BLACK GIRL by The Four Pennies -Standard tuning Intro: 2x Dm Am F G(Barre) F E Am D F Black girl, black girl, tell me no lies, Am E Am where did you sleep last night Am In the pines, in the pines, D F where the sun never shines Am E Am To shiver, the whole night through Am D F Her husband was a railroad man, Am E Am killed at the driving wheel Am D F She found his body all crushed & torn Am E Am under the twisted steel Am D F It caused her to weep, it caused her to moan Am E Am It caused her to lose her mind Am D F She thought of how she lost her man, Am E Am So brave, so gentle & kind SOLO(Am D F Am E Am) Am D F Now she wonders alone beneath the trees, Am E Am she’s happy to mourn her man Am D F And the cold wind blows to chill her bones Am E Am And sea mist hangs over her head Am D F Black girl, black girl, Where will you go? Am E Am She goes where the cold wind blows Am In the pines, in the pines, D F where the sun never shines Am A F A To shiver, the whole night through…….. Tab by Attila Terdik
