Black

By

Guitar

Ukulele

Verse

E
Sheets of empty
Asus2
canvas, untouched
E
sheets of clay
Asus2
Were
E
laid spread out be
A
fore me as her
E
body once did
E
All five hor
Asus2
izons revolved
E
around her soul
Asus2
as the earth to the sun
E
Now the air I
A
tasted and breathed has
E
taken a turn
C
Hmmmm, and all I taught her was every
Em
thing
C
Hmmmm, I know she gave me all that
Em
she wore

Chorus

And now my
D
bitter hands,
Chafe
C
beneath the clouds
Of what was
Em
everything
All the
D
pictures
Have all been
C
washed in black
Tattooed everyt
Em
hing

Verse 2

E
I take a
Asus2
walk outside, I'm sur
E
rounded by some
Asus2
kids at play
E
I can feel their
A
laughter so,
E
why do I sear
C
Hmmmm, and twisted thoughts that spin 'round my
Em
head, I'm spinning, oh
I'm
C
spinning, how quick the sun can drop a
Em
way

Chorus 2

And now my
D
bitter hands
Cradle
C
broken glass
Of what was ever
Em
ything
All the
D
pictures have
All been
C
washed in black
Tattooed ever
Em
ything
All the
D
love gone bad
Turned my
C
world to black
And tattooed all
D
I see,
All that
C
I am,
All I'll
Em
be

Bridge

D
C
Yeah
Em
Uh huh
D
Uh huh
C
Uh
I
Em
know someday you'll have a beautiful life,
I
D
know you'll be a star in so
C
mebody else's sky
But
Em
why, why,
D
why can't it
C
be,
C
Why can't it be m
Em
ine
D
C
Em
ooh, ah
D
yeah, aah
C
ooh
C
(Doodoo-doo-doo-doodoodoo
Em
)
Em
(Doodoo-doo-doo-doodoodoo
D
)

Outro

D
Doodoo-doo-doo-doodoodoo
C
C
Doodoo-doo-doo-doodoodoo
Em
Em
Doodoo-doo-doo-doodoodoo
D
(repeat)