Black House
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Intro: Am E F C C G G Am E F G Dm
Verse:
Am C
Starts our with a whisper,
G F E
A cold shiver well itâ??s getting late darling
Am C G F E
Itâ??s too dangerous to be too close to anything you might
Am C
Love or need donâ??t love or need nothing
G Fmaj7 E Am
Shut your eyes, close the blinds take the money and run
C G F
Well, take the money and run
E Dm Dm7
Singing Oooh oh oh oh oooh oh oh oh
Verse:
Am C
Starts out with your head down,
G F E Am
Living in the fear of one more day
C G F
Without a choice
E Am C
Cause they came one night, yeah they came one night
G Fmaj7 E Am
With the devil in their eyes and they took my courage away
C G F
Ooooh, my courage away
E Dm Dm7
Singing Oooh oh oh oh Noooh oh oh oh
[Refrão]Am E
If what you want is in the big Black House
Fmaj7 C G Am
Donâ??t hesitate to break them doors on down
E F
And let yourself on in, donâ??t pause
C G Am
Just swing your hammer in
Am E7
Na na na na na na na, hey
F C G
Na na na na na na na na
Am E7 Fmaj7
Na na na na na na na, Heeey
G Dm Am C G F E Am C G Fmaj7 E
Just swing your hammer in
Verse:
Am C G F E Am
Well they came one night, they came and took my love away
C G F E
And now I canâ??t see her no more oooh
Am C
They came so silently,
G F E
They keep her now in the big black house
Am C G
On the outskirts of this toooown
F E
On this tooown, no
Dm Dm7
And noooh oh oh oh noooh oh oh oh
[Refrão]Am E
If what you want is in the big Black House
Fmaj7 C G Am
Donâ??t hesitate to break them doors on down
E F
And let yourself on in, donâ??t pause
C G Am
Just swing your hammer in
Am E7
Na na na na na na na, Hey
F C G
Na na na na na na na na,
Am E7 Fmaj7
Na na na na na na na, Hey
G Am E
Just swing your hammer in
Instrumental:
Am E F C C G G
Am E7 Fmaj7 C C G G
Am E Fmaj7 C C G G
Am Em F G Dm
BREAK:
Am C G Fmaj7 E
What you want is in the big black house
Am C G F E
What you want is in the big black house
Am C
What you want is in the big black house
G F Em7
What you need is in the big black house
Am C G
Who you love is in the big black house
Fmaj7 E7
So let â??em on out
OUTRO:
Am E7
If what you want is in the big Black House
Fmaj7 C G Am
Donâ??t hesitate to break them doors on down
E7 F
And let yourself on in, donâ??t pause
C G Am
Just swing your hammer in
Am E7
Na na na na na na na, Hey
F C G
Na na na na na na na na,
Am E7 Fmaj7
Na na na na na na na, Hey
G
Just swing your hammer in
How to play Black House
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.