Black

Drop D-tuning 


Intro: Dm 



[Verso 1]
 
Dm 
Black is it dark enough is it hot or cold or stark enough 
Dm 
Black is it dirty or sad is it old or cruel or broken or bad 
Dm 
Black is it all you see when you close your eyes you think of me 
Dm 
Black black black 
Dm 
Black is it nightmare or dream is it midnight sky or silent scream 
Dm 
Black is it the chains you wear or the color of the cross you bear 
Dm 
Black is it what you hate the hangman's hood or the offering plate 
Dm 
Black black black 
 


[Refrão]
 
G         Gdim                  G 
Is it the shame that drives you back 
          Gdim                 G 
Is it the train that jumps the track 
               Gdim                 G 
Just as you're slipping through the cracks 
F Fdim F Fdim Dm 
Black black 
 


[Verso 2]
 
Dm 
Black is it your medicine your soul your hole or the shape you're in 
Dm 
Black is it your wedding gown your eyes your lies or the truth you've found 
Dm 
Black is it beautiful is it animal or criminal 
Dm 
Black black black 
 


[Refrão]
 
G         Gdim                  G 
Is it the shame that burns your soul 
          Gdim              G 
Is it the fear you can't control 
          Gdim                 G 
Is it the night that won't let go 
F Fdim F Fdim Dm 
Black black  


Solo:
G A C G A C F 
Dm 


[Verso 3]
 
Dm 
Black is it the enemy that hides inside of you and me 
Dm 
Black is it the preacher's cloak your father's curse or your mother's joke 
Dm 
Black is it the pain you own or the plague that's eating at your bones 
Dm 
Black black black 
 


[Refrão]
 
G         Gdim          G 
Is it the ashes of your dreams 
          Gdim           G 
Is it the nature of your greed 
          Gdim          G 
Is it the walls between you and me 
F Fdim F Fdim Dm 
Black black 
Dm 
Black Black