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Black And Blue

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1/52

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 52Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard
Capo: 2nd fret
[Chords]
         (*G)
e|--G----G6sus-------(F1)----C0-----Am0----D2---Dsus--3---B7---|
B|--0-----1-----1-----1-----1----3-----3----0-|
G|--0-----0-----2-----0-----2----2-----2----2-|
D|--0-----2-----3-----2-----2----0-----0----1-|
A|-(2)----------3-----3-----0---------------2-|
E|--3-----3-----1-----3-----------------------|
[Intro]
G  G6sus  G  G6sus  F  C  F  C  G  G6sus  G  G6sus
Am  C  G  G6sus  G  G6sus  Am  C  G  G6sus G
[Verse]
GI see boxes…G  G  G  
FFills up a Croom,
FAll the things i never Ctold you still Gglooming.G  G  
And i Gtry though, Gi Gtry thoughG.
FTalking never Cseems to do iGt.G  G  
AmI miss the taste of you, red Chearts and the dust of jGuneG  G  
                     Am   C(hold)
Oh i miss the taste of you…
[Instrumental]
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3--3--3--------------3—5b(6)---3-------|
G|------0--2/4--------------4s\2---0---------------------|
D|-0h2---------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
The Gnight now,   G   G  G  
It’s as Fdark as the Ccrows,
That Fcall me in the Cdiscernment Gabove…G  G  
Still they Amwon’t let me beC  
    AmTwo hearts gone Cblack and blue
Oh they Amwon’t let me be…    Ccloser to GyouG  G  
[Solo]
G  G6sus  G  G6sus  F  C  F  C  G  G6sus  G  G6sus
Am  C  G  G6sus  G  G6sus  Am  C  G  G6sus G G6sus G G6sus G
e|-------------------------------------------3-------|
B|------------3----5--3--------------3—5b(6)----5----|
G|------0--/4------------4\2---0---------------------|
D|-0h2-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|---------3-----------------------------------------|
B|--5b(6)-----5----5\3----3--------------------------|
G|----------------------4------4---4\2---0-----0-----|
D|------------------------------------------2--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus/Outro]
AmI miss the taste of you, Cred hearts and the dust of jGuneG  G  
Oh, AmI miss the taste of you, Cred hearts, gone black and blue, the
ODnly thing you Dsusever do is Gsigh anB7d cry and EmcryC  
AmHmm    hmCm      cryG  

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Black And Blue

by Gregory Alan Isakov

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G6sus

Dsus

Tuning: Standard

Capo: 2nd fret

[Chords]

(*G)

G G6sus F C Am D Dsus B7

e|-------------(1)----0-----0----2-----3------|

B|--0-----1-----1-----1-----1----3-----3----0-|

G|--0-----0-----2-----0-----2----2-----2----2-|

D|--0-----2-----3-----2-----2----0-----0----1-|

A|-(2)----------3-----3-----0---------------2-|

E|--3-----3-----1-----3-----------------------|

[Intro]

G G6sus G G6sus F C F C G G6sus G G6sus

Am C G G6sus G G6sus Am C G G6sus G

[Verse]

G G G G

I see boxes…

F C

Fills up a room,

F C G G G

All the things i never told you still glooming.

G G G G

And i try though, i try though.

F C G G G

Talking never seems to do it.

Am C G G G

I miss the taste of you, red hearts and the dust of june

Am C

(hold)

Oh i miss the taste of you…

[Instrumental]

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

B|----------------3--3--3--------------3—5b(6)---3-------|

G|------0--2/4--------------4s\2---0---------------------|

D|-0h2---------------------------------------------------|

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

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

[Verse]

G G G G

The night now,

F C

It’s as dark as the crows,

F C G G G

That call me in the discernment above…

Am C

Still they won’t let me be

Am C

Two hearts gone black and blue

Am C G G G

Oh they won’t let me be… closer to you

[Solo]

G G6sus G G6sus F C F C G G6sus G G6sus

Am C G G6sus G G6sus Am C G G6sus G G6sus G G6sus G

e|-------------------------------------------3-------|

B|------------3----5--3--------------3—5b(6)----5----|

G|------0--/4------------4\2---0---------------------|

D|-0h2-----------------------------------------------|

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

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

e|---------3-----------------------------------------|

B|--5b(6)-----5----5\3----3--------------------------|

G|----------------------4------4---4\2---0-----0-----|

D|------------------------------------------2--------|

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

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

[Chorus/Outro]

Am C G G G

I miss the taste of you, red hearts and the dust of june

Am C

Oh, I miss the taste of you, red hearts, gone black and blue, the

D Dsus G B7 Em C

Only thing you ever do is sigh and cry and cry

Am C G

Hmm hmm cry

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