Black Rose — Billy Joe Shaver
Chords and lyrics for Black Rose by Billy Joe Shaver (key of E).
Verse 1
I like to introuduce this song by playing an E chord and muting this right
away, do this
4 times and it should sound good.
[E]way down in [A]Virginia
[E]amongst the tall[B]
growed sugar cane
[E]lived a simple man, a [A]bottle of Gin and that rose[B] of a different [E]name
Repeat same chord pattern
hey the first time I felt lightin
I was standin in a drizzlin rain
with a tremblin hand, a bottle of gin and that rose of a different name
Chorus
[E]the devil made me do it the [A]first time
[E]the second time I dun it on my[B] own
[E]Hey lord put a handle on a [A]simple headed man Help me [E]leave that Black Rose
[B]alone
Here is the main instrumental, it sounds a lot better if you have another
person
a guitar playing E A B E over and over in rhythm
Same chord pattern
when the devil made that woman
hey he threw the pattern away
cause she were built for speed with the tools ya need to make a new fool
every day
hey way down deep and dirty
on the darkest side of shame
you will find this chain cuttin man doin it again whith that rose of a
different name
Repeat chorus twice until end and between choruses you may want to do the
Instrumental
an octave higher or the same as before.
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