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Black Beauty (Cleuver, Van Leer) from their debut album In and Out of Focus which came out in 1970. Standard Tuning, listen to the track for timing. Chords used: E 022100 B 799877 G#m 466444 D#/Eb x68886 C#m x46654 G# 466544 F# 244322 C# x46664 A 577655 C/C#m x3654x D x57775 E7 020100 Em/C# 042000 Intro --13----- --15----- --18----------22b24-| --16b18-- --18b20-- --21b23-------------| --------- x2 --------- --------------------| --------- --------- --------------------| --------- --------- --------------------| --------- --------- --------------------| Verse 1
NEight was dG#mark, your skin was dC#mark your eyes were sF#hining bright A Oh, black bDeauty, cC#mlose in Amy Bheart A IE was King SG#olomon who C#mheld his Queen of SF#heba tight A Oh, black bDeauty hC#meld in my aF#rms
Bridge C#m A F# D#/Eb How we were told love was not meant for us
Two different G#worlds stepped C#apart F#Heart against Bheart
Verse 2
BEut we kG#mnew where to C#mfind an opporF#tunity A Far Daway whereC#m no one Awas Bnear A WEe could G#mmeet there at C#mnight and with imF#punity A Oh, black Dbeauty, C#mlove without fF#ear
Bridge
AOur love was wF#onderful,A so yBoung and so C#pure AI held your F#trembling hand BI was so G#sure C#m C/C#m B F# Then when our lips met there was no returning The fAire was burning in Eour hBearts
Solo played over verse rhythm, but slightly different the second time E - G#m - C#m - F# - A - D - C#m - A - B - A E - G#m - E7 - Em/C# - A - D - C#m - F# Solo arranged for guitar: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| --16-14-13----13-14-16-------------13------------------14--14-13-----------| x2 -----------------------14----14-16-----16--------14-14-----------16-14-----| ------------------------------------------16-16------------------------14--| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge C#m A F# D#/Eb So we were told love was not meant for us
Two different G#worlds stepped C#apart F#Heart against Bheart
Verse 3
BEut we kG#mnew where to C#mfind an opporF#tunity A Far aDway whereC#m no one Awas Bnear A EI was King G#mSolomon who C#mheld his Queen of F#Sheba tight A Oh, black Dbeauty, C#mlove without fF#ear