Black Frank

Black Frank - Braekish Boy guitar chord

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Braekish Boy - Frank Black

transcribed by Adam Farmer

It starts I think with a little noodle on an open G chord.

Just play     G F# G     Bm Cm Bm      throughout.

I'm not sure about the words

This man he was a Mexican   Oh yeah

And a true Norwegian   Oh yeah

Turned into American   Oh yeah

But he felt a Mexican   Oh yeah

Down Mexico Way

He had to learn Spanish   Oh yeah

He was a walking fish   Oh yeah

He was feeling so braekish

Between Norwegian and English

He decided it was time to go

To find the people that he did not know

But the road to Mexico   Oh yeah

It sure go fast and it sure go slow   Oh yeah

It's a dangerous road

By now you know that he was foxed

By now you know he had no luck

He was smashed head on by a giant truck

Down Mexico Way.

at end play G F# G and strum that G till you run out of breath

singing Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

From: GLove1012@aol.com

Date: Wed, 12 Jun 1996 18:28:16 -0400

Brackish Boy

Frank Black:  "Frank Black"

Transcribed:  Jim Harney 5/29/96

Email:  "GLove_1012@aol.com"

            G     F#    G        B     C     B

This man he was a Mexican, oh yeah

          G     F#   G        B     C     B

adopted into Norwegian, oh yeah

            G  F#  G        B     C     B

turned into American, oh yeah

       G      F#   G         B     C     B

but he felt a Mexican, oh yeah

     D   D#        G     F#     G         B       C       B

down Mexico way...

He had to learn Spanish, oh yeah

he was a walking fish, oh yeah

he was feeling so brackish

between Norwegian and English

he decided it was time to go

to find the people that he did not know

but the road to Mexico, oh yeah

they sure go fast but they should go slow, oh yeah

it's a dangerous road...

By now you know that he was fuct

by now you know he had no luck

he was smashed head-on by a giant truck

down Mexico way...

Play acoustic with crazy fast strumming, a Mexican feel...

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Date: Fri, 01 Mar 1996 02:22:22 EST

From: VBGS55C@prodigy.com (MR DENI DUROUSSEAU)

Brackish Boy

by Frank Black

from the album "Frank Black"

transcribed by: VBGS55C@Prodigy.com

Intro:

[Freetime]

  G

|-----------3---3--|

|-----------0---0--|

|-----------0---0--|

|-----------0---0--|

|---2-------2---2--|

|-3----3--3-3-3-3--|

(dirty electric)

Verse:

(accoustic)

            G   F#    G       B     C    B

This man he was a Mexican, Oh yeah

        G    F#   G        B      C     B

Adopted into Norwegian, Oh yeah

            G   F#   G   B    C   B

Turned into American, Oh yeah

       G    F#    G       B     C    B

But he felt a Mexican, Oh yeah

     D   D# D [Repeat verse]

Down Mex i  co  way

Chords: (from low to high)

G:  3 5 5 4 3 3

F#: 2 4 4 3 2 2

B:  7 9 9 8 7 7

C:  8 10 10 9 8 8

D:  10 12 12 11 X X

D#: 11 13 13 12 X X

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