Black Snake Mojave Blues - Balto Chords

Chords: G, C, D, C*, Em

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Genre: blues, rock, folk

Real song is played in open g with a slide. This is just a rough

approximation since no other tabs

currently exist.

C* -- single strum w/ riff

[Intro]

G G C G D C

[Verse 1]

G
With the edge of the Mojave curling up into the fire

G
The highway is a black snake, the back of which I ride

C
I can feel the city breathing out over the rise

G
But the engine coughs and shudders, I think the dream’s about to die

D
With the final mile stretched out, the needle met the dash

C*
I ran hard upon a promise but I couldn’t make it last

[Verse 2]

G
Well, I swore there on the hood with the skyline below

G
That I’d walk among the failures, shipwrecked sailors, and their gold

C
The undiscovered genius, the thousand secret songs

G
The million dollar smiles getting tired, getting old

D
Hey there, baby, don’t you look so sad

C*
The sun is just a big star running out of g-g-g-gas

[Chorus]

Em D
Warning to the saints not to look into the lights

Em C
Nothing there to save you when you’ve sold it to the night

D
Pawn whatever’s left to lose beneath the palms

D C
For every fire burning, there’s an ocean in the dark

C
In the dark

N.C.
Yeah-eah-eah

[Verse 3]

G
Burnouts on the blacktop, restless in the heat

G
Leather under leather, empty veins, and busted strings

C
Nebraska girl, no longer checking groceries, saving tips

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