Black Chords

by Pearl Jam
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Tankian2002 [a] 190.
4 contributors total, last edit on 4 days ago
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Chords

E
A
D
G
B
Asus4
C
Em

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Chords             E A D G B e
E                  0 2 2 1 0 0
A                  0 0 2 2 2 0
Asus4              0 0 2 2 3 0
Em                 0 2 2 0 0 0
C                  x 3 2 0 1 0
D                  x x 0 2 3 2
 
(N.B. Sorry if the timing on the chords is wrong, but the singer makes
it kind of hard with his timing)
 
Black
Pearl Jam
 
[Verse 1]
E               A     Asus4 A
Sheets of empty canvas
          E             A Asus4 A
untouched sheets of clay
E                 A
lay spread out before me
       E
as her body once did
E           A     Asus4 A
All five horizons,
          E             A                     Asus4 A
revolved around her soul (as the earth to the sun)
E             A
Now the air I tasted and breathed,
    E
has taken a turn
     C                                Em
Oooh and all I taught her was... everything
  C                                 Em
Oooh I know she gave me all... that she wore
 
[Hook]
           D
And now my bitter hands
        C
chafe beneath the clouds
                 Em
Of what was everything
        D                      C
All the pictures have all been washed in black
             Em
Tatooed everything.
 
[Verse 2]
  E      A           Asus4 A
I take a walk outside
       E               A            Asus4 A
I'm surrounded by some kids at play
E                A
I can feel their laughter
   E
So why do i seer
    C                                       Em
Ooh and twisted thoughts they spin round my head (I'm spinnin')
         C                                    Em
Oooh I'm spinning how quick the sun can drop awayayayayay
 
[Hook]
           D
And now my bitter hands
       C
cradle broken glass
                 Em
of what was everything
       D                      C
All my pictures have all been washed in black
             Em
Tatooed everything
 
[Verse 3]
       D
All my love gone bad
          C
turned my world to black
            D
tatooed all I see
         C
All that I am
              Em     D           C
All I'll ever beeeeeeee    yeaahheah
 
Em    D    C
 
  Em
I know some day you'll have a beautiful life
  D
I know you'll be a sun,
   C                       Em              D
In somebody elses sky, but whyhy, whyhy   whyhy
         C                  Em
can't it be, oh can't it be mine.
 
[Guitar Solo] (with vocalizations)
If you are interested that little background
around 2:51 or so goes like this
 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--4-5-7-5-4h5-4-2-4-4h5-7-44h5--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
 
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22 comments
jons.1984
What is this lyric school??? Where are the TAB corrections???
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dandman
a few corrections again to the lyrics ...were laid spread out before me, as her body once did... ...all the pictures have, all been washed in black... ...can feel there laughter, so why do i stare....
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faceless other
the lyrics are incorrect... and also it is posted as a tab, but you posted the chords.
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