BIG BLACK CAR Chords Gregory Alan Isakov
Eb: x68886;
Ab: 466544;
Bb: x13331;
Cm: x35543;
Fsus4: xx3011;
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(INTRO)

Cm 
 
Bb 
 
Ab 
 
Eb 
Cm 
 
Bb 
 
Ab 
 
Eb 
 
(VER)
 
Cm 
You were a  
Bb 
phonograph
 
I  
Ab 
was a kid
Eb 
 
I s
Cm 
at with an  
Bb 
ear 
 
close
 
Just  
Ab 
listening
Eb 
 
Was  
Cm 
there when the  
Bb 
rain
 
Tapped her  
Ab 
way down your fa
Eb 
ce
 
You were a  
Cm 
miracle
Bb 
I was just  
Ab 
holding your spa
Eb 
ce
 
(INTERLUDE)
 
Cm 
 
Eb 
 
Bb 
Eb 
Cm 
 
Eb 
 
Bb 
Eb 
 
(VER)
 
 
Well,  
Cm 
time has a  
Bb 
way 
 
of
 
Throwing it  
Ab 
all in your fa
Eb 
ce
 
The  
Cm 
past, she is  
Bb 
haunted
 
The  
Ab 
future is la
Eb 
ced
Cm 
Heartbreak, you  
Bb 
know
 
Drives a b
Ab 
ig black c
Eb 
ar
 
I swe
Cm 
ar I was in the  
Bb 
back 
 
seat
 
Just  
Ab 
minding my o
Eb 
wn
 
 
 
(INTERLUDE)
 
Cm 
 
Eb 
 
Bb 
 
Eb 
Cm 
 
Eb 
 
Bb 
 
Eb 
 
(CHO)
 
 
And  
Bb 
through the glass
 
The corn crows come like  
Eb 
rain
 
They won’t s
Bb 
tay, they won’t st
Cm 
ay
 
For too long now  
Eb 
 
This could be  
Bb 
all that we kn
Cm 
ow
 
Of l
Fsus4 
ove and all
 
 
 
(VER)
 
 
Well,  
Cm 
you were a  
Bb 
dancer
 
And  
Ab 
I was a rag
Eb 
 
The  
Cm 
song in my  
Bb 
head
 
Well, was a
Ab 
ll that I ha
Eb 
d
Cm 
Hope was a  
Bb 
letter
 
I  
Ab 
never could se
Eb 
nd
Cm 
Well, love was a  
Bb 
country
 
We  
Ab 
couldn’t 
 
defe
Eb 
nd
 
 
 
(INTELUDE)
 
Cm 
 
Eb 
 
Bb 
 
Eb 
Cm 
 
Eb 
 
Bb 
 
Eb 
 
(CHO)
 
Bb 
Through the carniv
Ab 
al we watch them
 
Go  
Eb 
’round and ‘rou
Bb 
nd
Bb 
All we knew of ho
Ab 
me 
 
was
 
Just a suns
Eb 
et and some clowns
Bb 
 
Oh
 
 
 
 
(VER)
 
 
Well,  
Cm 
you were a  
Bb 
magazine
Ab 
I was a pl
Eb 
ain 
 
Jane
 
Just  
Cm 
walking the si
Bb 
dewalks
 
And  
Ab 
covered in ra
Eb 
in
Cm 
Love to just  
Bb 
get out of
 
S
Ab 
ome of your s
Eb 
tories
Cm 
Just me and  
Bb 
all 
 
of
 
My pl
Ab 
ain Jane glo
Eb 
ry
Cm 
 
Bb 
 
Ab 
 
Eb 
Cm 
Just me and  
Bb 
all 
 
of
 
My pl
Ab 
ain Jane glo
Eb 
ry
 
 
 
(INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO)
 
Cm 
 
Eb 
 
Bb 
 
Eb 
Cm 
 
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Cm 
 
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Ab 
 
Eb 

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Song based on Eb scale and played with 5 chords. Use capo on 3rd fret and play with C scale.

“Big Black Car” by Gregory Alan Isakov is a hauntingly beautiful folk song that captures a sense of introspection and longing, featuring poignant lyrics and Isakov’s emotive vocals.

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