Frank Black – Can I Get A Witness tab

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#


From Carylanne@aol.com Sun Apr 27 11:14:12 1997
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:07:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: Carylanne@aol.com
To: guitar@olga.net
Cc: music@lsds.com
Subject: Guitar Chord and Transcription of Frank Black "Can I Get a Witness"

Frank Black "Can I Get a Witness"
transcribed by William F. Sullivan and Carole Lima
from the limited edition CD "The Cult of Ray" by Frank Black/ Sony Music/
1996
PLEASE NOTE
This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the
song.  You may only use this file for private study,scholarship, or research.


(open B & E strings on every chord)

(intro) E/B/A
                       F#m                       G#m  E/B/A
Maybe you got faith in where this is going
                                F#m                    G#m     E/B/A
Maybe I''ll pull up the stakes and not be lettin' go
                          E/B/C#m                           A
I could not believe               I could not believe

---------------------------------------------
(CHORUS)
B(aug)        E         A/E
Can I get a witness,   witness
B(aug)        E         A/E
Can I get a witness,    witness
B(aug)        E         A
Can I get a witness
E               C#m     A
Can I get a witness
----------------------------------------------
E/B

A                       F#m                        G#m  E/B/A
You know a lot of times I think I'm mad
                                F#m      G#m  E/B/A
And I feel lost on this exit now
                       E/B/C#m                        A
I cannot believe               I cannot believe

(REPEAT CHORUS)

E/B

A                                  F#m                  G#m  E/B/A
And some of these people are just so lame
                         F#m          G#m                         E/B/A
I don't feel like a pupil just a loser on a game show
                            E/B     C#m                  A
I just can't believe it      No, I can't believe it

(REPEAT CHORUS without the ending B chord)

(BRIDGE)
C#m/F#m           G#          C#7                F#7                 G#
I'm rooting for you     and I toasted when I heard about you
                            E         B
And how you got a witness
A                       F#m                 G#m/ E/B/A
A citizen may be in another place
                        F#m    G#m
Here comes the wind
                   E/B/A
I'm a chaser
                                E/B
(and) it's time to leave
                    C#m
Here it comes
                       A
It's time to leave

(REPEAT CHORUS 2X)

ENDING WITH PSEUDO ROBERT FRIPP GUITAR SOLO OVER THESE CHORDS

E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/E/B/A  ( FADE )

Any questions or comments e-mail us at carylanne@aol.com
Please rate this tab:
x1.0