Little Black Egg Chords by Nightcrawlers #----------------------------------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.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# This was a regional hit for the Nightcrawlers in a zillion different cities from roughly 10/65 through 4/67, but never hit in enough areas simultaneously to squeak any higher than #85 in Billboard. No, I don't know what it's about, either. --AWR "The Little Black Egg" (Chuck Conlon) Intro: 12-string [4X; drums enter second time, rhythm guitar third]: [A] [E] [D] [A] v v v v v v v v ----0---0---0---0-|---2---2---0---0-| 0h2--0h2- 0---0---|-3---3---2---2---| ------------------|-----------------| ------------------|-----------------| ------------------|-----------------| ------------------|-----------------| bass [enters fourth time]: v v v v v v v v -----------------|-----------------| -----------------|-----------------| ---------7-------|-5-4-------------| -5---------------|-----7-6-5-------| Verse 1: [12-string plays intro riff throughout] A E D A (A) E D A I don't care what they say A E D A (A) E D A I'm gonna keep it anyway A E D A (A) E D A I won't let them stretch their necks A E D A (A) E D A To see my little black egg with the little white specks Chorus: F#m E [slide up to F#m throughout] I found it in a tree F#m E Just the other day F#m E And now it's mine, all mine F# E [yes, F# major here] They won't take it away [my Kapp single goes directly to next verse; the version on the Rhino "Nuggets" comp repeats intro riff twice] Verse 2: Here comes Mary, here comes Lee I'll bet what they want to see I won't let them stretch their necks To see my little black egg with the little white specks [repeat chorus] Verse 3: Oh, goldurn, what can I do? The little black egg's gonna tell on you I won't let them stretch their necks To see my little black egg with the little white specks Coda: A E D A The little black egg... [repeat to fade] -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers