Big Black Mariah chords by John Hammond

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Intro 1

Well cut

Verse 1
Gm 
D 
 (G minor) ting through the cane  (D major) break,
Gm 
D 
 (G minor) rat tling the sill  (D major) 
Gm 
D 
 (G minor) Thunder that the rain  (D major) makes when
Gm 
C 
the shad (G minor) ow tops the  (C major) hill
Gm 
D 
 (G minor) Big light on the back  (D major) street,
Gm 
 (G minor) hill to ever more
D 
Packing down the ladder with  (D major) the
Gm 
 (G minor) hammer to the floor
Here come the Big Black Mariah,
D 
Gm 
here  (D major) come the  (G minor) Big Black Mariah
D 
Gm 
C 
Gm 
Here  (D major) come the  (G minor) Big  (C major) Black Mari (G minor) ah,
D 
Gm 
D 
Gm 
 (D major) I  (G minor) seen the big black  (D major) Ford  (G minor) 
C 
 (C major) Well he's

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Verse 2
all boxed up on
a red belle dame
Gm 
 (G minor) Hunted Black Johnny with
a blind man's cane
D 
C 
A  (D major)  (C major) yellow bullet with a rag out in the wind
D 
An  (D major) old blind tiger, got an old bell Jim
Gm 
Here come the  (G minor) Big Black Mariah,
D 
Gm 
C 
Gm 
here  (D major) come the  (G minor) Big  (C major) Black Mari (G minor) ah
F 
C 
Gm 
C 
Gm 
Here  (F major) come  (C major) the Big  (G minor)  (C major) Black Mari (G minor) ah,
C 
Gm 
 (C major)  (G minor) here come the big black Ford

Verse 3
C 
Sen (C major) t to the skies on
Gm 
a Benny Jag Blue  (G minor) 
D 
Off to bed  (D major) without his supper
Gm 
D 
C 
like  (G minor) a Linda brides  (D major) do  (C major) 
He got to do the story
with the old widow Jones
D 
 (D major) Got a wooden coat,
this boy is never coming home
Gm 
Here come the  (G minor) Big Black Mariah,
here come the Big Black Mariah
C 
Gm 
Here come the Big  (C major) Black Mari (G minor) ah,
C 
Gm 
C 
D 
Gm 
C 
Gm 
 (C major) I seen  (G minor) that big black Ford  (C major)  (D major)  (G minor)  (C major)  (G minor) 
C 
D 
 (C major)  (D major) 
C 
D 
C 
D 
Gm 
D 
C 
Gm 
 (C major) Cut  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) through  (G minor) the  (D major)  (C major)  (G minor) 
C 
Gm 
 (C major)  (G minor) canebrake,
D 
Gm 
oh yeah  (D major)  (G minor) 
D 
Well  (D major) he's all

Verse 4
C 
 (C major) boxed up
on a red belle dame
Gm 
D 
Gm 
 (G minor) Flat Blue Johnny  (D major) with a blind  (G minor) man's cane
C 
A  (C major) hundred yellow bullets shook
Gm 
C 
 (G minor) a    (C major) rag out in the wind
D 
 (D major) An old blind tiger, on a bell you win
Gm 
Here come the  (G minor) Big Black Mariah,
here come the Big Black Mariah
C 
Gm 
C 
Gm 
C 
Gm 
C 
Gm 
Dm 
D 
 (C major) Here  (G minor) come the  (C major) Big  (G minor)  (C major) Black Mari (G minor) ah,  (C major)  (G minor) here come the  (D minor) big black  (D major) Ford

Outro 1
Gm 
D 
C 
Gm 
C 
D 
 (G minor)  (D major)  (C major)  (G minor)  (C major)  (D major) 
C 
D 
C 
Gm 
C 
D 
 (C major)  (D major)  (C major)  (G minor)  (C major)  (D major) 
Gm 
C 
Gm 
C 
Gm 
C 
 (G minor)  (C major)  (G minor)  (C major)  (G minor)  (C major) 
Gm 
C 
Gm 
 (G minor)  (C major)  (G minor) 
C 
Gm 
D 
Gm 
C 
D 
Gm 
D 
 (C major)  (G minor)  (D major)  (G minor)  (C major)  (D major)  (G minor)  (D major) 
Gm 
D 
F 
Gm 
D 
Gm 
 (G minor)  (D major)  (F major)  (G minor)  (D major)  (G minor) 
D 
Gm 
D 
Gm 
D 
F 
Gm 
D 
Gm 
 (D major)  (G minor)  (D major)  (G minor)  (D major)  (F major)  (G minor)  (D major)  (G minor) 
G 
D 
Gm 
G 
Gm 
 (G major)  (D major)  (G minor)  (G major)  (G minor) 
C 
Gm 
C 
Dm 
Gm 
 (C major)  (G minor)  (C major)  (D minor)  (G minor) 