all in [Eb] your [Bb] face
[Cm] The past, she [Bb] was haunted, [Ab] she [Bb] was released
[Cm] Part of [Bb] Grey John drives [Ab] a big black [Eb] [Bb] car
I [F] swear I was in [Bb] the backseat, [Ab] minding my [Eb] own
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] Through the blinds, the cornrows come [Eb] my way
They want [Bb] to stay, they want to [Cm] stay
[Gm] Too long [Eb] now, this [Bb] could be all that we're [Cm] known
[F] Of love and all
[D] Well, you were [Bb] a dancer, [Ab] I was a [Bb] rat
[D] Song in [Bb] my head, it [Ab] was all that I [Eb] [Bb] had
[Cm] Hope [Bb] was a letter [Ab] I never could [Bb] send
But [F] love was [Bb] a cousin you [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] knew
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] Through the [Ab] carnivals, you watched [Eb] them go
[Bb] Round and round
Oh, in the [Ab] old home, that's [Eb] just a sunset and some [Bb]
frowns Oh
Oh
Well, you were a [Ab] magazine, I [Eb] was a [Bb] plane [F] changer
[Bb] Walking the [Ab] sidewalks covered in [Bb] rain
[Cm] Love [Bb] that's a scattering, [Ab] this song of yours [Eb] [Bb] stories [Cm] me
[Bb] All [Ab] my plane [Eb] [Bb] changers
[Cm] Indeed, [Bb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] all my [Ab] plane [Eb] changers
[F]
[Cm]
Oh
Yeah, yeah, [Bb] [Ab] yeah
Yeah, yeah, [Eb] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] yeah
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] Oh [Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb] Yeah [Cm] [Bb] Oh
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Cm] Nice
[C] [Cm]
[C]
[N]
[Cm]
Great
That was pretty good Yeah
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
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To learn Gregory Alan Isakov - Big Black Car chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Eb, Cm, Bb, Cm, Bb, Ab, Eb and Bb. For best results, commence at 62 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 126. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Eb Major.

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_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [B] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] [Cm] You [Bb] were a phonograph, [Ab] I was a [Eb] [Bb] kid I [F] sat with [Bb] an ear closed
I [Ab] was just [Bb] listening
[F] Zero in the [Bb] rain, tap your [Ab] way [Eb] down your [Bb] face
[Cm] You were a [Bb] miracle, I was [Ab] just a warning [Eb] you [Bb] [Cm] stay _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Well, time [Bb] has a way of [Ab] throwing it all in [Eb] your [Bb] face
[Cm] The past, she [Bb] was haunted, [Ab] she [Bb] was released
[Cm] Part of [Bb] Grey John drives [Ab] a big black [Eb] [Bb] car
I [F] swear I was in [Bb] the backseat, [Ab] minding my [Eb] own
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Through the blinds, the cornrows come [Eb] my way
They want [Bb] to stay, they want to [Cm] stay
_ _ [Gm] Too long [Eb] now, this [Bb] could be all that we're [Cm] known
_ [F] Of love and all _ _
_ [D] Well, you were [Bb] a dancer, [Ab] I was a [Bb] rat
[D] Song in [Bb] my head, it [Ab] was all that I [Eb] [Bb] had
[Cm] Hope [Bb] was a letter [Ab] I never could [Bb] send
But [F] love was [Bb] a cousin you [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] knew
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Through the _ [Ab] carnivals, you watched [Eb] them go
_ [Bb] Round and _ round
_ Oh, in the [Ab] old home, that's [Eb] just a sunset and some [Bb]
frowns Oh _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh
Well, you were a [Ab] magazine, I [Eb] was a [Bb] plane [F] changer
[Bb] Walking the [Ab] sidewalks covered in [Bb] rain
[Cm] Love [Bb] that's a scattering, [Ab] this song of yours [Eb] [Bb] stories [Cm] me
[Bb] All [Ab] my plane _ [Eb] [Bb] changers
[Cm] Indeed, [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ [Bb] all my [Ab] plane [Eb] changers
[F] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh
_ _ Yeah, _ _ _ yeah, [Bb] _ [Ab] yeah
Yeah, yeah, [Eb] _ [F] _
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Cm] yeah
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] Oh [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] Yeah _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] Oh
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ Nice
[C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Great
That was pretty good Yeah _ _ _ _
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