Black Widow Spider
created March 9 2012 Bob Menzies
Bouncy, lively
BPM 180 Key of D
Acoustic Guitar –Tambourine in Chorus
Intro DDDD DDDD GGGG GGGG DDDD DDDD
1, 2, 123…then Intro…1234, 1234, 1234, 1234, 1234, 1234, 1234, 1234…start
Verse 1
D G
She wore tan high heel boots that came above her knees
D DMaj7
She had Egyptian jewelry, an air of mystery
D G
I asked her one day where you going all the time?
D
Whoa, whoa whoa she said
DMaj7 D
I’ll get out of your way, if you’ll get out of mine
Chorus
G D
Black widow spider, got a hard game to play
G D
Black widow spider, got a hard game to play
G D
Black widow spider, got a hard game to play
DMaj7 D
Got a hard game to play
Right into verse 2
Verse 2
All the cowboys loved her when she walked up the line
I got the impression that she loved a good time
She thought I was too serious when I told her it was time
Whoa, whoa whoa she said
I’ll get out of your way, if you get out of mine
Musical bridge 1234
Verse 3
What’s the matter with true love or am I just being naïve
She knew more than I did about getting up to leave
I wanted to get to know her and take a little time
Whoa, whoa whoa she said
I’ll get out of your way if you get out of mine
Right into Chorus
Chorus
Black widow spider, got a hard game to play
Black widow spider, got a hard game to play
Black widow spider, got a hard game to play
Got a hard game to play
Verse 4
Well it wasn’t too long she got married had a couple of kids
I couldn’t believe that she’d do that to me oh but she did
I gotta tell you brother I’m on the verge of committing a crime
Whoa, whoa whoa she said
I’ll get out of your way if you get out of mine
Verse 5
When I was much younger than I am today
I followed my instincts wherever they lay
No matter what happens I keep pushing on the line
Whoa, whoa whoa she said
I’ll get out of your way if you get out of mine
Chorus
Black widow spider, got a hard game to play
Black widow spider, got a hard game to play
Black widow spider, got a hard game to play
Got a hard game to play
Black widow spider, got a hard game to play
Black widow spider, got a hard game to play
Black widow spider, got a hard game to play
Got a hard game to play
Outro
Bob Menzies is a Canadian folk-rock, alt-country singer-songwriter originally from Montreal and now living in Sooke, a small
oceanside town on Vancouver Island’s south coast. He has recorded 5 albums of original music previously and his newest recording is the 2018 EP IN THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS....more
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