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Fell On Black Days

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Fell On Black Days by Soundgarden
Album: 'Superunknown'
[Intro]
  E5    B5    Cmaj7(x4)
[Verse 1]
  E5WhatB5soever I’ve Cmaj7feared has,E5_____ B5come to Cmaj7light.
  E5And whatB5soever I’ve Cmaj7fought off,_E5____ bB5ecame my lCmaj7ife.
      E5  B5Just when Cmaj7every day,E5_____   B5seemed to Cmaj7greet me with a
E5smile. B5Sun spots have Cmaj7faded, E5now I’m B5doing Cmaj7time.
E5Now I’m B5doing Cmaj7time.E5/B  B5  E5/B  B5  A  D  Cmaj7  
[Chorus A]
‘Cause I fell E5on,_B5____Cmaj7______ E5black days._B5____Cmaj7___
I fell E5on,_B5____Cmaj7______ E5black days._B5____Cmaj7___
[Verse 2]
  E5WhomB5soever I’ve Cmaj7cured, I’veE5____ B5sickened Cmaj7now.
  E5And whomB5soever I’ve Cmaj7cradled,E5____ I’ve B5put you Cmaj7down.
  E5I’m a B5searchlight Cmaj7soul they say,E5____ B5but I can’t Cmaj7see it in the
E5night. B5I’m only Cmaj7faking, E5when I B5get it Cmaj7right.
E5When I B5get it Cmaj7right.E5/B  B5  E5/B  B5  A  D  Cmaj7  
[Chorus B]
‘Cause I fell E5on,_B5____Cmaj7______ E5black days._B5____Cmaj7___
I fell E5on,_B5____Cmaj7______ E5black days._B5____Cmaj7___
D5How would I E5know,_B5___ that this Cmaj7could be my E5fate?__B5____Cmaj7__
D5How would I E5know,_B5___ that this Cmaj7could be my E5fate?__B5____Cmaj7__
[Interlude]
e||--B--------E------G#------A--|---------------------------------|----------------------||
B||o-----------------------|--------12h13p12-10--12--13---15-|-(15)-13-12-10---10\-o||
G||--4--4-4--9--/-13--/-14-|-(14)----------------------------|----------------------||
D||--x--x-x--x--/--x--/--x-|--(0)-0---------------------0----|---------------0------||
A||o-2--2-2--7--/-11--/-12-|-(12)----------------------------|---------------------o||
E||------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------||
                                   Ooh_______________________________________________
e|------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------12h13p12-10--12--13---15-|-(15)---12h13p12--10-12-13---12-|
G|--4--4-4--9--/-13--/-14-|-(14)----------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--x--x-x--x--/--x--/--x-|--(0)-0---------------------0----|------0--------------------0----|
A|--2--2-2--7--/-11--/-12-|-(12)----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                   Ooh_____________________________________________________
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------||
B|--(12)---12h13p12--10-12-13--/15-|-(15)-13-12-10---8-7---||
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------||
D|-------0--------------------0----|-----------------------||
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------||
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------||
[Verse 3]
  E5To what B5you wanted to Cmaj7see good,E____ has B5made you Cmaj7blind.
  E5And what B5you wanted to Cmaj7be yours,E5____ has B5made it Cmaj7mine.
  E5So B5don’t you Cmaj7lock up somE5ethingB5____ that you Cmaj7wanted to see
E5fly. B5Hands are for Cmaj7shaking,E5____ noB5, not tyCmaj7ing.
      E5/B    B5    E5/B    B5    A    D(Cmaj7)
  No, not ty_______ ing.
[Bridge]
  Cmaj7I sure don’t mind a E5/Bchange,B5____E5/B____A  D  
  Cmaj7I sure don’t mind a E5/Bchange.B5____E5/B____A  D  
  Cmaj7Yeah, I sure don’t mind, E5/Bsure don’t mind a B5change.E5/B______A__D  
  Cmaj7I sure don’t mind a change._______
[Chorus B]
‘Cause I felE5l onB5,___Cmaj7_______E5_ black daysB5.___Cmaj7_____
I fell E5on,_B5____Cmaj7______ E5black days._B5____Cmaj7___
D5How would I E5know,_B5___ that this Cmaj7could be my E5fate?__B5____Cmaj7__
D5How would I E5know,_B5___ that this Cmaj7could be my E5fate?__B5____Cmaj7__
D5How would I E5know,_B5___ that this Cmaj7could be my E5fate?__B5____Cmaj7__
D5How would I E5know,_B5___ that this Cmaj7could be my E5fate?__B5____Cmaj7__
(Cmaj7)
I sure don’t mind a change.________
************************************
|  x   Dead note
| (n)  Ghost note
|  h   Hammer-on
|  p   Pull-off
|  /   Slide up
|  \   Slide down
************************************

