Frank Black is American singer, songwriter, and guitarist Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV (born April 6, 1965). After releasing three albums with this name, he formed the band Frank Black and the Catholics. He returned to using the name Black Francis, the name he uses as vocalist of the Pixies, in 2007.
Lead songwriter and vocalist of the now reunited Pixies, Frank Black adopted a reversal of his former alias, Black Francis, and embarked on his solo career after the 1992 breakup of Pixies.
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Frank Black & the Catholics Song: Bullet Album: Dog in the Sand Tabbed by: Derek ([email protected])
(strumming while deadening strings with left hand)
Frank says something like: i like that... excellent how you do that scott. Like what's his name there, drummer of fifteen toms there
[INTRO]
C#m* (8x) BF#
C#m* (2x) BF#C#m*
[VERSE 1] C#m* Excuse me now I've got a call I'll take this call from Valhalla Please tell my friends from outer space You are my son you'll take my place BF#C#m* C#m* And if the revolution comes BF#C#mC#m I've got some good friends there
[CHORUS] F#EG# Take my place after all you are my son C#m (G#) (G) F# You take the moon i'll take the sun EG# And by the way if the Revolution comes C#mG#GF# Please take my rifles take my guns C#m* C#m* A single bullet loaded in each one
[VERSE 2] C# If you don't like my melody I'll sing it in a major key I'll sing it very happily BF#C# Yeah but if everybody is all aboard BF#C#m Let's take it back to that minor chord
[VERSE 3] C#m You are my son you'll take my place Please tell my friends from outer space I'll take this call from Valhalla Excuse me now I've got a call BF#C#m I got some good friends there BF#C#m Revolution comes
[CHORUS 2] F#EG# A single bullet loaded in each one C#mG#GF# please take my rifles, please take my guns EG# and by the way if the revolution comes C#mG#GF# take my rifles take my guns C#m you take my place because you are my son
[VERSE 4] C#m Excuse me now I'll take the sun I'll take my place in Valhalla BF#C#m and if the revolution comes BF# Please take my guns
_______________________________________________________________ *C#m (you can play the bass notes along with the chord) E-----------------------------------------| B--------5--5--------5--5---------5--5----| G--------6--6--------6--6---------6--6----| D--------6--6--------6--6---------6--6----| A---4----4--4--------x--x---------x--x----| E----------------0------------4-----------| C#EG#
it's cool how frank switches the order of lines in the song. like in verse one, lines 1-2-3-4 are reversed in verse three. (4-3-2-1) it's the same thing with the chorus the rhyme sequence is neat too.