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Eminor

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No Capo
Intro:
Em B Em
 EmI see a red door and I Bwant it painted black
 EmNo colours anymore I Bwant them to turn black
 EmI Dsee the Ggirls walk Dby dressed Emin their summer clothes
 EmI Dhave to Gturn my Dhead unAtil my darkness Bgoes
 EmI see a line of cars and Bthey're all painted black
 EmWith flowers and by love both Bnever to come back
 EmI Dsee people Gturn their Dheads and Emquickly look away
 EmLike a Dnew born Gbaby Dit just Ahappens every Bday
 EmI look inside myself and Bsee my heart is black
 EmI see my red door and just Bhad it painted black
 EmMaybe Dthen I'll Gfade Daway and Emnot have to face the facts
 EmIt's not Deasy Gfacing Dup when Ayour whole world is Bblack
 EmNo more will my green sea go Bturn a deeper blue
 EmI could not forsee this thing Bhappening to you
 EmIf DI look Ghard eDnough inEmto the setting sun
 EmMy Dlove will Glaugh with Dme beAfore the morning Bcomes
 EmI see a red door and I Bwant it painted black
 EmNo colours anymore I Bwant them to turn black
 EmI Dsee the Ggirls walk Dby dressed Emin their summer clothes
 EmI Dhave to Gturn my Dhead unAtil my darkness Bgoes
 EmHmmm Bhmmm Emhmmm Bhmmm 
Paint it Emblack, black as Bnight
The black is EmcoldB  
I wanna see the Emsun 
Blotted Bout of the sky
EmPaint it, paint it Bblack
Painting it Emblack ByeahEm  B  Em  B  

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Paint It Black

by The Top Cats

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Chords in this song · guitar

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No Capo

Intro:

Em B Em

Em B

I see a red door and I want it painted black

Em B

No colours anymore I want them to turn black

Em D G D Em

I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes

Em D G D A B

I have to turn my head until my darkness goes

Em B

I see a line of cars and they're all painted black

Em B

With flowers and by love both never to come back

Em D G D Em

I see people turn their heads and quickly look away

Em D G D A B

Like a new born baby it just happens every day

Em B

I look inside myself and see my heart is black

Em B

I see my red door and just had it painted black

Em D G D Em

Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts

Em D G D A B

It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black

Em B

No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue

Em B

I could not forsee this thing happening to you

Em D G D Em

If I look hard enough into the setting sun

Em D G D A B

My love will laugh with me before the morning comes

Em B

I see a red door and I want it painted black

Em B

No colours anymore I want them to turn black

Em D G D Em

I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes

Em D G D A B

I have to turn my head until my darkness goes

Em B Em B

Hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm

Em B

Paint it black, black as night

Em B

The black is cold

I wanna see the sun

Blotted out of the sky

Em B

Paint it, paint it black

Em B Em B Em B

Painting it black yeah

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