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From: Harlan L Thompson
BLACK EYED DOG- Nick Drake
TUNING: standard, capo 3rd fret
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D————7-6-7-9————7-6——-|
A—7-7——————7-7————6-7-|
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-7-7———7-7———7-7————————-7-7—————6-7—|
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Black eyed dog
he called at my door
MAIN PATTERN:
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-7-7—————————7-7——————6-7—(7)-|
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The black eyed dog
he called for more
A black eyed dog he knew my name (repeat main pattern for each line)
A black eyed dog he knew my name
A black eyed dog
A black eyed dog
I’m growing old and I wanna go home, I’m growing old and I don’t wanna know
I’m growing old and I wanna go home
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——12-11-9-7-6-7-9-9———7-6————| (rpt w/ booming bass note)
-7-7——————-7-7————6-7-7—-|
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(bass note second time only)
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—2s1-1s2-2s4-4s2-2s1-1s2—-6s4-4s6s7-7s4-4s6-| (repeat)
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—9-0-7-0-6-0-4-0-2——2s1-1s2-2s4-4s2-2s1-1s2—|
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repeat both previous lines (with repeats) then stop momentarily
A black eyed he called at my door (repeat main pattern)
A black eyed he called for more
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———-7-7-7-6——————7-6—————|
—7-7—————6-7—-7-7————-6-7-7——|
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