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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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Sir Rockaby - Frank Black
This is how Frank Black plays it on his own with no band. Use bar chords throughout
AGAF
open C (strum once then put little finger on B string, third fret, strum then take the finger off and strum again)
CBmF You got a sad face, you don't show it
GG#C(see bottom) And you're smiling it too
CBm Even in deep, deep outer space
FGG#C There's something for you
CFE I'm Sir Rockaby
G, C And rockin' I am
CFE I'm Sir Rockaby
G, C And rockin' I am
Play same chords as for first verse throughout second and third verses.
The world is a rock that's spinning so fast It'll give you jim-jams I'm just a real love diplomat Won't give you no flim-flams
I'm Sir Rockaby And rockin' I am I'm Sir Rockaby And rockin' I am
AGAF
How many stars girl can you both count and then classify? I'm standing here in this big swirll Singing this lullaby
I'm Sir Rockaby And rockin' I am I'm Sir Rockaby And rockin' I am
For the C chord through nearly all of the song do something like -