Biography:
Dave Van Ronk (June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002) was a folk singer born in Brooklyn, New York, who settled in Greenwich Village, New York City, and was nicknamed the "Mayor of MacDougal Street."
He was best known as a pioneer of the acoustic blues revival, but his work ranged from old English ballads to Bertolt Brecht, rock, New Orleans jazz, and swing. He was a pioneer of instrumental ragtime guitar, as well as an early supporter of Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell, among many others.
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Other songs:
- Another Time And Place
- Back Water Blues
- Betty And Dupree
- Black Mountain Blues
- Careless Love
- Dinks Song
- Duncan And Brady
- Gamblers Blues St James Infirmary
- Hang Me Oh Hang Me
- He Was A Friend Of Mine
- Hesitation Blues
- Just A Closer Walk With Thee
- Kc Moan
- Lady Gay
- Losers
- Luang Prabang
- Oh What A Beautiful City
- Please See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
- Shanty Mans Life
- Stealin
- Tell Old Bill
- Willie The Weeper
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Standard Tuning, Capo on 5
It's a pretty standard blues progression, E7/A/B7
You can get a similar sound to his initial picking pattern fooling around with the high
E string and a second fret on the B string
For the interlude, base the (E7/D#7/D7) transition around a D7 chord, and then go back
to the normal E7
Intro:E7
E7 A E7
Well on black mountain, where a child'll spit in your face
A E7
I say on black mountain, where a child'll spit in your face
B7 A E7
all the babies cry for whisky, all the birds sing bass
E7 A E7
Well on black mountain, there as mean as they can be
A E7
I say on black mountain, well as mean as they can be
B7 A E7
Well you know they use gunpowder, just to sweeten their tea
Interlude: (E7/D#7/D7)/E7/A/E7/(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/B7/A/E7/A/E7
E7 A E7
Well on black mountain, well you can't keep a man in jail
A E7
I say on black mountain, well you can't keep a man in jail
B7 A E7
Well if the jury finds him guilty, the judge'll go that bail
E7 A E7
I had a gal on black mountain, well the sweetest gal in town
A E7
I had a gal on black mountain, well the sweetest gal in town
B7 A E7
Well met a sweet backed man, and she threw me down
Interlude:(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/A/E7/(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/B7/A/E7/A/E7
E7 A E7
I'm going back to black mountain, me my razor and my gun
A E7
I'm going back to black mountain, me my razor and my gun
B7 A E7
I'm gonna cut her if she stands, shoot her if she runs
Interlude/outro:(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/A/E7/(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/B7/A/E7/A/E7
It's a pretty standard blues progression, E7/A/B7
You can get a similar sound to his initial picking pattern fooling around with the high
E string and a second fret on the B string
For the interlude, base the (E7/D#7/D7) transition around a D7 chord, and then go back
to the normal E7
Intro:E7
E7 A E7
Well on black mountain, where a child'll spit in your face
A E7
I say on black mountain, where a child'll spit in your face
B7 A E7
all the babies cry for whisky, all the birds sing bass
E7 A E7
Well on black mountain, there as mean as they can be
A E7
I say on black mountain, well as mean as they can be
B7 A E7
Well you know they use gunpowder, just to sweeten their tea
Interlude: (E7/D#7/D7)/E7/A/E7/(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/B7/A/E7/A/E7
E7 A E7
Well on black mountain, well you can't keep a man in jail
A E7
I say on black mountain, well you can't keep a man in jail
B7 A E7
Well if the jury finds him guilty, the judge'll go that bail
E7 A E7
I had a gal on black mountain, well the sweetest gal in town
A E7
I had a gal on black mountain, well the sweetest gal in town
B7 A E7
Well met a sweet backed man, and she threw me down
Interlude:(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/A/E7/(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/B7/A/E7/A/E7
E7 A E7
I'm going back to black mountain, me my razor and my gun
A E7
I'm going back to black mountain, me my razor and my gun
B7 A E7
I'm gonna cut her if she stands, shoot her if she runs
Interlude/outro:(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/A/E7/(E7/D#7/D7)/E7/B7/A/E7/A/E7
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