Song: Back Down The Black
Band: Boy and Bear
Submitted by: toddjesson
Tuning: Standard

BACK DOWN THE BLACK

       Am            C                        F
You're hurting I can tell by the way that you move
             Am                          C                    
You got your head on your chest and your chest in your mouth
          F
You don't look so good
          Am               C                   F
There'll be change 'cause this one's to big not to see
                   Am                                C         
But brother you're scared and I'm scared when you're scared
                              F
'Cause you ain't supposed to be
         Dm            F                    Am
So I'll scream out loud, won't you get out my way

        F                                       Am
'Cause I got the animal I've got the beast on a leash these days
    F                                                 Am
So you don't go wondering back down the black to that awful place
    Dm F               Am
And help is well on it's way,
C                         F                          Dm
You taught me too much to sit back and watch you this wayy
                         
Just to watch you this way

Am C F x2

Am                         C           F
There's a light sound that comes around like a raven in flight,
  Am                      C                    F      
A shivering child as the car windows left open over night
    Am                        C
And I watched it light up the moon again,
    F
And I watched it all disappear
   Am                       C                     F
Oh tether of life won't you shepherd me home again dear
      Dm             F                    Am
So I scream out loud, won't you get out my way

        F                                       Am
'Cause I got the animal I've got the beast on a leash these days
    F                                                 Am
So you don't go wondering back down the black to that awful place
    Dm F               Am
And help is well on it's way,
C                         F                          Dm
You taught me too much to sit back and watch you this wayy
              C                       F
And I've been back down the black now before
                           Dm
And I won't watch you this way
                             
No I won't watch you this way

C F Dm x4

C     F                      Dm
Oh my legs don't work and my limbs all hurt
   C                         F                                 Dm
As my body aches to take the weight that's been thrown down on top of you
         C             F
Like you would do too
Dm    C                      F
Oh my legs don't work and my limbs all hurt
   Dm                        C                                 F
As my body aches to take the weight that's been thrown down on top of you
         Dm            C
Like you would do too
F     Dm                     C
Oh my legs don't work and my limbs all hurt
   F                         Dm                                C
As my body aches to take the weight that's been thrown down on top of you
         F             Dm
Like you would do too
C     F                      Dm
Oh my legs don't work and my limbs all hurt

 C F Dm x2