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Intro : 
C D Em
BlCack is Dthe colour of my truEme loves hair
HiCs lipes arDe like some rosEmes fair
He Chas the Dsweetest smile anEmd the gentlest hands
AnAmd I love tBmhe ground wheEmreon he stands
I Clove my Dlove and well he Emknows
I Clove the Dground wheEmreon he goes
I Cwish that Dday would sEmoon come
WhAmen he and BmI can be as Emone
Solo :  C   D  Em  
I Cgo to the DClyde and I mouEmrn and weep
FoCr satisfieDd I never Emsleep
I Cwrite him letteDrs just a Emfew short lines
AnCd suffeDr death ten thousEmand times
BlCack is the cDolour of my Emtrue loves hair
HiCs lips are liDke some rosEmes fair
He Chas the sweetDest smile aEmnd the gentlest hands
AnAmd I love the Bmground whereEmon he stands
I Amlove the grouBmnd whereon he sEmtands
I Amlove I love BmI love the grounEmd whereon he stands
C D Em

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Black Is The Colour

by The Corrs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Intro :

C D Em

Black is the colour of my true loves hair

C D Em

His lipes are like some roses fair

C D Em

He has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands

Am Bm Em

And I love the ground whereon he stands

C D Em

I love my love and well he knows

C D Em

I love the ground whereon he goes

C D Em

I wish that day would soon come

Am Bm Em

When he and I can be as one

C D Em

Solo :

C D Em

I go to the Clyde and I mourn and weep

C D Em

For satisfied I never sleep

C D Em

I write him letters just a few short lines

C D Em

And suffer death ten thousand times

C D Em

Black is the colour of my true loves hair

C D Em

His lips are like some roses fair

C D Em

He has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands

Am Bm Em

And I love the ground whereon he stands

Am Bm Em

I love the ground whereon he stands

Am Bm Em

I love I love I love the ground whereon he stands

C D Em

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