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Can I Get A Witness

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Frank Black is American singer, songwriter, and guitarist Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV (born April 6, 1965). After releasing three albums with this name, he formed the band Frank Black and the Catholics. He returned to using the name Black Francis, the name he uses as vocalist of the Pixies, in 2007.

Lead songwriter and vocalist of the now reunited Pixies, Frank Black adopted a reversal of his former alias, Black Francis, and embarked on his solo career after the 1992 breakup of Pixies.

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From [email protected] Sun Apr 27 11:14:12 1997
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:07:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: [email protected]
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Subject: Guitar Chord and Transcription of Frank Black "Can I Get a Witness"

Frank Black "Can I Get a Witness"
transcribed by William F. Sullivan and Carole Lima
from the limited edition CD "The Cult of Ray" by Frank Black/ Sony Music/
1996
PLEASE NOTE
This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the
song. You may only use this file for private study,scholarship, or research.

(open B & E strings on every chord)

(intro) E/B/A
F#m G#m E/B/A
Maybe you got faith in where this is going
F#m G#m E/B/A
Maybe I''ll pull up the stakes and not be lettin' go
E/B/C#m A
I could not believe I could not believe

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(CHORUS)
B(aug) E A/E
Can I get a witness, witness
B(aug) E A/E
Can I get a witness, witness
B(aug) E A
Can I get a witness
E C#m A
Can I get a witness
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E/B

A F#m G#m E/B/A
You know a lot of times I think I'm mad
F#m G#m E/B/A
And I feel lost on this exit now
E/B/C#m A
I cannot believe I cannot believe

(REPEAT CHORUS)

E/B

A F#m G#m E/B/A
And some of these people are just so lame
F#m G#m E/B/A
I don't feel like a pupil just a loser on a game show
E/B C#m A
I just can't believe it No, I can't believe it

(REPEAT CHORUS without the ending B chord)

(BRIDGE)
C#m/F#m G# C#7 F#7 G#
I'm rooting for you and I toasted when I heard about you
E B
And how you got a witness
A F#m G#m/ E/B/A
A citizen may be in another place
F#m G#m
Here comes the wind
E/B/A
I'm a chaser
E/B
(and) it's time to leave
C#m
Here it comes
A
It's time to leave

(REPEAT CHORUS 2X)

ENDING WITH PSEUDO ROBERT FRIPP GUITAR SOLO OVER THESE CHORDS

E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/F#m/G#m
E/B/A/E/B/A ( FADE )

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