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Black And Blue

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with some real monster chord changes--
 INTRO:
       Am9/Ddo do do do dud den doAm9/D  Abm9/C#  Gm9/C  
do do do   Bbmaj7-5/Cduddy   duddy C13do
     Bm7-5do do do     E13-9dwa-----ay a E7+5-9dah  dah  dn  oo-Amaj9oohE7-9  
do do dum do da E7+5+9dway       E7+5-9ay doh      Am9oh
wa da da F#7+5+9dwaaay    Bm7-5dwah    Fmaj7/Bbdoh                           
Db7-5+9Waaah       C7+9ah      B7+9ooohB7-9  B+5  
Verse:
          Em(add9)Feelin'  B7+5+9/F#light      and   Eadd9/G#low
Like Cmaj7/Dno        D9thin I've C9felt beforeB7+9  B7-9  
      Emaj9My woman' s B7+5+9/F#black, but now she's Eadd9/G#blue
And I'm Cmaj7/Dwond   er C#9rin    just Cmaj7what to do
     C#7+9(The day is newF#7-5)
Chorus:
        F#m/BA motor-city    B6love affair
In the Cmaj9-5heat                 B7+5/Cof the B7-9nightB7  
         Bm7/EA woman dark and E6debonair
Too G#m7-5hard to    re  C#7-5+9sist
The F#m7-5moment you've B7-5+9kissed
Verse:
              Emadd9Feelin' B7+5+9/F#good,                   B7-9/F#feelin' Eadd9/G#down
Reper  Cmaj7/Dcussions         D9of a C9heavy heartB7+9  
Torn  F13apart
       Emaj9The summer night is Am7-5/F#hot
But soon turns Eadd9/G#cold     -o   -Fmaj7/Go   -o  -o   C#9old
Like a Cmaj9winter's song
(When C#7-5+9something's wrong)F#7-5  
Chorus:
     F#m/BOo   B6ooo      ooo
 Cmaj9ooo     B7+9ooooo   oooo
Bm7/Eooo    E6oooo     oooooo
Too G#m7-5hard to  re  C#7-5+9sist
The F#m7-5moment you've B7-5+9kissed
Verse:
       Emaj9Oh lady B7+5+9/F#black!       Please don't be Eadd9/G#blue
Wa-ash the Fmaj7/Gmidni-i--C#9ight      with the Cmaj9morning dew
(The C#7-5+9day is new)      F#7+5-9hew
         Am9/Ddo do do do dud den Am9/DdoAbm9/C#  Gm9/C  
do do Bbmaj7-5/Cdo        duddy C13duddy doo
     Bm7-5do do do     E13-9dwa-----ay a E7-9dah  dah  dn  Amaj9oo-oohE7-9  
do do dum do da E7+5+9dway          E7+5-9ay doh      Am9doh
wa da da F#7+5+9dwayayay   Bm7-5wah     Fmaj7/Bbweeeeeeey........

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Black And Blue

by Gino Vannelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am9/D

Abm9/C#

Gm9/C

Bbmaj7-5/C

C13

Bm7-5

E13-9

E7+5-9

Amaj9

E7-9

E7+5+9

Am9

F#7+5+9

Fmaj7/Bb

Db7-5+9

C7+9

B7+9

B7-9

B+5

Em(add9)

B7+5+9/F#

Eadd9/G#

Cmaj7/D

with some real monster chord changes--

INTRO:

Am9/D Am9/D Abm9/C# Gm9/C

do do do do dud den do

Bbmaj7-5/C C13

do do do duddy duddy do

Bm7-5 E13-9 E7+5-9 Amaj9 E7-9

do do do dwa-----ay a dah dah dn oo-ooh

E7+5+9 E7+5-9 Am9

do do dum do da dway ay doh oh

F#7+5+9 Bm7-5 Fmaj7/Bb

wa da da dwaaay dwah doh

Db7-5+9 C7+9 B7+9 B7-9 B+5

Waaah ah oooh

Verse:

Em(add9) B7+5+9/F# Eadd9/G#

Feelin' light and low

Cmaj7/D D9 C9 B7+9 B7-9

Like no thin I've felt before

Emaj9 B7+5+9/F# Eadd9/G#

My woman' s black, but now she's blue

Cmaj7/D C#9 Cmaj7

And I'm wond er rin just what to do

C#7+9 F#7-5

(The day is new)

Chorus:

F#m/B B6

A motor-city love affair

Cmaj9-5 B7+5/C B7-9 B7

In the heat of the night

Bm7/E E6

A woman dark and debonair

G#m7-5 C#7-5+9

Too hard to re sist

F#m7-5 B7-5+9

The moment you've kissed

Verse:

Emadd9 B7+5+9/F# B7-9/F# Eadd9/G#

Feelin' good, feelin' down

Cmaj7/D D9 C9 B7+9

Reper cussions of a heavy heart

F13

Torn apart

Emaj9 Am7-5/F#

The summer night is hot

Eadd9/G# Fmaj7/G C#9

But soon turns cold -o -o -o -o old

Cmaj9

Like a winter's song

C#7-5+9 F#7-5

(When something's wrong)

Chorus:

F#m/B B6

Oo ooo ooo

Cmaj9 B7+9

ooo ooooo oooo

Bm7/E E6

ooo oooo oooooo

G#m7-5 C#7-5+9

Too hard to re sist

F#m7-5 B7-5+9

The moment you've kissed

Verse:

Emaj9 B7+5+9/F# Eadd9/G#

Oh lady black! Please don't be blue

Fmaj7/G C#9 Cmaj9

Wa-ash the midni-i--ight with the morning dew

C#7-5+9 F#7+5-9

(The day is new) hew

Am9/D Am9/D Abm9/C# Gm9/C

do do do do dud den do

Bbmaj7-5/C C13

do do do duddy duddy doo

Bm7-5 E13-9 E7-9 Amaj9 E7-9

do do do dwa-----ay a dah dah dn oo-ooh

E7+5+9 E7+5-9 Am9

do do dum do da dway ay doh doh

F#7+5+9 Bm7-5 Fmaj7/Bb

wa da da dwayayay wah weeeeeeey........

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