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Black Hole

from "Powers of Ten"


by David Haines
originally from "Granny Galactica"
Jazzy 
 4
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4
                
3 3 3

   Don't take me near that black, black hole Don't take me near to that

  
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                     3 3

place If you go there, leave me at home I'm too young to die in space
  13
                   
 
3 3
  Once you're near to that hole There's no re - sis - ting its pull So

                     
18 3 3

  if you're de - ter - mined to still go there Go there a - lone you mad fool

                     
23 3 3 3

Pic - ture a star so big and old It can't sup - port its own weight
       
   
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   
            3 3

Shrinks and col - lap - ses in - to a hole, an ir - re - ver- si - ble fate

  32
                 
 
3 3
  Gets so small it ain't there, just gra - vi - ta - tion - al pull so

                     
36 3 3

If you're de - ter - mined to still go there Go there a - lone you mad fool

              
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    3
  3
 
3 3 3
As you get near - er you'll fall and you'll fall Fas - ter and fas - ter you'll go
 
                   
45 3 Ritenuto.................

3 3 3 3
As you ap - proach ve - lo - ci - ty of light Time will slow down and will

    ,  
48
               
A tempo

3
grind to a halt so Don't send a post - card 'cause it won't come Ev -
                   
51 3 3

ven first class post won't get here don't try to phone you won't get through
  
                    
55 3 3

Not in a bil - li - on years Now lis - ten, va - cuum clean - ers can't com - pete

    
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                    3 3

3 3
with what that black hole can do It swal-lows e - lec - tro - mag - ne- tic waves
            
         
63 3 3

3 3 3
And soon it will swal - low you! As you get near - er you'll fall and you'll fall

         
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    3
   3
     
3 3 3
Fas - ter and fas - ter you'll go As you ap - proach ve- lo - ci - ty of light

   72
   ,  
Ritentuto.......................
 A tempo
      
3
     
3 3
Time will slow down and will grind to a halt so Don't send a post - card 'cause
 
                     
75 3 3

3
it won't come Ev - ven first class post won't get here don't try to phone you
 
                      
79 3 3

won't get through Not in a bil - li - on years Now lis - ten, va - cuum clean - ers

          
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             
3 3
can't com - pete with what that black hole can do It swal- lows e - lec - tro - mag -

  Rallentando............. A tempo.............
    
              
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3 3

ne - tic waves And soon it will swal - low you........ - - - - -


     
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           
- - 2007
Copyright © David Haines - - - - - 2 - - .................................

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