Black Rock Guitar Tab

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how it goes:   intro 
                     verse 1
                     chorus 
                     verse 2 
 theres only 4 or 5 chords in the song so the verses are pretty muche the same and the intro 
and chorus are the same thing so here hope it helps

          -5---5---7---3
          -7---5---7---3
intro/ -7---6---8---4 
chorus-7---7---9---5
          -5---7---9---5
          -5---5---7---3

 every verse:-7---5---3
                   -7---7---3
                   -8---7---4
                   -9---7---5
                   -9---5---5
                   -7---5---3
 so thats the jist of it     if u have any questioins i dont care so direct them to your wall..........nah 
im kiddin, just email me

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Mike Wanna Be	#1 by Mike Jeffries at Mar 20, 1970 at 8:06 PM EST
	ok, just gotta say, LOVE O.A.R and their music, espically this and risen... really feel good songs... i have the live version and i agree with all you guys, it is absolutley amazing! i love the line where he says "we all have a black rock in our mind, and i go their all the time" its just saying that when you need to relax and tink go to your "black rock"

No Picture Ryan Average	#2 by Ryan Jones at Jul 6, 1975 at 4:37 PM EST
	lets try not to think that all songs are drug based and be a little more rational, and OAR is never a band to get into drugs this is a really awesome by the way, i always turn this on and chill out with my buds driving, windows down

No Picture TOm Wanna Be	#3 by TOm HIrsch at Jun 18, 1976 at 12:12 AM EST
	i think this song is about having some place to go and think about ur probelems or just some place to relax and get away from everything.

No Picture Peter Wanna Be	#4 by Peter Lambden at Oct 26, 1976 at 5:03 AM EST
	there is no way this song is about drugs!

No Picture Max Wanna Be	#5 by Max Contreras at May 26, 1977 at 11:07 AM EST
	Black Rock has always been one my favorite OAR songs and i had the chance to see them play in Omaha and it was amazing. I've always thought of Black Rock as a location like most of you do, but before they played this song Marc Roberge (The lead vocalist) said that Black Rock is not only a destination but also a state of mind. Its pure genius and i love this band.

No Picture jo_silverhawk Average	#6 by jo_silverhawk at May 17, 1978 at 7:20 PM EST
	i love this song because i think the idea of going somewhere to relax and unwind is something everyone can relate to...it may not be a black rock for everyone but i know that we all have places we go to be alone and just think about our days... i have to agree with maverickdvo and say that the live version is AMAZING...the extra verse in that version is so powerful and everyone should check it out at some point because its definitely adds something to the song...my favorite part is "this world is runned by love and absolutely nothing more"...soooo true! such an amazing song

No Picture Nick Average	#7 by Nick Vanderstelt at Jun 9, 1979 at 12:32 PM EST
	copa where off 28 do you live i ask cuz im from va and i live off 28 just south of dulles I have been to the black rock in rockville, and i am seeing oar at merriweather this weekend i wonder what they say before playing this song. If in fact they play it

No Picture Athena-beana-fo Average	#8 by Athena-beana-fo-feena -katrina-gina-go-zeena-fe-fi-fo...ATHENA at Mar 26, 1981 at 6:32 AM EST
	amazing live...just...amazing.

No Picture Alexxx <3 Lead Player	#9 by Alexxx <3 at May 19, 1981 at 7:22 PM EST
	Black Rock has always been one my favorite OAR songs and i had the chance to see them play in Omaha and it was amazing. I've always thought of Black Rock as a location like most of you do, but before they played this song Marc Roberge (The lead vocalist) said that Black Rock is not only a destination but also a state of mind. Its pure genius and i love this band.

No Picture Guitar FrE@k Average	#10 by Guitar FrE@k Freak at Apr 12, 1982 at 1:57 AM EST
	this is such a great song to just chill out and relax to. I dont know why it hasnt been commented on yet. This is one of my alltime favorite songs. Of a Revolution is awsome!

No Picture Rockstar Professional	#11 by Rockstar at Jun 13, 1984 at 7:36 PM EST
	great song, especially live, the blood outro is mind boggling, o.a.r. will blow you away live. and to reiterate wat basically everyone has been sayin whoever said this song was about drugs is retarded, if u read or knew anything about the band you would know that its about a place in their home town, sorry if i sound like adick but basically all their music is explained on oarsa.org or in some of their albums awesome band

No Picture Roman Rhythm Player	#12 by Roman Malik at Jan 17, 1986 at 6:02 AM EST
	OAR kicks so much ass this song is awesome and its kinda easy to realate to its about goin to a place after workin and being able to relax and think

No Picture josh Rhythm Player	#13 by josh groocock at Mar 22, 1986 at 7:02 PM EST
	I really like OAR's music but I'm not too sure about the band's lifestyle. The first time I really listened to the words to this song though I thought it was about heroin. Black rock is a common slang term for heroin. Read through the lyrics again. It really makes sense. Some of my friends have also heard this same thing from different sources. The most convincing line though is: "and when you are scared no more/you reach your hand out and just open the door/and that's just what we're doing tonight." You can obviously interpret this as a concrete statement about reaching out and opening the front door and going outside, but I think its double meaning is reaching out your arm to shoot up. Again, I don't know about their lifestyle and I could be completely wrong, but you have to admit, it makes sense.

