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The Lady Wore Black

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[Intro]
Em C Em G D
Em C Em G D
Em C Em C
[Verse]
EmOn a lonely Cwalk this morning
EmA light mist in the GairD  
EmDark clouds laughing at Cme in silence
EmCasting shadows through Gmy hDair
EmIn the distance I Csaw a woman
                    Em         Gd
Dressed in black with eyes of grey
EmShe wore her pain like a Cshackled spirit
EmEternal life was her Cdebt to pay
[Chorus]
EmThe lady wore black
It's the sign of the Dprisoners lives
EmThe lady wore black
See the years through the Dtears in her eyes
EmThe lady wore black
Her mystic power Dcalls to me
EmThe lady wore black
Her love can set me Dfree
[Interlude]
Em C Em G D
Em C Em G D
[Verse 2]
EmThe wind sonCg whispered a warning
EmTelling me to beGwareD  
EmOf the quiet Cshadowed woman
EmAnd of the sadness GI would Dshare
EmWe sat for sometime toCgether in silence
EmNever speaking in GwordsD  
EmOf all her thoughts she Cspoke with her eyes
EmAnd I listened reCmembering all I heard
[Chorus 2]
EmThe lady wore black
It's the sign of the Dprisoners lives
EmThe lady wore black
See the years through the Dtears in her eyes
EmThe lady wore black
Her mystic power Dcalls to me
EmThe lady wore black
Her love can set me Dfree
[Solo]
C Em C Em
C Em C B
[Interlude]
Em C Em G D
Em C Em G D
[Verse 3]
EmThe words she spoke were of forCgotten lives
EmAnd of all knowledge GgainDed
EmMem'ries I had and Cdidn't know why
EmWith a smile she exGplaineDd
EmI should have listened to the Cwind's cold warning
EmAnd walked the other GwayD  
EmI touched her soul and now I Cbear her sentence
EmBut for her love I'll Cgladly pay
[Chorus 3]
EmThe lady wore black
It's the sign of the Dprisoners lives
EmThe lady wore black
See the years through the Dtears in her eyes
EmThe lady wore black
Her mystic power Dcalls to me
EmThe lady wore black
Her love can set me Dfree
[Chorus 4]
EmThe lady wore black
It's the sign of the Dprisoners lives
EmThe lady wore black
See the years through the Dtears in her eyes
EmThe lady wore black
Her mystic power Dcalls to me
EmThe lady wore black
Her love can set me Dfree

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The Lady Wore Black

by Queensrÿche

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em C Em G D

Em C Em C

[Verse]

Em C

On a lonely walk this morning

Em G D

A light mist in the air

Em C

Dark clouds laughing at me in silence

Em G D

Casting shadows through my hair

Em C

In the distance I saw a woman

Em G

Dressed in black with eyes of grey

Em C

She wore her pain like a shackled spirit

Em C

Eternal life was her debt to pay

[Chorus]

The lady wore black

It's the sign of the prisoners lives

The lady wore black

See the years through the tears in her eyes

The lady wore black

Her mystic power calls to me

The lady wore black

Her love can set me free

[Interlude]

Em C Em G D

[Verse 2]

Em C

The wind song whispered a warning

Em G D

Telling me to beware

Em C

Of the quiet shadowed woman

Em G D

And of the sadness I would share

Em C

We sat for sometime together in silence

Em G D

Never speaking in words

Em C

Of all her thoughts she spoke with her eyes

Em C

And I listened remembering all I heard

[Chorus 2]

The lady wore black

It's the sign of the prisoners lives

The lady wore black

See the years through the tears in her eyes

The lady wore black

Her mystic power calls to me

The lady wore black

Her love can set me free

[Solo]

C Em C Em

C Em C B

[Interlude]

Em C Em G D

[Verse 3]

Em C

The words she spoke were of forgotten lives

Em G D

And of all knowledge gained

Em C

Mem'ries I had and didn't know why

Em G D

With a smile she explained

Em C

I should have listened to the wind's cold warning

Em G D

And walked the other way

Em C

I touched her soul and now I bear her sentence

Em C

But for her love I'll gladly pay

[Chorus 3]

The lady wore black

It's the sign of the prisoners lives

The lady wore black

See the years through the tears in her eyes

The lady wore black

Her mystic power calls to me

The lady wore black

Her love can set me free

[Chorus 4]

The lady wore black

It's the sign of the prisoners lives

The lady wore black

See the years through the tears in her eyes

The lady wore black

Her mystic power calls to me

The lady wore black

Her love can set me free

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