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Black September

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Bminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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INTRO:
 B   D   E    A(2x)  F#  
The F#angry moon of AAugust hung
As I wrDapped myself in yF#ou
The winds of war had cut into
As I tried to fight the truth
And in that time I lost my youth
And now I bear the scars
With black September comin' on
You know you won't get far
SOLO +  F#  
DestrF#uction lay befAore my eyes
In a gDeneration bF#eat
We seemed to be too high to see
What was dying in the street
We thought we'd change the world back then
Without becoming hard
With black September comin' on
You know you won't get far
SOLO
We thBought back tDhen we'd Ebe there nAow    (2x)
SOLO
How cF#ould I know what wAaits for me
How cDould I be so crF#uel
To know the best of days gone by
And the something I would lose
I watch the tides of summer fade
In memories 'neath the dark
With black September comin' on
You know you won't get far
F#Oh AOh BlDack September YF#ou (4x)
 B   D   E    A(2x)  F#  
(End)
CHORDS INTRO:
E|-------------------|
B|--7--10--12--5--2--|
G|--8--11--13--6--3--|
D|--9--12--14--7--4--|
A|--9--12--14--7--4--|
E|--7--10--12--5--2—-|
    B  D   E   A  F#
CHORDS Verse:
E|-----------------|
B|--2--2--3--4--0--|
G|--3--2--2--4--1--|
D|--4--2--0--4--2--|
A|--4--0--0--2--2--|
E|--2--0--0--2--0--|
    F# A  D  B  E
SOLO:
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-7-7-9-7-5-------5-7-7-9-7-5---5-7-7-9-7-5-----|
G|-6------------6-6--6-------------6------------6-6-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-----4-6-4-2------|
D|-4-7---------4----|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

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Black September

by Dead Moon

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INTRO:

B D E A F#

(2x)

F# A

The angry moon of August hung

D F#

As I wrapped myself in you

The winds of war had cut into

As I tried to fight the truth

And in that time I lost my youth

And now I bear the scars

With black September comin' on

You know you won't get far

SOLO +

F# A

Destruction lay before my eyes

D F#

In a generation beat

We seemed to be too high to see

What was dying in the street

We thought we'd change the world back then

Without becoming hard

With black September comin' on

You know you won't get far

SOLO

B D E A

We thought back then we'd be there now (2x)

SOLO

F# A

How could I know what waits for me

D F#

How could I be so cruel

To know the best of days gone by

And the something I would lose

I watch the tides of summer fade

In memories 'neath the dark

With black September comin' on

You know you won't get far

F# A D F#

Oh Oh Black September You (4x)

B D E A F#

(2x)

(End)

CHORDS INTRO:

E|-------------------|

B|--7--10--12--5--2--|

G|--8--11--13--6--3--|

D|--9--12--14--7--4--|

A|--9--12--14--7--4--|

E|--7--10--12--5--2—-|

B D E A F#

CHORDS Verse:

E|-----------------|

B|--2--2--3--4--0--|

G|--3--2--2--4--1--|

D|--4--2--0--4--2--|

A|--4--0--0--2--2--|

E|--2--0--0--2--0--|

F# A D B E

SOLO:

E|--------------------------------------------------|

B|--5-7-7-9-7-5-------5-7-7-9-7-5---5-7-7-9-7-5-----|

G|-6------------6-6--6-------------6------------6-6-|

D|--------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------|

B|------------------|

G|-----4-6-4-2------|

D|-4-7---------4----|

A|------------------|

E|------------------|

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