Capo: 2

Artist: The Rolling Stones Song: Paint it black Tabbed by: DJ 4th Jan 2015 CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in the key of Em) N.B. The original record is not quite in concert pitch. Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo: Dm = xx0231 A4 = x02230 C = x32010 Dsus2 = xx0230 A = x02220 F = 133211 D4 = xx0233 Asus2 = x02200 ******************** [Intro] e|----------0----1----|--3----1----0----|-----------------0--|----------0--------------| B|-----3--------------|-----------------|--3----2----3-------|--0-h2-h3---3-p2--0--h2--| G|--------------------|-----------------|----2----2----2-----|-------------------------| D|--0----0----0----0--|----0----0----0--|--------------------|-------------------------| A|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------| [2 bars of drums] | / / / / | / / / / | [Verse 1]

| ^Dm / / / / | ^Dm / / / / | ^Dm I ^Dsus2 see ^Dm a ^D4red ^Dmdoor,^Dsus2 and I w^A4ant ^Ait pa^A4inted bl^Aack, ^Asus2 ^A ^Dm No ^Dsus2col - o^Dmurs ^D4an - ^Dmy - ^Dsus2more, I w^A4ant t^Ahem ^A4to turn bl^Aack, ^Asus2 ^A ^Dm I s^Cee the gi^Frls walk ^Cby, dressed ^Dmin their summer clothes, | /_^Dm_/ ^D2/__^Dm/ ^D4/__^Dm/ ^D2/__^Dm/ | ^Dm I h^Cave to t^Furn my he^Cad un - ^Gtil my darkness g^Aoes! ^A4

[Verse 2]

^Dm I ^Dsus2 see ^Dm a l^D4ine ^Dmof ^Dsus2cars, and t^A4hey’re^A all ^A4painted ^Ablack,^Asus2 ^A ^Dm With ^Dsus2flow - ^Dmers, ^D4and ^Dmmy ^Dsus2 love, both ^A4nev - ^Aer ^A4to come b^Aack, ^Asus2 ^A ^Dm I s^Cee people t^Furn their h^Ceads, and qu^Dmickly look away, | /_^Dm_/ ^D2/__^Dm/ ^D4/__^Dm/ ^D2/__^Dm/ | ^Dm Like a ^Cnew - born b^Faby, ^Cit just hap^Gpens every d^Aay! ^A4

[Verse 3]

^Dm I ^Dsus2 look ^Dmin - ^D4side ^Dmmy -^Dsus2 self, and ^A4see ^Amy h^A4eart is b^Alack, ^Asus2 ^A ^Dm I^Dsus2 see ^Dmmy r^D4ed d^Dmoor,^Dsus2 I must h^A4ave ^Ait pa^A4inted bl^Aack, ^Asus2 ^A ^Dm Maybe then I’ll^C fade a -^F way, and^C not have to face the^Dm facts, | ^Dm/__/ ^D2 /^Dm__/ ^D4 /^Dm__/ ^D2 /^Dm__/ | Dm C F C G A A4s It’s not easy facing up, when your whole world is black!

[Verse 4]

^Dm No ^Dsus2more w^Dmill ^D4my g^Dmreen^Dsus2 sea go t^A4urn ^Aa de^A4eper bl^Aue, ^Asus2 ^A ^Dm I ^Dsus2could ^Dmnot ^D4for - ^Dmsee ^Dsus2this thing ^A4happ - ^Aen - ^A4ing to y^Aou, ^Asus2 ^A ^Dm If ^CI look h^Fard e - n^Cough in - ^Dmto the setting sun, | /__^Dm/ ^D2/__^Dm/ ^D4/__^Dm/ ^D2/__^Dm/ | ^Dm My l^Cove will la^Fugh with ^Cme be - f^Gore the morning co^Ames!^A4

[Verse 5]

^Dm I ^Dsus2 see ^Dm a ^D4red ^Dmdoor,^Dsus2 and I w^A4ant ^Ait pa^A4inted bl^Aack, ^Asus2 ^A ^Dm No ^Dsus2col - o^Dmurs ^D4an - ^Dmy -^Dsus2 more, I w^A4ant t^Ahem ^A4to turn bl^Aack, ^Asus2 ^A ^Dm I s^Cee the gi^Frls walk ^Cby, dressed ^Dmin their summer clothes, | /_^Dm_/ ^D2/__^Dm/ ^D4/__^Dm/ ^D2/__^Dm/ | ^Dm I h^Cave to t^Furn my he^Cad un - ^Gtil my darkness g^Aoes! ^A4

[Break]

||: ^Dm Humm -^Dsus2 humm - h^Dmumm! H^D4umm - h^Dmumm - ^Dsus2humm! H^A4umm, hu^Amm, hu^A4mm -umm, h^Ammm! ^Asus2 ^A :||x4

[Verse 6]

I w^A4ant to see you p^Dmaint it,^Dsus2 ^Dm p^D4aint^Dm it ^Dsus2black, bl^A4ack as n^Aight, b^A4lack as c^Aoal, ^Asus2 ^A I ^Dmwant to see the ^Dsus2sun... ^Dm ^D4 ^Dm ^Dsus2 ...blotted ^A4out from the s^Aky, ^A4 I w^Aant to see you p^Dmaint it,^Dsus2 paint ^Dmit, p^D4aint ^Dmit, ^Dsus2 ...paint it b^A4lack!^A Y^A4eah! ^A

[Coda - Repeat then end on Dm]

||: ^Dm Humm -^Dsus2 humm - h^Dmumm! H^D4umm - h^Dmumm - ^Dsus2humm! H^A4umm, hu^Amm, h^A4umm -umm, h^Ammm! ^Asus2 ^A :||

The Rolling Stones - Paint it black