Pearl Jam - Black
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Black - Pearl Jam (1991)
Music/Lyrics By: Stone Gossard/Eddie Vedder.
Chorded By: Zack Oxford.
4/4 TIME @ 80 BPM (5 Min. 42 Sec.) in 'A' and 'G'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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E7 - x x 2 4 3 4 E B-D-E-G#
E9n3 - x x 2 4 3 2 E B-D-E-F#
As2 - x 0 2 2 0 0 A A-B-E
A5 - x 0 2 2 x x A A-E
D5 - x x 0 2 x x D A-D
E7n3 - x x 2 4 3 0 E B-D-E
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E B-E-G#
E5 - 0 2 2 x x x E B-E
As4 - x 0 2 2 3 0 A A-D-E
C - x 3 5 5 5 3 C G-C-E
Em - 0 2 2 0 0 0 E G-B-E
G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G G-B-D -OR-
- 3 2 0 0 3 3
D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
INTRO: [8 M] ** KEY = 'A' -
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1+ 2+3+4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4 1+2+3+4+ 1+2+3+ 4 +
|NC E7 E9n3|As2 A5 D5 E7n3|E7 E9n3|A5 E7n3|E7 E9n3|
Yeahâ¦
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|A |E E7 |E7 |
â¦
VERSE #1: [16 M]
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|E7 E9n3|A |E7 E5|
Sheets⦠of⦠emp-⦠ty can-⦠vas⦠un-touched⦠sheets⦠of clayâ¦
|A5 E7 |E7 E9n3|A |
Her legs⦠spread⦠out⦠be-fore⦠me⦠as herâ¦
|A |A |E |
⦠bod-y was⦠there⦠Woah, all⦠five⦠ho-ri-â¦
|A |E |
⦠zons,⦠re-volved⦠a-round⦠the sunâ¦
|A |E |
I see earth through the sun⦠Now⦠the⦠air⦠I⦠tast-â¦
|A As4 |E |E |
â¦-ed and breathed,⦠has⦠tak-en a turn⦠Ooh,â¦
CHORUS #1: [14 M] ** KEY = 'G' -
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|C |C |Em |Em G |
all⦠I⦠know I⦠taught⦠her was⦠ev-'ry-thing⦠Ooh,â¦
|C |C |Em |
all⦠I⦠know she⦠gave⦠me all⦠that she⦠woreâ¦
|Em D |D C |
And now my bit-ter⦠hands⦠shake⦠be-neath
|C Em |Em D |
the clouds⦠of what was ev-'ry-thing⦠All the pic-turesâ¦
|D C |C Em |⦠|
⦠have⦠all⦠been washed in⦠black,⦠tat-tooed ev-'ry-dayâ¦
VERSE #2: [8 M] ** KEY = 'A' -
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|E |A |E |
I⦠take⦠a walk⦠out-side,⦠I'm sur-round-⦠ed by⦠some kidsâ¦
|A |E |A As4 A |
⦠that play⦠I⦠can⦠feel⦠their⦠laugh-⦠ter,⦠soâ¦
|E |E |
⦠what do I say?⦠Ooh,â¦
CHORUS #2: [24 M] ** KEY = 'G' -
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|C |C |Em |
hot⦠and⦠twist-ed⦠thoughts⦠that spin⦠'round my⦠head⦠I'm
|Em G |C |
spin-nin',⦠oh,⦠I'm spin-nin'. How⦠quick the⦠sunâ¦
|C |Em |Em D |
⦠can⦠drop a-way⦠And now my bit-terâ¦
|D C |⦠Em |
⦠hands,⦠cra-⦠dle bro-ken⦠glass of what was ev-'ry-thingâ¦
|Em D |⦠C |
⦠All the pic-tures⦠have⦠all⦠been washed inâ¦
|C Em |⦠D |
⦠black,⦠tat-tooed ev-'ry-day⦠All⦠the loveâ¦
|D C |⦠D|
⦠gone bad⦠turned my world⦠to black,⦠tat-tooed all Iâ¦
|D C|⦠Em|⦠D|⦠C|
⦠see,⦠all⦠that I⦠am,⦠all⦠I'll be,⦠yeah,â¦
|C Em |⦠D |⦠C|⦠Em|
⦠ah,⦠ah,⦠Iâ¦
BRIDGE: [24 M]
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|Em D|
know some day you'll have a beautiful life. Iâ¦
|D C |⦠Em |
know you'll be a sun⦠in some-⦠bo-⦠dy els-es sky⦠But why,â¦
|Em D |⦠C |⦠Em |⦠D|
⦠why,⦠why⦠can it be?⦠How can it be?⦠Oh,â¦
|D C |⦠Em|⦠D |⦠C|⦠Em|
⦠Ah, hey,⦠ay⦠Oh,⦠yeahâ¦
|Em D |⦠C|⦠Em|⦠D |⦠C|⦠Em|
Oh,⦠yeah⦠Oh,⦠yeahâ¦
|Em D |⦠C|⦠Em|⦠D |
Oh,⦠yeah⦠Da-da-da da-da-daâ¦
|D C |⦠Em|
Da-da-da da-da-da⦠Da-da-da da-da-daâ¦
CODA: [20 M]
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|⦠D |⦠C|⦠D|⦠C |⦠Em|⦠D |
⦠Yeah⦠Ah,⦠ha⦠Ah,⦠ah,â¦
|D C |⦠Em|⦠D |
⦠ah,⦠ah,⦠ah, ah, yeah,⦠yeah⦠Ah,⦠ah,â¦
|D C |⦠Em|⦠D |
⦠ah,⦠ah,⦠ah, ah, yeah,⦠yeah⦠Ah,⦠ah,â¦
|D C |⦠Em|⦠D |
⦠ah,⦠ah,⦠ah, ah, yeah,⦠yeah⦠Ah,⦠ah,â¦
|D C |⦠Em|⦠|Em |Em |
⦠ah,⦠ah,⦠ah, ah, yeah,⦠yeahâ¦