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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----7--7----4--4-------------7---7-|
A|-5-5--5--2-2--2-----5--5--5-5--5---|
E|-----------------3-3--3------------|
DBlBmack is a cast,
GAnDd two is a crowd,
DAnBmd gold rim is an answer.
DBlBmack is a crowd.
AI am just for you,
GAs Dyou are not for me
GSo even if you stop,
EmYouýre sitting here by yourself,
GYoEmu can never try to answer anymore,
GYou can never start
EmAnd see what youýre doing to me.
DKiBmss, they were the ones,
GThDey dressed like something so special,
DAnBmd death is to begin,
DcaBmress, I think it's a sin
AI was alone,
GOnDly 'til you took me away,
GAnd you can never stop,
EmYouýre sitting all by yourself,
GYoEmu can never try to argue anyone,
GYou will never stop and see,
EmWhat youýre doing to me.
GI'Emm alone,
DWhAile he was standing next to you,
GAnEmd days prolong,
DYeAah there was time,
Bmjust you wait and see,
BmWaiGting for a bottle of truth,
DIýAm Gjust a lonely guy in my youth,
AWaGitDing for you is all I wanna do,
chorus x2
What youýre doing to me,
What youýre doing to me,
What are you doing with me

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Black

by Pete Yorn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

e|-----------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------|

D|----7--7----4--4-------------7---7-|

A|-5-5--5--2-2--2-----5--5--5-5--5---|

E|-----------------3-3--3------------|

D Bm

Black is a cast,

G D

And two is a crowd,

D Bm

And gold rim is an answer.

D Bm

Black is a crowd.

I am just for you,

G D

As you are not for me

So even if you stop,

Youýre sitting here by yourself,

G Em

You can never try to answer anymore,

You can never start

And see what youýre doing to me.

D Bm

Kiss, they were the ones,

G D

They dressed like something so special,

D Bm

And death is to begin,

D Bm

caress, I think it's a sin

I was alone,

G D

Only 'til you took me away,

And you can never stop,

Youýre sitting all by yourself,

G Em

You can never try to argue anyone,

You will never stop and see,

What youýre doing to me.

G Em

I'm alone,

D A

While he was standing next to you,

G Em

And days prolong,

D A

Yeah there was time,

just you wait and see,

Bm G

Waiting for a bottle of truth,

D A G

Iým just a lonely guy in my youth,

A G D

Waiting for you is all I wanna do,

chorus x2

What youýre doing to me,

What are you doing with me

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