Black River Killer Blitzen Trapper Key: C

(capo 4th fret)

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Verse 1

   Am                           Em

It was just a little while past the sunset strip C G D They found the girl’s body in an open pit Am Em Her mouth was sewn shut, but her eyes were still wide C G D Gazing through the fog to the other side

They booked me on a whim and threw me deep in jail With no bail, sitting silent on a rusty pail Just gazing at the marks on the opposite wall Remembering the music of my lover’s call

So you make no mistake I know just what it takes To pull a man’s soul back from heaven’s gates I’ve been wandering in the dark about as long as sin But they say it’s never too late to start again

Chorus

Am Em Oh when, oh when C G D Will the spirit come a calling for my soul to send? Am Em Oh when, oh when C G D Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?

Verse 2

It was dark as the grave, it was just about three When the warden with his key came to set me free They gave me five dollars and a secondhand suit A pistol and a hat and a worn out flute

So I took a bus down to the Rio Grande And I shot a man down on the edge of town Then I stole me a horse and I rode it around Til the sheriff pulled me in and he sat me down

He said, you make no mistake I know just what it takes To pull a man’s soul back from heaven’s gates I’ve been wandering in the dark about as long as sin But they say it’s never too late to start again

Chorus

Oh when, oh when Will the spirit come a calling for my soul to send? Oh when, Oh when Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?

Verse 3

Well the sheriff let me go with a knife and a song So I took the first train up to Oregon And I killed the first man that I came upon Because the devil works quick, you know it don’t take long

Then I went to the river ford to take a swim You know that black river water is as black as sin And I washed myself clean as a newborn babe And then I picked up a rock for to sharpen my blade

Chorus

Oh when, oh when Will the spirit come a calling for my soul to send? Oh when, oh when Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again? Oh when, oh when Will that black river water wash me clean again? Oh when, oh when Will the keys to the kingdom be mine again?