Big Black Car Tab by
Gregory Alan Isakov

2009Folk4.1K views

Key: C minor

Intro 1

Cm7

Eb/Bb

Absus2

Eb

Eb/D

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Cm7

Eb/Bb

Absus2

Eb

Eb/D

You

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Verse 1
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
   were a phonograph, I    was a kid I sat
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------1------------1-----------|---------1------------1-----------|
G|------0----------0-------0--------|------0----------0------------0---|
D|------------------------------2---|----------------------------------|
A|-0--------------------------------|--------------3----------2--------|
E|--------------3-------------------|-1--------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
with an       ear close,
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
just      listening
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
I was   there when the      rain tapped
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
the way       down your face
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
You    were a     miracle, I was just
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
holdin'   your space
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|------1---------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------0-------0-------0---|------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---------0h-2---------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-0---------------3-------0--------|---------0-------3-------0--------|
E|----------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
      Well, time
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0---|------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---------0h-2---------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-0---------------3-------0--------|---------0-------3-------0--------|
E|----------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
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Verse 2
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
has a        way
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
of throwing it        all in your face
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
The past, she is       haunted,
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
the future    is  laced
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Heartbreak, you know, drives a         big black car
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
I swear I was in the      back seat,
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
just      minding my  own
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|------1---------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------0-------0-------0---|------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---------0h-2---------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-0---------------3-------0--------|---------0-------3-------0--------|
E|----------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
      And
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0---|------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---------0h-2---------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-0---------------3-------0--------|---------0-------3-------0--------|
E|----------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4

Bridge 1
Bb Bb 
 
through the glass
Eb Eb 
 
the corn crows come like rain
Bb Bb 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
They won't stay, they won't stay
Gm Gm 
 
Bb/F Bb/F 
 
for too long   now
Eb Eb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
This could be all
Cm7 Cm7 
 
F9 F9 
 
that we know  of love and all

Verse 3
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Well, you   were a        dancer
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
and I         was a   rag
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
The   song in my       head,
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
it was all       that I   had
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Hope was      a letter I never     could send
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Well,  love  was a        country
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
we        couldn't defend

Interlude 1

Cm7

Eb/Bb

Absus2

Eb

Eb/D

Cm7

Eb/Bb

Absus2

Eb

Eb/D

Bridge 2

Bb

Abmaj7

Eb

Through the carni val we watch them go

Bb

round and round

Bb

Abmaj7

Eb

All we knew of home was just a sunset

Bb

and some clowns, ah- aah

Verse 4
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Well, you   were a        magazine,
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
I         was a   Plain Jane
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Just  walking the      sidewalks
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
and       covered in  rain
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Love to just     get
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
into some      of your stories
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
Me,   all      of my Plain     Jane glory
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Eb/Bb Eb/Bb 
 
Just   me    and all
Absus2 Absus2 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/D Eb/D 
 
of my Plain     Jane glory
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|------1---------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------0-------0-------0---|------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---------0h-2---------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-0---------------3-------0--------|---------0-------3-------0--------|
E|----------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4
Cm7 Cm7 
 
Cm7 Cm7 
 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0---|------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---------0h-2---------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-0---------------3-------0--------|---------0-------3-------0--------|
E|----------------------------------|-3--------------------------------|
   1       2       3       4          1       2       3       4

Outro 1

Cm7

Eb/Bb

Absus2

Eb

Eb/D

Cm7

Eb/Bb

Absus2

Eb

Eb/D

[Repeat and fade]

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