Knuckleball Catcher
Gillian Welch
Continues after the ad
Key:
Intro / “Thing” in between verses:G B7/F# Em C/G E|---3-----2------0-----0---| B|---0-----0------0-----1---| G|---0-----2------0-----0---| D|---0-----1------2-----2---| A|---2-----2------2-----3---| E|---3-----2------0-----3---|Verse:G C/GE|--3--------0-----------| B|--0/1------1-----------| G|--0--------0-----------| D|--0--------2-----------| A|--2--------3-----------| E|--3--------3-----------|G Caught my eye, in a flash ofC/G lightning in the rainG Out in the darkness, with a banjoD in your handsG You came into the firelight, toC/G A the circle from the gloom G D *thing* I was standing child like, while you got yourself in tuneContinues after the adD And a bridge player, could be anC/G G all-time player tooD C/G But a knuckleball catcher, onlyA gets one job to do C/G D the move from C/G to D is He only gets on job to do a slide of the whole form two frets up “Thing” - Tu-do-doG You played your melody, it was tooC/G much for meG It froze my flesh down, to minusD nine degreesG I was passing a grave yard, fullC/G A of flowers on mother’s day G D *thing* That’s the last time I let a stranger rip my heart this way “Thing” in between verses:G B7/F# Em C/G E|---3-----2------0-----0---| B|---0-----0------0-----1---| G|---0-----2------0-----0---| D|---0-----1------2-----2---| A|---2-----2------2-----3---| E|---3-----2------0-----3---|D Now a good mother, could be aC/G G dashboard drummer toD C/G And a bridge player, be an allA time player when he’s throughC/G D But a knuckleball catcher, only gets one job to do *Notice, D is usually C/G, two frets up Solo also played while Gillian plays the “Thing”:E|---3----3----0----0---| B|---0----0----0----1---| G|---0----0----0----0---| D|---0----0----2----2---| A|---2----0----2----3---| E|---3----2----0----3---|