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Black Eyes From Columbus

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(Backing Vocals) said at the same time as the phrase before them
[Chords]
        G= 320033
 Dsus4/F#= 200233
    Cadd9= 032033
      Em7= 022033
[Intro]
G    Dsus4/F#     G     Dsus4/F#    Em7
[Verse]
GAnd this ship will sink before it sails
Dsus4/F#And your friends left you on sand again
Em7And your mom she hates the way that you dress
Cadd9But your dad he needs your voice when you sing
GAnd this bike cannot make it up this hill
Dsus4/F#and your back is twisted just from your spine
Em7and these stories you write about people in love
Cadd9Are not stories at all about people in love
[Chorus]
GAnd your black eyes, match your black dress (Match your black eyes)
Dsus4/F#and your black eyes, match your lipstick (Match your black dress)
Em7and your black eyes, match your heart ache (Match your black eyes)
Cadd9and your heart ache, is the killer (is the killer)
GAnd your black eyes, match your black dress (Match your black eyes)
Dsus4/F#and your black eyes, match your lipstick (Match your black dress)
Em7and your black eyes, match your heart ache (Match your black eyes)
Cadd9and your heart ache, is the killer (is the killer)
[Verse]
GAnd this ship will sink before it sails
Dsus4/F#And your friends left you on sand again
Em7And your mom she hates the way that you dress
Cadd9But your dad he needs your voice when you sing
GAnd this bike cannot make it up this hill
Dsus4/F#and your back is twisted just from your spine
Em7and these stories you write about people in love
Cadd9well there not stories at all about people in love

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Black Eyes From Columbus

by McCafferty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4/F#

Cadd9

Em7

(Backing Vocals) said at the same time as the phrase before them

[Chords]

= 320033

Dsus4/F#

= 200233

Cadd9

= 032033

Em7

= 022033

[Intro]

G Dsus4/F# G Dsus4/F# Em7

[Verse]

And this ship will sink before it sails

Dsus4/F#

And your friends left you on sand again

Em7

And your mom she hates the way that you dress

Cadd9

But your dad he needs your voice when you sing

And this bike cannot make it up this hill

Dsus4/F#

and your back is twisted just from your spine

Em7

and these stories you write about people in love

Cadd9

Are not stories at all about people in love

[Chorus]

And your black eyes, match your black dress (Match your black eyes)

Dsus4/F#

and your black eyes, match your lipstick (Match your black dress)

Em7

and your black eyes, match your heart ache (Match your black eyes)

Cadd9

and your heart ache, is the killer (is the killer)

And your black eyes, match your black dress (Match your black eyes)

Dsus4/F#

and your black eyes, match your lipstick (Match your black dress)

Em7

and your black eyes, match your heart ache (Match your black eyes)

Cadd9

and your heart ache, is the killer (is the killer)

[Verse]

And this ship will sink before it sails

Dsus4/F#

And your friends left you on sand again

Em7

And your mom she hates the way that you dress

Cadd9

But your dad he needs your voice when you sing

And this bike cannot make it up this hill

Dsus4/F#

and your back is twisted just from your spine

Em7

and these stories you write about people in love

Cadd9

well there not stories at all about people in love

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