Intro: [E] [G] [Am] [C] x3
[E] [G] [Am]
[C]I never wear [E]white [G] [Am]
[C]White is for [E]virgins [G] [Am]
[C]Children in [E]summer [G] [Am]
[C]Brides in the [E]park. [G] [Am]
[C]My color is [E]black [G]black [Am]black
[C]Black is for [E]secrets [G] [Am]
[C]Outlaws and [E]dancers[G] [Am]
[C]For the poet in the [E]dark.[G] [Am]
[INTERLUDE]
(from the E on, this part is played half muted till the last Cmaj7 - you could use power
chords, but I found
these variations sounded better and closer to the original song)
[C]Black is the [E]truth [Dsus2]
Of my situ[Cmaj7]ation. [Am7]
And for those of my [E]station
In [Dsus2]life. All other [Cmaj7]colors lie. [Am7]
Solo: [E] [G] [Am] [C] x3
[E] [G] [Am]
[C]I never wear [E]white [G] [Am]
[C]White is too [E]blinding [G] [Am]
[C]Always re[E]minding [G] [Am]
[C]Of the innocent who [E]fall [G] [Am]
[C]My color is [E]black [G]black [Am]black
For the [C]crone, and the [E]bastard [G] [Am]
[C]The schoolgirl in [E]uniform [G] [Am]
[C]The servant in the [E]hall. [G] [Am]
[INTERLUDE]
[C]Black is the [E]truth [Dsus2]
Of my situ[Cmaj7]ation. [Am7]
And for those of my [E]station
In [Dsus2]life. All other [Cmaj7]colors lie. [Am7]
My color is [E]black black [Dsus2]black
Like the gangster and [Cmaj7]widow [Am7]
It's the shade and the [E]shadow [Dsus2]
It's the depth into you[Cmaj7]r eye [Am7]
Solo: [E] [G] [Am] [C] x3
[C]My color is [E]black [G]black [Am]black [C]bla[E]ck [G]bla[Am]ck
[OUTRO]
[C](l[E]as[G]t [Am]E i[C]s [E]ha[G]mm[Am]ere[C]d [E]on[G] h[Am]alf[C] m[E]uted as in interlude for a full measure)
Please note:
I know these tabs are not 100% correct, but might give you an idea to play around with,
like playing [C] [H] [A] [G]
single stringed when changing from interlude to verse/solo (which is also done in the
original song), etc. Most
of this I found out watching the video of an acoustic live performance.
[E] [G] [Am]
[C]I never wear [E]white [G] [Am]
[C]White is for [E]virgins [G] [Am]
[C]Children in [E]summer [G] [Am]
[C]Brides in the [E]park. [G] [Am]
[C]My color is [E]black [G]black [Am]black
[C]Black is for [E]secrets [G] [Am]
[C]Outlaws and [E]dancers[G] [Am]
[C]For the poet in the [E]dark.[G] [Am]
[INTERLUDE]
(from the E on, this part is played half muted till the last Cmaj7 - you could use power
chords, but I found
these variations sounded better and closer to the original song)
[C]Black is the [E]truth [Dsus2]
Of my situ[Cmaj7]ation. [Am7]
And for those of my [E]station
In [Dsus2]life. All other [Cmaj7]colors lie. [Am7]
Solo: [E] [G] [Am] [C] x3
[E] [G] [Am]
[C]I never wear [E]white [G] [Am]
[C]White is too [E]blinding [G] [Am]
[C]Always re[E]minding [G] [Am]
[C]Of the innocent who [E]fall [G] [Am]
[C]My color is [E]black [G]black [Am]black
For the [C]crone, and the [E]bastard [G] [Am]
[C]The schoolgirl in [E]uniform [G] [Am]
[C]The servant in the [E]hall. [G] [Am]
[INTERLUDE]
[C]Black is the [E]truth [Dsus2]
Of my situ[Cmaj7]ation. [Am7]
And for those of my [E]station
In [Dsus2]life. All other [Cmaj7]colors lie. [Am7]
My color is [E]black black [Dsus2]black
Like the gangster and [Cmaj7]widow [Am7]
It's the shade and the [E]shadow [Dsus2]
It's the depth into you[Cmaj7]r eye [Am7]
Solo: [E] [G] [Am] [C] x3
[C]My color is [E]black [G]black [Am]black [C]bla[E]ck [G]bla[Am]ck
[OUTRO]
[C](l[E]as[G]t [Am]E i[C]s [E]ha[G]mm[Am]ere[C]d [E]on[G] h[Am]alf[C] m[E]uted as in interlude for a full measure)
Please note:
I know these tabs are not 100% correct, but might give you an idea to play around with,
like playing [C] [H] [A] [G]
single stringed when changing from interlude to verse/solo (which is also done in the
original song), etc. Most
of this I found out watching the video of an acoustic live performance.
Used chords
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