Black and Blue ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------5--3---3---------------------5--3-----3--5------------| -----------5---5--3--5--3----------------5------------------| -3-3-----------------------6--3--3--------------------------| G Bb G G2 F G2 You work me so hard that my backs near broke - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 My brow is wet and my throat's a choke - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 You send me here for ten long years - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 I miss my whisky and I miss my beer - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 Ain't seen a gal since I don't know when - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 And the way you treat me, won't see one again - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 You broke my head 'cause I spat on a guard - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 Sure don't make me no better, it just make me hard - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 Your water stinks 'cause it comes from a bog - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 And that slop you feed us, ain't fit for a dog - we're groanin'. C D Well you can tease me and try to break me and still I'll spit at you. Eb D You'll never break my spirit, even when my body's black and blue. ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------5--3---3---------------------5--3-----3--5------------| -----------5---5--3--5--3----------------5------------------| -3-3-----------------------6--3--3--------------------------| ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chain/black_and_blue_crd.html ) ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------5--3---3---------------------5--3-----3--5------------| -----------5---5--3--5--3----------------5------------------| -3-3-----------------------6--3--3--------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------5--3---3---------------------5--3-----3--5------------| -----------5---5--3--5--3----------------5------------------| -3-3-----------------------6--3--3--------------------------| C/C/G/G/D/E/D G Bb G G2 F G2 Well in my arm there's a dreadful pain - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 It's hard diggin ditches with a ball and chain - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 You send me here for ten long years - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 I miss my whisky and I miss my beer - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 You broke my head 'cause I spat on a guard - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 Sure don't make me no better, it just make me hard - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 Your water stinks 'cause it comes from a bog - we're groanin'. G Bb G G2 F G2 And that slop you feed us, ain't fit for a dog - we're groanin'. C D Well you can tease me and try to break me and still I'll spit at you. Eb D You'll never break my spirit, even when my body's black and blue. FFG I've always liked this song but there's never been an easy or full version to play on an acoustic so here's my go at it. I like to use an open G, but try rockin' between G = 320003 and G2 = 320033. The Bb, I play as Bb = 113331 and the F as F = 133211. I tended to use barre chords for the whole of the song when I initially learnt it. Hope you like my rendition of this truly GREAT song. Matt Taylor rules. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLkU-FjWx7U