Frank Black
Song: Sad Old World
Album: Fast Man Raider Man
Tabbed by: ProverbialCereal


intro:  Amaj7  B7

[VERSE]

         E       E/D#     C#m      A  G#  B
  I know something  about true love

         Amaj7     B
  I know something

                   E    E/D#       C#m      A  G#  B
  It’s the kind of thing  that you screw up

                 Amaj7  B7
  Over some dumb thing

               E  E/D#  C#m  A  G#
  I don’t know any      one
 
                    B                Amaj7  B7
  who doesn’t try to give it a whirl


[CHORUS]
             E    C
  You better hang on
			    a--0-2-3
               E       Am          C  D#dim
  'cause its a sad old world

		            a--0-2-3
               E       Am          C  D#dim
  'cause its a sad old world

		            a--0-2-3
               E       Am          C  D#dim
  'cause its a sad old world

B                                          A
  Don’t try to tell me it's gonna' be alright


[SOLO]

  play verse progression x2

E   E/D#  C#m           A  G#  B  Amaj7  B7
  Hello    No I mean you


[CHORUS]
	
	repeat chorus 1x

[VERSE]
         E       E/D#    C#m      A  G#
  I know something about sickness
B                             Amaj7  B7
  I know something about that now
          E             E/D#        C#m    A  G#
  There’s nothing you can do except witness
                     B         Amaj7  B7
  No there’s nothing you can do
               E             E/D#            C#m   A  G#
  And when the petals on the flower start to curl
                          B    
  Well you better hang on, now,
Amaj7             B7
  You better hang on

[CHORUS]

            E    C
  You better hang on

[5x]:
			    a--0-2-3
               E       Am          C  D#dim
  'cause its a sad old world


repeat E-Am-C-D#dim  (fade)

________________________________________________________
recommended chord formations:

e---0----5----0-------2---0---4-----2------------4-
B---2----5----1---4---4---1---5-----1----9-------4-
G---1----6----2---4---2---0---6-----2----9---8---5-
D---2----7----2---4---4---2---6-----1----9---9---6-
A---0----7----0---2---2---3---4----------7---6---6-
E--------5---------------------------------------4-
  Amaj7  A   Am   B   B7  C  C#m  D#dim  E  E/D# G#

I play the chorus E as 022100
D#dim can also be played xx4545