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Black Dog

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[intro]
E Am F
E Am F
Eall i caAmn taste is Fcigarettes
and the Ckiss you left Eupon my Amlips
Fi’ve left a number of Cold regrets
from my Csilken white Elegs to my Amhips
Fpeople often say there’s no Gtime in a day
but there’s Cway too much Etime for Fme
i’m Cempty and aching; my Gwhole world is shaking
and the Fblack dog has sat at my Ffeet
Enobody Amsees what i Fdo to me
Cnobody Esees when i’m Amcrazed
the Fcontempt that i hold for my Cown defeat
and the Cguilt i feel Emasked by my Amrage
you Fmajwaltz in the room in your Gmajdrunken perfume
and you Ctouch every Einch of my Fbeing
untill the Cbitter sun rises and Gshows our disguises
you Fstretch while i’m left there Fbleeding
and Amyou walk away ‘cause you’re Fpart of the day
and i Csleep ‘cause i’m Epart of the Amnight
    f                      c
and you say my chains will soon break away
and i’ll Cjoin you one Eday in the Amlight  
(chorus build to heavy)
you Fmajpush me and pull me, you Gmajride me, you thrill me
then Cturn every Einch of me Fdown
and i have Cnothing and no one
so Gwhat can i owe to one Fman who is craved by the Fcrowd?
break my hands; Cmaji cant, i cannot break them Gmajmyself
i see my Amown mind and the poisoning of its Fhealth
help is Cbeyond me; help won’t come from someone Gelse
(chorus quiet)
you Fwaltz in the room in your Cdrunken perfume
and you Ctouch every Einch of my Ambeing
and Fyou grab my hand; Creassure me again
that Cknowledge is Eso often Amfreeing
and Fyou say my chains will Gsoon break away
and i’ll Cjoin you one Eday in the Flight
but i’m Cempty and aching; my Gwhole world is breaking
and the Fblack dog is holding me Ctight……G  
the Fblack dog is Gholding me Ctight...

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Black Dog

by Melody Pool

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Fmaj

Gmaj

Cmaj

[intro]

E Am F

all i can taste is cigarettes

C E Am

and the kiss you left upon my lips

F C

i’ve left a number of old regrets

C E Am

from my silken white legs to my hips

F G

people often say there’s no time in a day

C E F

but there’s way too much time for me

C G

i’m empty and aching; my whole world is shaking

F F

and the black dog has sat at my feet

E Am F

nobody sees what i do to me

C E Am

nobody sees when i’m crazed

F C

the contempt that i hold for my own defeat

C E Am

and the guilt i feel masked by my rage

Fmaj Gmaj

you waltz in the room in your drunken perfume

C E F

and you touch every inch of my being

C G

untill the bitter sun rises and shows our disguises

F F

you stretch while i’m left there bleeding

Am F

and you walk away ‘cause you’re part of the day

C E Am

and i sleep ‘cause i’m part of the night

f c

and you say my chains will soon break away

C E Am

and i’ll join you one day in the light

(chorus build to heavy)

Fmaj Gmaj

you push me and pull me, you ride me, you thrill me

C E F

then turn every inch of me down

and i have nothing and no one

G F F

so what can i owe to one man who is craved by the crowd?

Cmaj Gmaj

break my hands; i cant, i cannot break them myself

Am F

i see my own mind and the poisoning of its health

C G

help is beyond me; help won’t come from someone else

(chorus quiet)

F C

you waltz in the room in your drunken perfume

C E Am

and you touch every inch of my being

F C

and you grab my hand; reassure me again

C E Am

that knowledge is so often freeing

F G

and you say my chains will soon break away

C E F

and i’ll join you one day in the light

C G

but i’m empty and aching; my whole world is breaking

F C G

and the black dog is holding me tight……

F G C

the black dog is holding me tight...

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