Black
Key: CEnglish
Verse
ESheets of empty A(sus2)canvas, untouched Esheets of clay A(sus2)
Were Elaid spread out beAfore me as her Ebody once did
EAll five hoA(sus2)rizons revolved Earound her soul A(sus2)as the earth to the sun
ENow the air I Atasted and breathed has Etaken a turn
Pre-chorus
CHmmmm, and all I taught her was everyEmthing
CHmmmm, I know she gave me all that Emshe wore
Chorus
And now my Dbitter hands,
Chafe Cbeneath clouds
Of what was Emeverything
Oh, the Dpictures
Have all been Cwashed in black
Tattooed everyEmthing
Verse
EI take a A(sus2)walk outside I'm surErounded by some A(sus2)kids at play
Oh, EI can feel their Alaughter so, Ewhy do I sear
Pre-chorus
CHmmmm, and twisted thoughts that spin 'round my Emhead, I'm spinning, oh
CI'm spinning, How quick the sun can drop aEmway
Chorus
And now my Dbitter hands
Cradle Cbroken glass
Of what was eveEmrything
All the Dpictures have
All been Cwashed in black
Tattooed eveEmrything
All the Dlove gone bad
Turned my Cworld to black
And tattooed all DI see,
All that CI am,
All I'll Embe
D CYeah uh Emhuh uh Dhuh C
Bridge
I Emknow someday you'll have a beautiful life,
I Dknow you'll be a star in soCmebody else's sky
But Emwhy, why, Dwhy can't it Cbe,
CWhy can't it be Emmine D C