Blackstar
Key: BEnglish
Verse
BIn the villa of Ormen B/Cin Bthe villa of B/AOrmen B
Stands a solitary candle
Cah-ah Dah-Emah C
DIn the Ccentre of it all in the Bmcentre Amof it all
DYour eyes B
Verse
On the day of execution on the day of execution
Only women kneel and smile ah-ah ah-ah
At the centre of it all at the centre of it all
Your eyes your eyes
DAh-ah-Cah B
DAh-ah-Cah B
Verse
In the villa of Ormen in the villa of Ormen
Stands a solitary candle ah-ah ah-ah
In the centre of it all in the centre of it all
DYour eyes B
DAh-ah-Cah B
DAh-ah-Cah B
Chorus
F#Something happened on the C#day he died
ESpirit rose a metre and Bstepped aside
Somebody else took Dhis place and bravely F#cried
(I'm a C#blackstar I'm a blackstar)
Verse
How many times does an angel fall?
How many people lie instead of talking tall?
He trod on sacred ground he cried loud into the crowd
(I'm a blackstar I'm a blackstar I'm not a gangster)
Verse
I Ccan't answer why (I'm a blackstar)
C#Just go with me (I'm not a filmstar)
CI'm-a take you home (I'm a blackstar)
C#Take your passport and shoes (I'm not a popstar)
CAnd your sedatives boo (I'm a blackstar)
C#You're a flash in the pan (I'm not a marvel star)
CI'm the great I am (I'm a blackstar)
Bridge
F#I'm a blackstar way up C#oh honey I've got game E
I see right so Bwhite so open-heart it's pain
I Dwant eagles in my daydreams diamonds F#in my eyes
(I'm a C#blackstar I'm a blackstar)
Chorus
F#Something happened on the C#day he died
ESpirit rose a metre and Bstepped aside
DSomebody else took his place and F#bravely cried
(I'm a C#blackstar I'm a blackstar)
Verse
I Ccan't answer why (I'm not a gangster)
C#But I can tell you how (I'm not a flam star)
CWe were born upside-down (I'm a star star)
C#Born the wrong way 'round (I'm not a white star)
(CI'm a blackstar I'm not a Bgangster
I'm a blackstar I'm a blackstar
I'm not a pornstar I'm not a wandering star
I'm a blackstar I'm a blackstar)
Verse
In the villa of Ormen stands a solitary candle
Ah-ah ah-ah
At the centre of it all your eyes
On the day of execution only women kneel and smile
Ah-ah ah-ah
At the centre of it all your eyes your eyes
DAh-ah-Cah B