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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#mF#m Piano Chord 
                       G#mG#m Piano Chord 
  E/B/AE/B/A Piano Chord 

Maybe you got faith in where this is going
F#mF#m Piano Chord 
                    G#mG#m Piano Chord 
     E/B/AE/B/A Piano Chord 

Maybe I''ll pull up the stakes and not be lettin' go
E/B/C#mE/B/C#m Piano Chord 
                           AA Piano Chord 

I could not believe               I could not believe

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(CHORUS)
B(aug)B(aug) Piano Chord 
        EE Piano Chord 
         A/EA/E Piano Chord 

Can I get a witness,   witness
B(aug)B(aug) Piano Chord 
        EE Piano Chord 
         A/EA/E Piano Chord 

Can I get a witness,    witness
B(aug)B(aug) Piano Chord 
        EE Piano Chord 
         AA Piano Chord 

Can I get a witness
EE Piano Chord 
               C#mC#m Piano Chord 
     AA Piano Chord 

Can I get a witness
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E/BE/B Piano Chord 


AA Piano Chord 
                       F#mF#m Piano Chord 
                        G#mG#m Piano Chord 
  E/B/AE/B/A Piano Chord 

You know a lot of times I think I'm mad
F#mF#m Piano Chord 
      G#mG#m Piano Chord 
  E/B/AE/B/A Piano Chord 

And I feel lost on this exit now
E/B/C#mE/B/C#m Piano Chord 
                        AA Piano Chord 

I cannot believe               I cannot believe

(REPEAT CHORUS)

E/BE/B Piano Chord 


AA Piano Chord 
                                  F#mF#m Piano Chord 
                  G#mG#m Piano Chord 
  E/B/AE/B/A Piano Chord 

And some of these people are just so lame
F#mF#m Piano Chord 
          G#mG#m Piano Chord 
                         E/B/AE/B/A Piano Chord 

I don't feel like a pupil just a loser on a game show
E/BE/B Piano Chord 
     C#mC#m Piano Chord 
                  AA Piano Chord 

I just can't believe it      No, I can't believe it

(REPEAT CHORUS without the ending B chord)

(BRIDGE)
C#m/F#mC#m/F#m           G#G# Piano Chord 
          C#7C#7 Piano Chord 
                F#7F#7 Piano Chord 
                 G#G# Piano Chord 

I'm rooting for you     and I toasted when I heard about you
EE Piano Chord 
         BB Piano Chord 

And how you got a witness
AA Piano Chord 
                       F#mF#m Piano Chord 
                 G#m/G#m/ E/B/AE/B/A Piano Chord 

A citizen may be in another place
F#mF#m Piano Chord 
    G#mG#m Piano Chord 

Here comes the wind
E/B/AE/B/A Piano Chord 

I'm a chaser
E/BE/B Piano Chord 

(and) it's time to leave
C#mC#m Piano Chord 

Here it comes
AA Piano Chord 

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/AE/B/A/E/B/A Piano Chord 
  ( FDEFDE )