Crackle & Drag
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Tabbed by Simon W. Stockdale - vstockdale@bigpond.com
Capo 2nd Fret
Intro
G D Cmaj7
G D Cmaj7
Em D Cmaj7
G D Cmaj7
Verse:
G
Whats the matter here?
D/F#
You'll never repair
Em C
The lady's cursed with insight
G
You?ll never fix her
D/F#
with a cold stare
Em C
She's all broken inside
G
She made a good go
D/F#
like a weeping willow
Em C
Her limbs clung to the ground
G
She closed the window
D/F#
and made a pillow
Em C
And lay her head down
Am Bm C
And as her babies slept she took a long deep breath
G D Cmaj7
Now they're zipping her up in a bag
G D Cmaj7
Can you hear her blacks crackle and drag?
Em D Cmaj7
And the Cadillac's waiting to take her away
G D C
Can you hear her blacks crackle and drag?
G
Another head cold
D/F#
another spirit old
Em C
Mmmm, February
G
Her hair was dirty
D/F#
and she was 30
Em C
in 1963
Am Bm C
And While her babies slept she took a long deep breath
G D Cmaj7
And they're zipping her up in a bag
G D Cmaj7
Can you hear her blacks crackle and drag?
Em D Cmaj7
And the Cadillac's waiting to take her away
G D F
Can you hear her blacks crackle and drag?
Em G
And drag and drag
F Em G
And drag and drag and drag
Bridge
F Em G x2
Mmmmmm
G
She made a good go
D/F#
for a weeping willow
Em C
She stuffed some rags on the floor
G
She closed the window
D/F#
She made a pillow
Em C
on the oven door
Am Bm
And took a long deep breath
Am C
While her baby slept
G D C
Now they're zipping her up in a bag
G D C
Can you hear her blacks crackle and drag?
Em D C
And the Cadillac's waiting to take her away
G D C
Can you hear her blacks crackle and drag?
G D C
Now they're zipping her up in a bag
G D C
Can you hear her blacks crackle and drag?
Em D C
And the Cadillac's waiting to take her away
G D C
Can you hear her blacks crackle and drag?
G D C
Can you hear her blacks crackle and drag?
G D C G
How to play Crackle & Drag
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.