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From: Harlan L Thompson 

BLACK EYED DOG- Nick Drake

TUNING: standard, capo 3rd fret

E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|  (repeat)
D-----------7-6-7-9------------7-6-------|
A--7-7-----------------7-7-----------6-7-|
E------<7>-----------------<7>-----0-----|

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--------rhythm sound begins------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------7-6-7-9-9--------------7-7-7-6--------|
-7-7---------7-7--------7-7-------------------------7-7---------------6-7--|
-----<7>---------<7>--------<7>-------------------------<7>---------0------|
                      Black eyed dog
                              he called at my door
MAIN PATTERN:
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--------------7-6-7-9-9-----------------7-7-7-6--------------|
-7-7---------------------------7-7-----------------6-7---(7)-|
-----<7>---------------------------<7>-----------0-----------|
The black eyed dog
            he called for more

A black eyed dog he knew my name   (repeat main pattern for each line)
A black eyed dog he knew my name
A black eyed dog
A black eyed dog

I'm growing old and I wanna go home, I'm growing old and I don't wanna know
I'm growing old and I wanna go home

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-----12-11-9-7-6-7-9-9---------7-6------------| (rpt w/ booming bass note)
-7-7-------------------7-7-----------6-7-7----|
-----------(0)-------------<7>-----0----------|
          (bass note second time only)

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---2s1-1s2-2s4-4s2-2s1-1s2----6s4-4s6s7-7s4-4s6-|  (repeat)
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-0--------------------------0-------------------|

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---------------------------------------------------| (repeat)
---9-0-7-0-6-0-4-0-2------2s1-1s2-2s4-4s2-2s1-1s2--|
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-0----------------------0--------------------------|

repeat both previous lines (with repeats) then stop momentarily

A black eyed he called at my door  (repeat main pattern)
A black eyed he called for more

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----------7-7-7-6------------------7-6---------------|
--7-7---------------6-7----7-7-------------6-7-7-----|
------<7>---------0------------<7>------7------------|
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