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From Carylanne@aol.com Sun Apr 27 11:14:12 1997
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:07:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: Carylanne@aol.com
To: guitar@olga.net
Cc: music@lsds.com
Subject: Guitar Chord and Transcription of Frank Black "Can I Get a Witness"
Frank Black "Can I Get a Witness"
transcribed by William F. Sullivan and Carole Lima
from the limited edition CD "The Cult of Ray" by Frank Black/ Sony Music/
1996
PLEASE NOTE
This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the
song. You may only use this file for private study,scholarship, or research.
(open B & E strings on every chord)
(intro) E/B/A
F#m G#m E/B/A
Maybe you got faith in where this is going
F#m G#m E/B/A
Maybe I''ll pull up the stakes and not be lettin' go
E/B/C#m A
I could not believe I could not believe
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/black-frank/1721.html ]
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(CHORUS)
B(aug) E A/E
Can I get a witness, witness
B(aug) E A/E
Can I get a witness, witness
B(aug) E A
Can I get a witness
E C#m A
Can I get a witness
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E/B
A F#m G#m E/B/A
You know a lot of times I think I'm mad
F#m G#m E/B/A
And I feel lost on this exit now
E/B/C#m A
I cannot believe I cannot believe
(REPEAT CHORUS)
E/B
A F#m G#m E/B/A
And some of these people are just so lame
F#m G#m E/B/A
I don't feel like a pupil just a loser on a game show
E/B C#m A
I just can't believe it No, I can't believe it
(REPEAT CHORUS without the ending B chord)
(BRIDGE)
C#m/F#m G# C#7 F#7 G#
I'm rooting for you and I toasted when I heard about you
E B
And how you got a witness
A F#m G#m/ E/B/A
A citizen may be in another place
F#m G#m
Here comes the wind
E/B/A
I'm a chaser
E/B
(and) it's time to leave
C#m
Here it comes
A
It's time to leave
(REPEAT CHORUS 2X)
ENDING WITH PSEUDO ROBERT FRIPP GUITAR SOLO OVER THESE CHORDS
E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/E/B/A ( FADE )
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