Okkervil River - Black Sheep Boy
written by Tim Hardin
Capo 2
Played in C, Actual Key D
There's a nifty fingerpicking pattern thats not too hard, but I don't have the patience to tab it
C C/B Am
Here I am back home again
G
I’m here to rest
C C/B Am
All they ask is where I’ve been
G C C/B
Knowing I’ve been west
Am G
I’m the family’s unowned boy
F C
Golden curls of envied hair
C C/B Am
Pretty girls with faces fair
G C
See the shine in the black sheep boy
C C/B Am
If you love me let me live in peace
G
And please understand
C C/B Am
That the black sheep can wear the golden fleece
G C C/B
And hold the winning hand
Am G
I’m the family’s unowned boy
F C
Golden curls of envied hair
C C/B Am
Pretty girls with faces fair
G C C/B
See the shine in the black sheep boy
Am G
I’m the family’s unowned boy
F C
Golden curls of envied hair
C C/B Am
Pretty girls with faces fair
G C
See the shine in the black sheep boy