Black

[Intro]
E A E A
E  A  E  E


[Verse]
E               A       
  Sheets of empty canvas,
           E              A
untouched sheets of clay
     E                 A    
  Were laid spread out before
           E
me as her body once did


[Verse]
E           A              
  All five horizons revolved
  E
around her soul
A
as the earth to the sun
E             A          
  Now the air I tasted and
              E
breathed has taken a turn


[Pre-chorus]
C                       
  Hmmmm, and all I taught
              Em
her was everything
C                      
  Hmmmm, I know she gave
             Em
me all that she wore


[Chorus]
           D
And now my bitter hands,
      C
Chafe beneath clouds
            Em
Of what was everything
        D
Oh, the pictures
              C
Have all been washed in black
               Em
Tattooed everything


[Verse]
E        A                  E        
  I take a walk outside I'm surrounded
        A
by some kids at play
    E                A        
  Oh, I can feel their laughter
     E
so, why do I sear


[Pre-chorus]
C                           
  Hmmmm, and twisted thoughts
                     Em
that spin 'round my head,

I'm spinning, oh
  C                     
  I'm spinning, How quick
                   Em
the sun can drop away


[Chorus]
           D
And now my bitter hands
       C
Cradle broken glass
                Em
Of what was everything
        D
All the pictures have
         C
All been washed in black
             Em
Tattooed everything
        D
All the love gone bad
          C
Turned my world to black
                 D
And tattooed all I see,
         C
All that I am,
         Em
All I'll be


[Bridge]
D  C     Em      D       C
   Yeah  Uh huh  Uh huh
  Em  
I know someday you'll

have a beautiful life,
  D                     
  I know you'll be a star
      C
in somebody elses sky
    Em        D            C
But why, why, why can't it be,
C                 Em     D      C
Why can't it be mine


[Outro]
Em D C 8x