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Black Soul

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[Intro]
G#m
[Verse 1]
G#mWho's the victim now?
G#mStand up and take a bow, a bow
G#mFace right, face left
G#mFace everyone you disrespect
G#mSo who's the asshole now?
G#mHolier-than-thou, you're not
G#m'Cause baby's got a black soul
G#mGot a black soul, got a black soul
[Pre-Chorus]
EbYou made a mess of your life
EbAnd you've been burned once or twice
EbNow you play roulette with a water gun
[Chorus]
Wake Ebup
BPull yourself together
Speak Ebup
B'Cause no one heard your name
EbErupt
BIt's better late than never
G#And it might take F#forever
To Eput you back F#together
[Post-Chorus]
G#mFace right, face left
G#mFace everyone you disrespect
[Verse 2]
G#mNow they're on their feet
G#mTo watch you double down hard, and take it too far
G#mAnd you know you're in too deep
G#m'Cause you're runnin' out of time and you're talkin' in your sleep
G#mBaby's got a black soul
G#mBaby's got no control
G#mBaby's got a black soul
G#mGot a black soul, got a black soul
[Pre-Chorus]
EbYou made a mess of your life
EbAnd you've been buried alive
EbNow you play roulette with a water gun
[Chorus]
Wake Ebup
BPull yourself together
Speak Ebup
B'Cause no one heard your name
EbErupt
BIt's better late than never
G#And it might take F#forever
To Eput you back F#together
[Solo]
G#m
[Post Solo]
EbOhhhB  
EbOhhhB  
[Chorus]
Wake Ebup
BPull yourself together
Speak Ebup
B'Cause no one heard your name
EbErupt
BIt's better late than never
G#And it might take foF#rever...
[Outro]
Wake Ebup
BPull yourself together
Speak Ebup
B'Cause no one heard your name
EbErupt
BIt's better late than never
G#And it might take F#forever
To Eput you back F#together

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Black Soul

by Shinedown

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

[Intro]

G#m

[Verse 1]

G#m

Who's the victim now?

G#m

Stand up and take a bow, a bow

G#m

Face right, face left

G#m

Face everyone you disrespect

G#m

So who's the asshole now?

G#m

Holier-than-thou, you're not

G#m

'Cause baby's got a black soul

G#m

Got a black soul, got a black soul

[Pre-Chorus]

You made a mess of your life

And you've been burned once or twice

Now you play roulette with a water gun

[Chorus]

Wake up

Pull yourself together

Speak up

'Cause no one heard your name

Erupt

It's better late than never

G# F#

And it might take forever

E F#

To put you back together

[Post-Chorus]

G#m

Face right, face left

G#m

Face everyone you disrespect

[Verse 2]

G#m

Now they're on their feet

G#m

To watch you double down hard, and take it too far

G#m

And you know you're in too deep

G#m

'Cause you're runnin' out of time and you're talkin' in your sleep

G#m

Baby's got a black soul

G#m

Baby's got no control

G#m

Baby's got a black soul

G#m

Got a black soul, got a black soul

[Pre-Chorus]

You made a mess of your life

And you've been buried alive

Now you play roulette with a water gun

[Chorus]

Wake up

Pull yourself together

Speak up

'Cause no one heard your name

Erupt

It's better late than never

G# F#

And it might take forever

E F#

To put you back together

[Solo]

G#m

[Post Solo]

Eb B

Ohhh

Eb B

Ohhh

[Chorus]

Wake up

Pull yourself together

Speak up

'Cause no one heard your name

Erupt

It's better late than never

G# F#

And it might take forever...

[Outro]

Wake up

Pull yourself together

Speak up

'Cause no one heard your name

Erupt

It's better late than never

G# F#

And it might take forever

E F#

To put you back together

About Black Soul Chords by Shinedown

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What key is "Black Soul" in?

The chords for "Black Soul" show the original chord names (including G#m, Eb, B, G#, F#, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.