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figure the chords.  Its actually in F but i prefer to use a capo
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 Black Ribbons- E Capo 1
Verse 1
EBroke down at the end of the night C#m  
Can't seem to get anAything right 
ESo numb I can't feel things anymore 
BSomehow could feel me letting go 
AI know there's Bso many things 
EThat I need to do and I C#mneed to say 
ANo matter how hard EI try 
BI can't get the words out right 
Chorus
EMan down, tie a ribbon around my soul 
C#mI'm in the black Aand I'm out of control 
BLike a ship that's lost in the night 
AWith no direction Bor guiding light 
Man down and I'm drowning in the pain 
Face down like a needle in the vein 
You're the only thing that keeps me sane 
But somehow I can't keep you out of my rain 
EI see you standing in the rain C#m  A  
Verse 2
The lights in the city feel so bright 
All these colors I've got inside 
And in these streets I feel like a foreigner 
All I paint is myself in a corner 
Going on seems to hurt so much 
All the world seems so cold to the touch 
When I go to sleep I don't dream 
I just see a blank television screen 
Chorus
Verse 3
Tie a ribbon for the child in me 
On every door and on every tree 
Make it black for the way that I feel 
'Cause black is the only color that's real 
Chorus- Starting at the Second Stanza ( Man Down and I'm drowning in the Pain)
Outro ( Verse 1)
Broke down at the end of the night 
Can't seem to get anything right

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Black Ribbons

by Shooter Jennings

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

figure the chords. Its actually in F but i prefer to use a capo

Enjoy!

Black Ribbons- E Capo 1

Verse 1

E C#m

Broke down at the end of the night

Can't seem to get anything right

So numb I can't feel things anymore

Somehow could feel me letting go

A B

I know there's so many things

E C#m

That I need to do and I need to say

A E

No matter how hard I try

I can't get the words out right

Chorus

Man down, tie a ribbon around my soul

C#m A

I'm in the black and I'm out of control

Like a ship that's lost in the night

A B

With no direction or guiding light

Man down and I'm drowning in the pain

Face down like a needle in the vein

You're the only thing that keeps me sane

But somehow I can't keep you out of my rain

E C#m A

I see you standing in the rain

Verse 2

The lights in the city feel so bright

All these colors I've got inside

And in these streets I feel like a foreigner

All I paint is myself in a corner

Going on seems to hurt so much

All the world seems so cold to the touch

When I go to sleep I don't dream

I just see a blank television screen

Chorus

Verse 3

Tie a ribbon for the child in me

On every door and on every tree

Make it black for the way that I feel

'Cause black is the only color that's real

Chorus- Starting at the Second Stanza ( Man Down and I'm drowning in the Pain)

Outro ( Verse 1)

Broke down at the end of the night

Can't seem to get anything right

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