Big Black Car by Gregory Alan Isakov Album: This Empty Northern Hemisphere tabbed by zmdeez theacousticstyles@gmail.com Capo 3 intro: middle finger on the B string reach and play the bass notes on the 6th string with your pinky for the 3(G) and index for the 1(F) and the 0h2 played with ring. ~~~~means hold note e|--------------------------------------------| B|------1----------1--------1----1----1----1--| G|----0---0------0---0--------0h2--0h2--0h2---| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--0-----------------------------------------| E|------------3----------1--------------------| e|-----------------------------0~~~~~~--------| B|------1----------1---------1--------1-------| G|----0---0------0---0-----0------------0-----| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--0-----------------------------------------| E|------------3----------1--------------------| verse 1: e|--------------------------------------------| B|------1----------1---------1----------------| G|----0---0------0---0-----0---0-----0----0---|repeat D|--------------------------------------------| 4x A|--0------------------------------3----2-----| E|------------3----------1--------------------| you were a phonograph, i was a kid i sat with an ear close, just listening i was there when the rain tapped her way down your face you were a miracle i was just holdin your space end of verse transition... e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----0-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------|repeat D|------0h2-----------------------------------| 2x A|--0---------3---0-------0---3---0-----------| E|--------------------3-----------------------| verse 2: e|--------------------------------------------| B|------1----------1---------1----------------| G|----0---0------0---0-----0---0-----0----0---|repeat D|--------------------------------------------| 4x A|--0------------------------------3----2-----| E|------------3----------1--------------------| well time has a way of throwing it all in your face the past, she is haunted, the future is laced heartbreak, ya know, drives a big black car swear i was in the back seat, just minding my own end of verse transition... e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----0-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------|repeat D|------0h2-----------------------------------| 2x A|--0---------3---0-------0---3---0-----------| E|--------------------3-----------------------| chorus: for the chorus I just use a random picking pattern that keeps with the beat using the chords G C Am and D G C and through the glass, the corn crows come like rain G Am they wont stay, they wont stay for C too long now G C this could be all that we know.. D of love and all. verse 3: e|--------------------------------------------| B|------1----------1---------1----------------| G|----0---0------0---0-----0---0-----0----0---|repeat D|--------------------------------------------| 4x A|--0------------------------------3----2-----| E|------------3----------1--------------------| well you were a dancer, i was a rag the song in my head, well was all that i had hope was a letter i never could send love was a country we couldnt defend. Pick around on the Am here for a moment before last chorus... G Am C G and through the carnival we watch them go round and round Am C G all we knew of home was just a sunset and some clowns ohhhhhhh verse 3: e|--------------------------------------------| B|------1----------1---------1----------------| G|----0---0------0---0-----0---0-----0----0---|repeat D|--------------------------------------------| 4x A|--0------------------------------3----2-----| E|------------3----------1--------------------| well you were a magazine, i was a plane jane just walking the sidewalks all covered in rain love to just get into one of your stories just me and all of my plane jane glory