Intro
C#m A7sus C#m E6sus
C#m A7sus C#m E6sus
[Verse 1]
C#m A7sus
Black rider, black rider, you've been living too hard
C#7 F#m
Been up all night, have to stay on your guard
D#7 G#
The path that you're walking, too narrow to walk
C#7 F#m
Every step of the way, another stumbling block
C#m G#7
The road that you're on, same road that you know
Ddim G#7 C#m G#7 C#m G#7
Just not the same as it was a minute ago
[Verse 2]
C#m A7sus
Black rider, black rider, you've seen it all
C#7 F#m
You've seen the great world and you've seen the small
D#7 G#
You fell into the fire and you're eating the flame
C#7 F#
Better seal up your lips if you wanna stay in the game
F#m E
Be reasonable, mister, be honest, be fair
D#7 G# C#m A7sus C#m E6sus
Let all of your earthly thoughts be a prayer
[Verse 3]
C#m A7sus
Black rider, black rider, all dressed in black
F#m C#m
I'm walking away, you try to make me look back
A E
My heart is at rest, I'd like to keep it that way
D#7 G#
I don't wanna fight, at least not today
C# A7sus
Go home to your wife, stop visiting mine
Bdim G#
One of these days I'll forget to be kind
[Verse 4]
C#m A7sus
Black rider, black rider, tell me when, tell me how
C#7 F#m
If there ever was a time, then let it be now
D#7 G#
Let me go through, open the door
C#7 F#
My soul is distressed, my mind is at war
F#m G#7
Don't hug me, don't flatter me, don't turn on the charm
D# G# C#m A7sus C#m E6sus
I'll take a sword and hack off your arm
[Verse 5]
C#m A7sus
Black rider, black rider, hold it right there
F#m C#m
The size of your cock will get you nowhere
A E
I'll suffer in silence, I'll not make a sound
D#7 G#
Maybe I'll take the high moral ground
G#dim A
Some enchanted evening I'll sing you a song
Bm6
Black rider, black rider,
G# C#m
you've been on the job too long
[Outro]
C#m G#7 C#m G#7 Dm