• Song:

    Bullet

  • Artist:

    Frank Black

  • Album:

    2000-11-01: Hamburg, Ge...

Frank Black & the Catholics
Song: Bullet
Album: Dog in the Sand
Tabbed by: Derek (proverbialcereal@msn.com)

(strumming while deadening strings with left hand)

Frank says something like: 
i like that... excellent how you do that scott.
Like what's his name there, drummer of fifteen toms there

[INTRO]

C#m* (8x)  B  F#

C#m* (2x)  B  F#  C#m* 

[VERSE 1]
C#m*                       
 Excuse me now I've got a call
 I'll take this call from Valhalla
 Please tell my friends from outer space
 You are my son you'll take my place
B           F#          C#m*   C#m*
 And if the revolution comes
B              F#            C#m   C#m
 I've got some good friends there

[CHORUS]
F#                   E              G#
 Take my place after all you are my son
C#m                     (G#) (G) F#
 You take the moon i'll take the sun
                       E          G#
 And by the way if the Revolution comes
C#m                    G#   G   F#
 Please take my rifles take my guns
                                C#m*   C#m*   
 A single bullet loaded in each one

[VERSE 2]
C#
 If you don't like my melody
 I'll sing it in a major key
 I'll sing it very happily
            B           F#      C#
 Yeah but if everybody is all aboard
       B           F#              C#m
 Let's take it back to that minor chord

[VERSE 3]
C#m
 You are my son you'll take my place
 Please tell my friends from outer space
 I'll take this call from Valhalla
 Excuse me now I've got a call
B           F#           C#m
 I got some good friends there
B           F#   C#m
 Revolution comes

[CHORUS 2]
F#               E              G#
 A single bullet loaded in each one
C#m                            G#   G  F#
 please take my rifles, please take my guns
                       E          G#
 and by the way if the revolution comes
C#m             G#   G  F#
 take my rifles take my guns
                                       C#m
 you take my place because you are my son

[VERSE 4]
C#m
 Excuse me now I'll take the sun
 I'll take my place in Valhalla 
B           F#         C#m  
 and if the revolution comes
B               F#
 Please take my guns

[OUTRO] 3x

E–––––––0––0–––––––––0––0–––––––––0––0––––––––––0––0––––|
B–––––––5––5–––––––––5––5–––––––––5––5––––––––––5––5––––|
G–––––––6––6–––––––––6––6–––––––––6––6––––––––––6––6––––|
D–––––––6––6–––––––––6––6–––––––––6––6––––––––––6––6––––|
A––4––––––––––––0–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
E––––––––––––––––––––––––––––4–––––––––––––0––––––––––––|
  

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 *C#m  (you can play the bass notes along with the chord)
E–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––|
B––––––––5––5––––––––5––5–––––––––5––5––––|
G––––––––6––6––––––––6––6–––––––––6––6––––|
D––––––––6––6––––––––6––6–––––––––6––6––––|
A–––4––––4––4––––––––x––x–––––––––x––x––––|
E––––––––––––––––0––––––––––––4–––––––––––|
    C#           E            G#     

it's cool how frank switches the order of lines in the song.
like in verse one, lines 1–2–3–4
are reversed in verse three. (4–3–2–1)
it's the same thing with the chorus
the rhyme sequence is neat too.
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