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Sir Rockaby - Frank Black
This is how Frank Black plays it on his own with no band.
Use bar chords throughout
A G A F
open C (strum once then put little finger on B string, third fret,
strum then take the finger off and strum again)
C Bm F
You got a sad face, you don't show it
G G# C(see bottom)
And you're smiling it too
C Bm
Even in deep, deep outer space
F G G# C
There's something for you
C F E
I'm Sir Rockaby
G, C
And rockin' I am
C F E
I'm Sir Rockaby
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/frank_black/sir_crd.html ]
G, C
And rockin' I am
Play same chords as for first verse throughout second
and third verses.
The world is a rock that's spinning so fast
It'll give you jim-jams
I'm just a real love diplomat
Won't give you no flim-flams
I'm Sir Rockaby
And rockin' I am
I'm Sir Rockaby
And rockin' I am
A G A F
How many stars girl can you both count and then classify?
I'm standing here in this big swirll
Singing this lullaby
I'm Sir Rockaby
And rockin' I am
I'm Sir Rockaby
And rockin' I am
For the C chord through nearly all of the song do something
like -
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---5---5---5-5-------5--5-------5------------------------|
---5---5---5-5-------5--5-------5------------------------|
---3---3---3-3-------3--3-------3------------------------|
----------------0p3--------0p3---------------------------|
Transcribed by Adam Farmer
SCE3159@CF.AC.UK