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Fell On Black Days

by Soundgarden

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

E5/B

Fell On Black Days by Soundgarden

Album: 'Superunknown'

[Intro]

E5 B5 Cmaj7

(x4)

[Verse 1]

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

Whatsoever I’ve feared has,_____ come to light.

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

And whatsoever I’ve fought off,_____ became my life.

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

Just when every day,_____ seemed to greet me with a

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

smile. Sun spots have faded, now I’m doing time.

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5/B B5 E5/B B5 A D Cmaj7

Now I’m doing time.

[Chorus A]

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

‘Cause I fell on,___________ black days.________

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

I fell on,___________ black days.________

[Verse 2]

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

Whomsoever I’ve cured, I’ve____ sickened now.

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

And whomsoever I’ve cradled,____ I’ve put you down.

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

I’m a searchlight soul they say,____ but I can’t see it in the

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

night. I’m only faking, when I get it right.

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5/B B5 E5/B B5 A D Cmaj7

When I get it right.

[Chorus B]

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

‘Cause I fell on,___________ black days.________

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

I fell on,___________ black days.________

D5 E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

How would I know,____ that this could be my fate?________

D5 E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

How would I know,____ that this could be my fate?________

[Interlude]

B E G# A

e||------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------||

B||o-----------------------|--------12h13p12-10--12--13---15-|-(15)-13-12-10---10\-o||

G||--4--4-4--9--/-13--/-14-|-(14)----------------------------|----------------------||

D||--x--x-x--x--/--x--/--x-|--(0)-0---------------------0----|---------------0------||

A||o-2--2-2--7--/-11--/-12-|-(12)----------------------------|---------------------o||

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

Ooh_______________________________________________

e|------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

B|------------------------|--------12h13p12-10--12--13---15-|-(15)---12h13p12--10-12-13---12-|

G|--4--4-4--9--/-13--/-14-|-(14)----------------------------|--------------------------------|

D|--x--x-x--x--/--x--/--x-|--(0)-0---------------------0----|------0--------------------0----|

A|--2--2-2--7--/-11--/-12-|-(12)----------------------------|--------------------------------|

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

Ooh_____________________________________________________

e|---------------------------------|-----------------------||

B|--(12)---12h13p12--10-12-13--/15-|-(15)-13-12-10---8-7---||

G|---------------------------------|-----------------------||

D|-------0--------------------0----|-----------------------||

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

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

[Verse 3]

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E B5 Cmaj7

To what you wanted to see good,____ has made you blind.

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

And what you wanted to be yours,____ has made it mine.

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

So don’t you lock up something____ that you wanted to see

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

fly. Hands are for shaking,____ no, not tying.

E5/B B5 E5/B B5 A D Cmaj7

()

No, not ty_______ ing.

[Bridge]

Cmaj7 E5/B B5 E5/B A D

I sure don’t mind a change,________

Cmaj7 E5/B B5 E5/B A D

I sure don’t mind a change.________

Cmaj7 E5/B B5 E5/B A D

Yeah, I sure don’t mind, sure don’t mind a change.________

Cmaj7

I sure don’t mind a change._______

[Chorus B]

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

‘Cause I fell on,___________ black days.________

E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

I fell on,___________ black days.________

D5 E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

How would I know,____ that this could be my fate?________

D5 E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

How would I know,____ that this could be my fate?________

D5 E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

How would I know,____ that this could be my fate?________

D5 E5 B5 Cmaj7 E5 B5 Cmaj7

How would I know,____ that this could be my fate?________

Cmaj7

()

I sure don’t mind a change.________

************************************

| x Dead note

| (n) Ghost note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

************************************

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