Black Is The Color
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: EmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
From 2011 album Heritage
Link to live performance: https://youtu.be/5gXPkltY-4g
[Intro]
Em C/G D/A Em
[Chorus]
Em C/G D/A Em
Black is the color of my true love's hair
Em C/G D/A B
Her lips are like some roses fair
B C/G D/A B
She's got the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands
N.C. C/G D/A Em
And I love the ground whereon she stands
[Verse 1]
Em C/G D/A Em
I love my love and well she knows
Em C/G D/A Bsus B
I love the ground on where she goes
B C/G D/A B
I wish the day it soon would come
B C/G D/A Em
When she and I could be as one
[Instrumental]
Em C/G D/A
[Chorus]
Em C/G D/A Em
For black is the color of my true love's hair
Em C/G D/A B Bsus B
Her lips are like some roses fair (some roses fair)
B C/G D/A B
She's got the sweetest Smile and the gentlest hands
N.C. C/G D/A Em
And I love the ground whereon she stands
[Verse 2]
Em C/G D/A Em
I'll go to the Clyde and I mourn and weep
Em C/G D/A B
For satisfied I never can be
B C/G D/A B
And I'll write her a letter, just a few short lines
B C/G D/A Em
And will suffer death a thousand times
[Instrumental]
Em C/G D/A
[Chorus]
N.C. C/G* D/A* Em*
For black is the color of my true love's hair
Em*. C/G* D/A* Bsus* B*
Her lips are like red roses fair (red roses fair)
N.C. C/G* D/A* B
She's got the sweetest Smile and the gentlest hands
N.C. C/G D/A Em
And I love the ground whereon she stands
[Chorus]
Em C/G D/A Em
For black is the color of my true love's hair
Em C/G D/A B Bsus B
Her lips are like red roses fair (red roses fair)
B C/G D/A B
She's got the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands
B C/G D/A Em
And I love the ground whereon she stands
[Outro]
Em C/G D/A** Em Cmaj7/E D/A D/A** Em
For black is the color of my true love's hair
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* Strum note twice, staccato
** Hold note
End with quick triple (down/up/down) strum on last Em
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How to play Black Is The Color
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.