Black Elevator

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  • Standard Tuning
     
    Intro:
  • e---------------------------------|
    B--------1-3-3--3-3-4p3--4p3p1----|
    G-2-0-2------------------------2--|
  • D---------------------------------| (melodica arr for guitar)
    A---------------------------------|
    E---------------------------------|
  •  
    A
    e----------------------------|
  • B-----------1-1-3-4-3-1------|
    G-2-2-2-0-2-------------2-0--|
    D----------------------------| (Riff A - banjo arr for guitar)
  • A----------------------------|
    E----------------------------|
     
  • VS (while banjo plays variations on riff A):
    A C
    There's no using the stairs tonight. Black box will take you right
  • G A
    Many floors down where the earth is fire and molten
    A C
  • And the bell man tips his hat. You try not to notice that
    G D
    His tail is long, his legs are made of wood
  •  
    Pre-Chs:
    C G D
  • And no one here knows your name. And you won't be coming home.
     
    Chs:
  • A C A
    You're going down in the black elevator.
    G D
  • You tried to drink the water. The water wouldn't save
    A C A
    You're going down in the black elevator.
  • G D A (with Riff A on banjo)
    You're rowing up that river tonight
     
  • Repeat VS, Pre-Chs, Chs
     
    Bridge:
  • C G D A
    And I know a better place. It's so much further down
    C G D A
  • You'll ever be mine in there. With a hammer coming down
    C G D A
    And you ever work the earth. And your hands turn to stone
  • C G D
    No one here knows your name. And you won't be coming home
     
  • Chs:
    A C A
    You're going down in the black elevator.
  • G D
    You tried to drink the water. The water wouldn't save
    A C A
  • You're going down in the black elevator.
    G D A
    You're rowing up that river tonight
  • G D A
    I said you're rowing up that river tonight
    G D A
  • I said you're rowing up that river tonight
     
    Outro riff (banjo arr for guitar):
  • A
    e-3-5-3-5-3---3------------------------------|
    B-----------5---5-3-1-3-1--------------------|
  • G-------------------------2-0-2--------------|
    D--------------------------------------------|
    A--------------------------------------------|
  • E------------------------------- (x4) then --|
     
    e----------------------------|
  • B---1-0----------------------|
    G-2-----2-0--2--2-0-2--2-0-2-|
    D----------------------------|
  • A----------------------------|
    E----------------------------| (x4) then back to the other riff
     
  • Then freestyle into "Black Dresses"
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