No Picture Joshua Wanna Be	#14 by Joshua Osprey at Mar 6, 1987 at 9:50 PM EST
	ok, just gotta say, LOVE O.A.R and their music, espically this and risen... really feel good songs... i have the live version and i agree with all you guys, it is absolutley amazing! i love the line where he says "we all have a black rock in our mind, and i go their all the time" its just saying that when you need to relax and tink go to your "black rock"

No Picture austin Average	#15 by austin pancner at Jun 16, 1989 at 6:29 AM EST
	"so i lay down all my pain, and got rid of my hate! and i love to get away....and the BLACK ROCK is whereeeeeee iiiiiii goooooooo" i agree with sarahc007, just like he says in the song though we all have a black rock, we dont have to go anywhere cause its in our minds.

No Picture alex Lead Player	#16 by alex beaulieu at Oct 19, 1991 at 1:34 PM EST
	this is my favorite OAR song to listen to Marc's improv. There is a reoccuring theme of Old Man Time throughout OAR's music like in songs On Top the Cage, Old Man Time, and of course Black Rock. In most live versions Marc tells of his 'encounter' with Old Man Time. i love the metaphor and i love how he plays it out and the theme of Black Rock in so many different songs. Cuz when i head out route 28 black rock living becomes a state of mind and a state of mind i take wherever i've been, and gone, and back again

No Picture Frank Wanna Be	#17 by Frank at Jan 13, 1996 at 10:40 AM EST
	before playing black rock at a show i saw in montreal, he said this: "we are from rockville maryland (close to my home) and im sure wherever you guys are from there is a place that you go relax at and do your thing. and a place you probably take with you everywhere you go, and that place for us is called black rock"

No Picture chris Average	#18 by chris ovari at Sep 6, 1996 at 6:05 PM EST
	i think this song is about having some place to go and think about ur probelems or just some place to relax and get away from everything.

No Picture Spymaster Lead Player	#19 by Spymaster - Halo 2 at Jun 21, 1998 at 7:33 AM EST
	OAR is from the town next to mine..Rockville Maryland. Black Rock is a road named after a mill about 5 minutes away from this area. It is a really chill place that is part of a state park. There is a black rock somewhere apparently and you can see it if you watch "the blair witch project" which was filmed there. Me and my buddies go there all the time to chill. The song is awesome. its just about getting away from things and relaxing

No Picture Klint Average	#20 by Klint flowers at Apr 3, 2001 at 1:26 PM EST
	yeah, you are completely wrong. these guys aren't into that crap.

No Picture hey u by the th Average	#21 by hey u by the that thing. SHUTUP!! at Jul 24, 2001 at 5:16 AM EST
	black rock is a state of mind, Marc says it for him self in the live versions of this song

No Picture IvZ Average	#22 by IvZ at Sep 23, 2001 at 12:03 AM EST
	as mentioned above it is a song about a black rock that is off I-270 as you go north from rockville md. there is also black rock road off of I270 i find it sick that they improvise a great deal at different concerts in this song and they always seem to mention route 28, which is the road i live off of. rockville and moco for life

No Picture Charlie Average	#23 by Charlie Fletcher at Feb 3, 2005 at 4:29 PM EST
	I love this song, its just so relaxing...OAR kicks ass, theyre def one of my fav bands, along with Dispatch and DMB

No Picture Max Average	#24 by Max Benton at May 19, 2005 at 1:30 PM EST
	enteroneness is right, the Black Rock is a place to go and chill, relax, and unwind. I think that the song also goes deeper than that though, and that a "black rock" is a metaphor for whatever it is that helps you think clearly, get your mind straight and focused whenever somethings troubling you. If you listen to the live cd, there's an extra verse (my favorite lyrics of all time from any song) and it really makes sense. I was going to post it here, but it's really long. I would HIGHLY recommend buying the album Anytime Now, it's a two disc live recording from various shows, and that is where the extra verse appears, and its AMAZING If you ever find yourself upset, troubled, or unclear about something, find your black rock!

No Picture Jake Average	#25 by Jake Bounds at Jun 20, 2007 at 2:25 AM EST
	as mentioned above it is a song about a black rock that is off I-270 as you go north from rockville md. there is also black rock road off of I270 i find it sick that they improvise a great deal at different concerts in this song and they always seem to mention route 28, which is the road i live off of. rockville and moco for life