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Braekish Boy - Frank Black

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.


Brackish Boy
Frank Black:  "Frank Black"
Transcribed:  Jim Harney 5/29/96

GG Piano Chord 
     F#F# Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
        BB Piano Chord 
     CC Piano Chord 
     BB Piano Chord 

This man he was a Mexican, oh yeah
GG Piano Chord 
     F#F# Piano Chord 
   GG Piano Chord 
        BB Piano Chord 
     CC Piano Chord 
     BB Piano Chord 

adopted into Norwegian, oh yeah
GG Piano Chord 
  F#F# Piano Chord 
  GG Piano Chord 
        BB Piano Chord 
     CC Piano Chord 
     BB Piano Chord 

turned into American, oh yeah
GG Piano Chord 
      F#F# Piano Chord 
   GG Piano Chord 
         BB Piano Chord 
     CC Piano Chord 
     BB Piano Chord 

but he felt a Mexican, oh yeah
DD Piano Chord 
   D#D# Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
     F#F# Piano Chord 
     GG Piano Chord 
         BB Piano Chord 
       CC Piano Chord 
       BB Piano Chord 

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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Brackish Boy
by Frank Black
from the album "Frank Black"

Intro:
[Freetime]
GG Piano Chord 

|-----------3---3--|
|-----------0---0--|
|-----------0---0--|
|-----------0---0--|
|---2-------2---2--|
|-3----3--3-3-3-3--|
(dirty electric)

Verse:
(accoustic)
GG Piano Chord 
   F#F# Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
       BB Piano Chord 
     CC Piano Chord 
    BB Piano Chord 

This man he was a Mexican, Oh yeah
GG Piano Chord 
    F#F# Piano Chord 
   GG Piano Chord 
        BB Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 
     BB Piano Chord 

Adopted into Norwegian, Oh yeah
GG Piano Chord 
   F#F# Piano Chord 
   GG Piano Chord 
   BB Piano Chord 
    CC Piano Chord 
   BB Piano Chord 

Turned into American, Oh yeah
GG Piano Chord 
    F#F# Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
       BB Piano Chord 
     CC Piano Chord 
    BB Piano Chord 

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