Intro
G#m A7sus G#m E6sus
G#m A7sus G#m E6sus
[Verse 1]
G#m A7sus
Black rider, black rider, you've been living too hard
G#7 C#m
Been up all night, have to stay on your guard
A#7 D#
The path that you're walking, too narrow to walk
G#7 C#m
Every step of the way, another stumbling block
G#m D#7
The road that you're on, same road that you know
Ddim D#7 G#m D#7 G#m D#7
Just not the same as it was a minute ago
[Verse 2]
G#m A7sus
Black rider, black rider, you've seen it all
G#7 C#m
You've seen the great world and you've seen the small
A#7 D#
You fell into the fire and you're eating the flame
G#7 C#
Better seal up your lips if you wanna stay in the game
C#m B
Be reasonable, mister, be honest, be fair
A#7 D# G#m A7sus G#m E6sus
Let all of your earthly thoughts be a prayer
[Verse 3]
G#m A7sus
Black rider, black rider, all dressed in black
C#m G#m
I'm walking away, you try to make me look back
Fb B
My heart is at rest, I'd like to keep it that way
A#7 D#
I don't wanna fight, at least not today
G# A7sus
Go home to your wife, stop visiting mine
Bdim D#
One of these days I'll forget to be kind
[Verse 4]
G#m A7sus
Black rider, black rider, tell me when, tell me how
G#7 C#m
If there ever was a time, then let it be now
A#7 D#
Let me go through, open the door
G#7 C#
My soul is distressed, my mind is at war
C#m D#7
Don't hug me, don't flatter me, don't turn on the charm
A# D# G#m A7sus G#m E6sus
I'll take a sword and hack off your arm
[Verse 5]
G#m A7sus
Black rider, black rider, hold it right there
C#m G#m
The size of your cock will get you nowhere
Fb B
I'll suffer in silence, I'll not make a sound
A#7 D#
Maybe I'll take the high moral ground
D#dim A
Some enchanted evening I'll sing you a song
F#m6
Black rider, black rider,
D# G#m
you've been on the job too long
[Outro]
G#m D#7 G#m D#7 Dm