Tuning:

Black is the color -Joan Baez J.B plays this in Em but in some performances with the guitar tuned down one semitone. This tab is based on the version on the Joan Baez in Concert album The occasional ornamentation on Em and Am chords is by addition of F#, as below: Em Em+F# Am Am+F# D EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe 022000 022002 002210 002212 200232 Strum a triplet on each quarter note (12/8 rhythm) Intro: Em

^EmBlack, black, black is the color of my ^Dtrue loves ^Emhair. His lips are something ^Amwond´rous fair, The purest eyes and the ^Embravest hands. I love the ground where^Amon he stands.^Em

^EmI love my love and well he ^Dkno- ^Emows, I love the ground where^Amon he goes And if my love no ^Emmore I'll see, My life would quickly ^Amfade away. ^Em

^EmBlack, black, black is the color of my ^Dtrue loves ^Emhair.

Joan Baez - Black is the color