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Black And White Town

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 22Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Doves - Black & White Town
Some Cities (2005)
Capo 1st fret (All chords relative to capo).
e|--Dm7-5--Em7-7--Fadd9--3---Am-5-Gadd9--5---Cmaj7--3---|
B|---6---8----1----5---3-----5---|
G|---5---7----2----5---4-----4---|
D|---7---9----3----7---5-----5---|
A|---5---7----X----7---X-----3---|
E|---X---X----X----5---X-----X---|
Intro:  Dm7   Em7   Fadd9(x2)
Dm7Here cEm7omes the Fadd9action 
Dm7Here cEm7omes at Fadd9last
Dm7Lord give Em7me reFadd9action
Dm7Lord give Em7me your Fadd9chance
AmYou should   Gadd9follow  Fadd9me   doEm7wn
Dm7In satellite Cmaj7towns
Dm7There's no colour and no Cmaj7sound
Dm7I've been ten feet undergCmaj7roundFadd9  
Gadd9I gotta get out of this satellite town
repeat intro (x2)
Dm7Here cEm7omes some Fadd9action
Dm7First Em7time in my Fadd9life
Dm7I gotta get up to get Em7compensFadd9ation
Dm7I gotta get up to get Em7this to Fadd9late
AmYou should   Gadd9follow  Fadd9me   doEm7wn
Dm7In satellite Cmaj7towns
Dm7There's no colour and no Cmaj7sound
Dm7I've been ten feet undergCmaj7roundFadd9  
Gadd9I gotta get out of this satellite town
repeat intro (x2)
Intro:
    1  2   1  2   1  2  1  2     1  2   1  2   1  2  1  2
e|--5--5---7--7---3--3--3--3-----8--5---7--7---3--3--3--3----|
B|--6--6---8--8---1--1--1--1-----6--6---8--8---1--1--1--1----|
G|--5--5---7--7---2--2--2--2-----5--5---7--7---2--2--2--2----|
D|--7------9------3--3--3--3-----7------9------3--3--3--3----|
A|--5------7---------------------5------7--------------------|
E|--5------7---------------------5------7--------------------|
         Dm7        Em7        Fadd9  Dm7*          Em7  Fadd9  
Dm7* -> most of the time during the intro he puts his little finger in the 1st string on the 8th fret.

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Black And White Town

by Doves

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Em7

Fadd9

Gadd9

Cmaj7

Doves - Black & White Town

Some Cities (2005)

Capo 1st fret (All chords relative to capo).

Dm7 Em7 Fadd9 Am Gadd9 Cmaj7

e|---5---7----3----5---5-----3---|

B|---6---8----1----5---3-----5---|

G|---5---7----2----5---4-----4---|

D|---7---9----3----7---5-----5---|

A|---5---7----X----7---X-----3---|

E|---X---X----X----5---X-----X---|

Dm7 Em7 Fadd9

Intro: (x2)

Dm7 Em7 Fadd9

Here comes the action

Dm7 Em7 Fadd9

Here comes at last

Dm7 Em7 Fadd9

Lord give me reaction

Dm7 Em7 Fadd9

Lord give me your chance

Am Gadd9 Fadd9 Em7

You should follow me down

Dm7 Cmaj7

In satellite towns

Dm7 Cmaj7

There's no colour and no sound

Dm7 Cmaj7 Fadd9

I've been ten feet underground

Gadd9

I gotta get out of this satellite town

repeat intro (x2)

Dm7 Em7 Fadd9

Here comes some action

Dm7 Em7 Fadd9

First time in my life

Dm7 Em7 Fadd9

I gotta get up to get compensation

Dm7 Em7 Fadd9

I gotta get up to get this to late

Am Gadd9 Fadd9 Em7

You should follow me down

Dm7 Cmaj7

In satellite towns

Dm7 Cmaj7

There's no colour and no sound

Dm7 Cmaj7 Fadd9

I've been ten feet underground

Gadd9

I gotta get out of this satellite town

repeat intro (x2)

Intro:

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

e|--5--5---7--7---3--3--3--3-----8--5---7--7---3--3--3--3----|

B|--6--6---8--8---1--1--1--1-----6--6---8--8---1--1--1--1----|

G|--5--5---7--7---2--2--2--2-----5--5---7--7---2--2--2--2----|

D|--7------9------3--3--3--3-----7------9------3--3--3--3----|

A|--5------7---------------------5------7--------------------|

E|--5------7---------------------5------7--------------------|

Dm7 Em7 Fadd9 Dm7 Em7 Fadd9

Dm7* -> most of the time during the intro he puts his little finger in the 1st string on the 8th fret.

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