Black Ink
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Verse
Am F G Em
Tonight I'm polluting your body,
Am F G Em
Your mind's so broken,
Am F G Em
And that means your mine.
Am F G Em
The children forever shattered,
Am F
In the darkness,
G Em
You left behind.
Am F
And you can't,
G Em Am
Crawl on back to your safe place,
F G Em
Cuz it's burt to ashes,
Am F
Yeah, it's gone.
Am F
And you can't,
G Em
Find salvation,
Am F
Cause it's missing,
G Em
From your mind.
[Refrão]Am
Take me away from here,
F
I don't want to stay,
G
In this place,
Em Am
Let's fly away.
F
In the night.
Verse
Am F
Before the blades cut through my skin,
G Em
Before the darkness,
Am
Consumes within.
F
Tightly gripping,
G
My finger slipping,
Em
Goodbye.
[Refrão]Am
My thoughts,
F Em G
Like black ink im the water,
Am F
Drown in the blackness,
G
Of my mind.
Verse
Am
Numbness,
F
Surrounding your senses,
G
I coil around you,
Em
Now your mine.
Am
And you can't,
F
Escape from the reason,
G
Bursting throughout you,
Em
Now you're gone.
Am
And you can't,
F
Run to your churches,
G
Faith has once more,
Em
Left you behind.
[Refrão]Am F G
Nothing's taking us back now,
Em Am F
We're too far gone to stay,
G Em Am
Gripping tightly our blood is pouring.
F Em
You're throwing your tears away.
Am F
Garbage follows down the street,
G Em
Slamed doors breaking every hope,
Am F
There's no hope.
G Em
Fabric smiles slitting our throats,
Verse
Am F
The reaper approaches in the night,
G Em
Cold fingers sliding up your side.
Am
Bone face,
F
The master is calling,
G Em
Blackness surrounds you now you're gone.
Am F
Oceans cried calling your name out,
G Em
Words from the preecher,
Am F
Now your mine.
Outro
Am F
Onto another sad passage,
G Em
There is no real message,
Am F
You're just done.
How to play Black Ink
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.