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The Black Rider


Appears on Beautiful Maladies, Black Rider


Version 1 | Version 2 | Lyrics


Version 1

Intro: :| C - am | dm - G |:

| C |    | C |         | A | A |
Come on along with the Black Rider

| dm |       | G7 |  | C - am | dm - G |        
We'll have a gay old time

| C |           | C |      | A | A |
Lay down in the web of the black spider

| dm |          | G7 |     | C | C |        
I'll drink your blood like wine

| C | C | 
So come on in

| F | F |
It ain't no sin

| dm | dm |
Take off your skin

| G7 | G7 |
And dance around your bones

| C |     | C |         | A | A |
So come along with the Black Rider

| dm |       | G7 |  | C - am | dm - G |        
We'll have a gay old time

:| C - am | dm - G |:


(same as above:)


Anchors away with the Black Rider
I'll drink your blood like wine
I'll drop you off in Harlem with the Black Rider
Out where the bullets shine

   And when you're done
   You cock your gun
   The blood will run
   Like ribbons in your hair

So come along wit hthe Black Rider
We'll have a gay old time

Come on along with the Black Rider
I've got just the thing for thee
Come on along with the Black Rider
I want your company

   I'll have the veal
   A lovely meal
   That's how I feel
   May I use your skull for a bowl

Come on along with the Black Rider

| dm |       | G7 |
We'll have a gay old

| em |       | A7 |
We'll have a gay old

| dm |       | G7 |
We'll have a gay old

| em |       | A7 |
We'll have a gay old

| dm |       | G7 |  | eb | (<- i'm not sure about this one)
We'll have a gay old time

Version 2

|C - A/C#| - |Dm - G| - |C - A/C#| - |Dm - G| 
			
			
C                       A 
  Come on along with the Black Rider 
Dm             G7      C   A   Dm   G 
  We'll have a gay old time 
C                           A 
  Lay down in the web of the black spider 
Dm                G7         C   A/C#   Dm   G 
  I'll drink your blood like wine 
			
C 
  So come on in 
   F 
it ain't no sin 
Dm 
Take off your skin 
    G7 
and dance around your bones 
			
C                     A 
So come along with the Black Rider 
Dm             G7      C   A/C#   Dm   G 
  We'll have a gay old time 
			
|C - A/C#| - |Dm - G| - |C - A/C#| - |Dm - G| 
			
(Step right up... - Hey, hold on there, little sailor 
Have your tickets ready! - Under 12 are for free) 
			
You just come on along 
Anchors away with the Black Rider 
I'll drink your blood like wine 
I'll drop you off in Harlem with the Black Rider 
Out where the bullets shine 
			
And when you're done 
You cock your gun 
The blood will run 
Like ribbons in your hair 
			
Just come along with the Black Rider 
We'll have a gay old time 
			
|C - A/C#| - |Dm - G| - |C - A/C#| - |Dm - G| 
			
(Line forms to the left - Have your tickets ready 
See the dog face boy - Hello, sailor) 
			
Well, just come on along with the Black Rider 
I've got just the thing for thee 
Come on along with the Black Rider 
I want your company 
			
I'll have the veal 
A lovely meal 
That's how I feel 
May I use your skull for a bowl 
			
Come on along with the Black Rider 
Dm             G7 
  We'll have a gay old 
Em             A7 
  We'll have a gay old 
Dm             G7 
  We'll have a gay old 
Em             A7 
  We'll have a gay old 
Dm             G7      C 
  We'll have a gay old time 
			
Step right up, have your tickets ready 
Step right up, have your tickets ready 
			
Thank you, thank you 
Thank you, thank you 
You're too kind 

Lyrics

Come on along with the Black Rider
We'll have a gay old time
Lay down in the web of the black spider
I'll drink your blood like wine

So come on in
It ain't no sin
Take off your skin
And dance around your bones

So come along with the Black Rider
We'll have a gay old time

Anchors away with the Black Rider
I'll drink your blood like wine
I'll drop you off in Harlem with the Black Rider
Out where the bullets shine

And when you're done
You cock your gun
The blood will run
Like ribbons in your hair

So come along wit hthe Black Rider
We'll have a gay old time

Come on along with the Black Rider
I've got just the thing for thee
Come on along with the Black Rider
I want your company

I'll have the veal
A lovely meal
That's how I feel
May I use your skull for a bowl

Come on along with the Black Rider
We'll have a gay old time

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