Dave Rawlings Machine - Knuckleball Catcher 
Gillian Welch - Knuckleball Catcher

                               { ** Capo on 3rd fret ** }


Tab by Avi Yaacov
Israel, July 29, 2014


~ Based on a recording from October 4, 2007 - Los Angeles ~

I have a few recordings of this amazing song, and the above-mentioned (DRM show) is by far the 
best to my ears - Dave�??s solo is super-amazing.

If anyone wants it, just send me an email and I�??ll have it your way asap...


Since it�??s yet to be released, I�??m putting it under Gillian Welch as well, because who knows what 
record they�??d release it on. I believe this is one of their very best tunes (and I believe it 
actually sounds better with Dave singing lead).



Intro / �??Thing�?�:

e|---3----3----0----0---|   
B|---0----0----0----1---|
G|---0----0----0----0---|
D|---0----0----2----2---|   
A|---2----0----2----3---|
E|---3----2----0----3---|



Verse:

    G        C/G

e|--3--------0-----------|   
B|--0/1------1-----------|
G|--0--------0-----------|
D|--0--------2-----------|   
A|--2--------3-----------|
E|--3--------3-----------|



G                                             C/G
Caught my eye, in a flash of lightning in the rain
G                                             D       
Out in the darkness, with a banjo in your hands

G                                                  C/G      A
You came into the firelight, to the circle from the gloom
G                                             D       *thing*
I was standing child like, while you got yourself in tune


       D                      C/G                 G
And a bridge player, could be an all-time player too
       D                      C/G                 A
But a knuckleball catcher, only gets one job to do

   C/G     D                          the move from C/G to D is
He only gets on job to do             a slide of the whole form
                                      two frets up
�??Thing�?� - Tu-do-do



G                                             C/G
You played your melody, it was too much for me
G                                             D       
It froze my flesh down, to minus nine degrees

G                                                  C/G      A
I was passing a grave yard, full of flowers on mother�??s day
G                                             D       *thing*
That�??s the last time I let a stranger rip my heart this way


�??Thing�?�:
e|---3----3----0----0---|   
B|---0----0----0----1---|
G|---0----0----0----0---|
D|---0----0----2----2---|   
A|---2----0----2----3---|
E|---3----2----0----3---|


       D                      C/G                 G
Now a good mother, could be a dashboard drummer to
       D                      C/G                 A
And a bridge player, be an all time player when he�??s through
C/G     D       
But a knuckleball catcher, only gets one job to do


                         *Notice, D is usually C/G, two frets up


Solo also played while Gillian plays the �??Thing�?�:

e|---3----3----0----0---|   
B|---0----0----0----1---|
G|---0----0----0----0---|
D|---0----0----2----2---|   
A|---2----0----2----3---|
E|---3----2----0----3---|


When your trial was finished, you slipped out in the quiet
Not trying to follow, my shoes just caught on fire

So I... searched the camp ground, I never saw your face again
Well you had, a devil woman, just a bluegrass friend
Cause a left-winger, could be a bluegrass singer too, and that�??s a hard lonesome truth
And some hard liquor, could make a guitar picker out of you
But a knuckleball catcher, only gets one job to do

Tu-do-do
Tu-do-do
Tu-do-do





D chord, is usually (relative to capo):

e|---0----|
B|---3----|
G|---0----|
D|---4----|
A|---5----|
E|---5----|