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Date: Thu, 25 Jul 96 17:35:46 -0500
Black Eye
by Uncle Tupelo
>From the Rockville Records album "March 16-20 1992" (ROCK6090-2)
(capo 5th fret)
   EmHe had a Gblack eye
He was Cproud of
Like some of his Gfriends
It made him Dfeel somewhere Emoutside
     Em/DOf Ceverything     C/G  Dand everywhere he'd Gbeen
Like his brothers
He emptied himself
And played it safe
Like their father
He wanted to remember
But he almost always
Forgot what he was gonna say
    D  EmBlack eyeEm/D  C  D  
Black Geye
When he realized
That this one was here to stay
He took down
All the mirrors in the hallway
And thought only of his younger face
Black eye
Black eye
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Black Eye

by Uncle Tupelo

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

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Em/D

C/G

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Date: Thu, 25 Jul 96 17:35:46 -0500

Black Eye

by Uncle Tupelo

>From the Rockville Records album "March 16-20 1992" (ROCK6090-2)

(capo 5th fret)

Em G

He had a black eye

He was proud of

Like some of his friends

D Em

It made him feel somewhere outside

Em/D C C/G D G

Of everything and everywhere he'd been

Like his brothers

He emptied himself

And played it safe

Like their father

He wanted to remember

But he almost always

Forgot what he was gonna say

D Em Em/D C D

Black eye

When he realized

That this one was here to stay

He took down

All the mirrors in the hallway

And thought only of his younger face

Black eye

http://www.webcom.com/~gumbo/uncle-tupelo.html

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