BLACK THROATED WIND

BLACK THROATED WIND = &nb= sp; 70bpm

First performance: March 5, 1972 at Winterland, San Franci= sco. "Black-Throated Wind" appeared in the number two spot in the first set, following "= Bertha" and preceding &quo= t;Mr. Charlie". It was played fairly regularly up until 1974, then dropp= ed from the repertoire until March 16, 1990. It remained something of a concert rarity, as Weir and Barlow experimented with a new set of words for awhile, eventually returning to the original lyrics.

1. It’s bringing me down,

I'm running ag= round,

Blind in the l= ight of the interstate cars

Passing me by,= the busses and semi's,

Plunging like stones from a slingshot on Mars

But I'm here b= y the road, bound to the load

That I picked = up in ten thousand cafes and bars

Alone with the= rush of the drivers who won't pick me up

The highway, t= he moon, the clouds, and the stars

Black throated= wind, keeps on pouring in

With its words= of a life where nothing is new

Ah, mother A-m= erican night, I'm lost from the light

How, I'm drown= ing in you

[Intro]

2. Now, I left St. Louis, city of blues,

in the midst o= f a storm I'd rather forget

I tried to pre= tend it came to an end

Cause you were= n't the woman I once thought I'd met

But I can't de= ny, that times have gone by

Where I never = had doubts or thoughts of regret

And I was a ma= n when all this began

Who wouldn't t= hink twice about being there yet

Black throated= wind, whispering sin

And speaks of = a life that passes like dew

It's forced me= to see you've done better by me

Better by me t= han I've done by you

[Intro Mod]

3. Now what's to be found racing around.

You carry your= pain wherever you go

All full of th= e blues I’m trying to lose

You ain't gonn= a learn what you don't wanna know

So I give you = my eyes, and all of their lies

Please help th= em to learn as well as to see

And capture a = glance, and make it dance

Of looking at = you, looking at me

Black throated= wind, keeps on pouring in

With its words= of a lie that could almost be true

Ah, mother Ame= rican night, here comes the light

I'm turning ar= ound, that's what I'm gonna do

Going back hom= e that's what I'm gonna do.

Outro

Turning around= , that's what I'm gonna do

Going back hom= e that's what I'm gonna do.

‘Cause y= ou've done better by me than I've done by you

Whoah, I'm dro= wning in you

Turning around= , that's what I'm gonna do

Going back hom= e that's what I'm gonna do.

BLACK THROATED WIND = &nb= sp; 70bpm

Intro: E -- Esus4 – E----E7<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'> = &nb= sp; Strat phase tone throughout

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|-11/12--11/12--8/9-9-9\7--6--6-6-4-|--%--|-----0-1h2-----|<= /p>

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E &nbs= p; &= nbsp; F#m

1. It’s = bringing me down,

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|---F#m|

I'm running agro= und,

D = A = &nb= sp; = E

Blind in the lig= ht of the interstate cars

Esus4

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|-------|---------------|-------0-1h2---------|-----|=

|-------|-D-----A-------|-E-------------------|-E---|

E &nbs= p; F#m

Passing me by,=

the busses and= semi's,

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|-2-3h|-4---------------|

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|-----|-F#m-------------|

D &nbs= p; A &nbs= p; &= nbsp;

Plunging like = stones from a slingshot on

Mars

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A &nbs= p; &= nbsp; A7

But I'm here b= y the road,

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D C#m Bm A

bound to the loa= d

Bm = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = E

That I picked up= in ten thousand cafes and bars

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|--D------------|-Bm--ten---|-bars-1---1--------2-1------|

A = &nb= sp; A7 = &nb= sp; = D C#m Bm A

Alone with the r= ush of the drivers who won't pick me up

Bm = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; E

The highway, the= moon, the clouds, and the stars

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|-A-----------|--D-----------|-Bm-moon--stars----5-7---|

D = C#m = A

Black throated w= ind, keeps on pouring in

= &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; Em = C A

With its words o= f a life where nothing is new

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|-7-7-7-6-|-6-2-2-2-|-2-2------|-2---2-------|=

|---------|---------|-----7-7\-|-3-2-----3h4-|

|-D-----C#|m--A-----|-----E----|-C---A-------|

D = &nb= sp; C#m A Em = &nb= sp; A

Ah, mother A-mer= ican night, I'm lost from the light

G D = &nb= sp; A

How, I'm drownin= g in you

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|-D---------|-E---A-------------|-G------D--------|-A-|---A-= --------------------|

[Intro]

E &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p;

2. Now, I left= St. Louis, city of

F#m

blues,

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D = = A = &nb= sp; E

in the midst of = a storm I'd rather forget

E = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; F#m

I tried to prete= nd it came to an end

D = &nb= sp; = A = &nb= sp; = E

Cause you weren'= t the woman I once thought I'd met

But I can't deny= , that times have gone by

Where I never ha= d doubts or thoughts of regret

And I was a man = when all this began

Who wouldn't thi= nk twice about being there yet

Black throated w= ind, whispering sin

And speaks of a = life that passes like dew

It's forced me t= o see you've done better by me

Better by me tha= n I've done by you

[Intro Mod]=

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|-9-9-----12\9---9-9p7---------|-----|

|------------------------9-9\7-|--%--|

|-9-9------------------9-------|= --%--|

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|-SYF--------------------------|-----|

3. Now what's to= be found racing around.

You carry your p= ain wherever you go

All full of the = blues I’m trying to lose

|-lose------------------------------------|

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|-F#m---------------------9-10-11---------|

|-----------------9-10h11-----------------|

|-12-11-9---11-12-------------------------|

|-SYF-------------------------------------|

You ain't gonna = learn what you don't wanna know

|-10-14-17-16-15-16h17--16-17p16= -------|

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|-D-You------------------A-------E-----|

So I give you my= eyes, and all of their lies

Please help them= to learn as well as to see

And capture a gl= ance, and make it dance

Of looking at yo= u, looking at me

Black throated w= ind, keeps on pouring in

With its words o= f a lie that could almost be true

Ah, mother Ameri= can night, here comes the light

I'm turning arou= nd, that's what I'm gonna do

G &nbs= p; D

Going back hom= e that's what I'm

&nbs= p; A

gonna do.=

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Outro=

Turning around, = that's what I'm gonna do

Going back hom= e that's what I'm gonna do.

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|-7/9-7-6-6h7p6-6-|

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‘Cause you= 've done better by me than I've done by you

Whoah, I'm drown= ing in you

Turning around, = that's what I'm gonna do

Going back home = that's what I'm gonna do.