[Intro]
G5 x4
w/melody G, A, F, E, D, Bb, G (lower), D, G
[Verse 1]
Em
He sees the stormy anger of the world
A
And wants no part of it at all
C G
And as the weeping leaves of Autumn curl
F Em
He feels the savage winter call
[Verse 2]
Em
See far below the dust of conflict settles on the hill
A
Where there was no escape before
C G
And as he spreads his wings and soars up to another level
F Em
He brings the icy prophecies of war
[Chorus]
Em Em A
Black crow, black crow, tell me where you really go
C G F Em
When you fly into the sunset, high in evening sky,
Em Em A
Black crow, black crow, tell me what you really know
C G F Em
Will we flourish in this hurricane, or will we fall and die?
[Verse 3]
Em
While children lose their souls and so much more
A
To ragged armies of the field
C G
A vicious fanfare cries appeasing hungry savages
F Em
To trigger that their fate is surely sealed
[Verse 4]
Em
I wonder where that black crow sleeps as day beckons the night
A
Or if he even sleeps at all
C G
I wonder what he thinks of all the human traffic far below
F Em
That's struggled on the road for so, so long
[Chorus]
Em Em A
Tell me black crow, black crow, so lovely you pass above
C G F Em
Well, understanding everything, but you know nothing at all
Em Em A
Black crow, black crow, tell me what you really know
C G F Em
Do you understand the pain ...that we feel down here at all
[Bridge]
G5 x4
(similar to intro w/bass guitar playing melody)
[Chorus instrumental] (x2)
Em Em A
La la la la la la la
C G F Em
La la la la la la la
[Chorus]
Em Em A
Black crow, black crow, tell me where you really go
C G F Em
Will you fly into the sunset, high in evening sky,
Em Em A
Black crow, black crow, tell me what you really know
C G F Em
Will we flourish in this hurricane, or will we fall and die?
[Outro]
Em Em A
Will we flourish in this hurricane, or will we fall and die?
C G F Em
Will we flourish in this hurricane, or will we fall and die?