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Black Like Me

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Spoon
Black Like Me
from GA GA GA GA GA
Timing is approximate, don't swear by it
Some chords might be relative minors - not certain of some of those As.
Words might be wrong as well. Just get the feel of it, right?
[Chords]
                 Ax02220
Amaj7/ G#4x222x 
              A7/G3x222x
************
[Intro]
AI'll be needin someone
Dtake care of me tonight
[Verse 1]
AAs I walk into Dorian's
Dcan you see it in my eyes?
(yeah)
BmMy boots are on the mend
EThey aint walkin home
BmStreet tar in summer'll do a Ejob on your soul
BmStreet tar in summer'll do a Ejob on your soul
AoohD  A  D  
[Verse 2]
AJunie's watching cover shy
DMy head's feeling light
F#mI'll be needin someone
Dmtake care of me tonight
Bmanyhow, anywaEy, so I split
Bmoh just getting out of there,
Ewhat's gonna get me out of this?
BmI spent the night in the map room,
GI humanize the vacuum.
A  D
F#m
F(DrEums come in here)
F#m Bm
Bm- C#m  Dm  
[Verse 3]
AI'll be needin someone
Dtake care of me tonight.
F#mOh and as I'm lookin out at you
Dmcan you see that in, in my Bmeyes
on the mend,
Enow they could lead me home
           A  Amaj7/ G#  
Street tar in summer
A7/Gwill play a trick on your soul
[Bridge] [double time]
BmOh Junie's got Edaylight
(yeah)
BmAw it made me feel so Elight
(aw yeah)
BmJust something to take care of the Glight
 A  Amaj7/  G#  A7/G  
[Refrain]
BmJunie's watching dayElight
(yeah)
BmAll there is to feel a Elight
(aw yeah)
BmSomeone to take care of the Glight
 A  Amaj7/  G#  A7/G  
[Outro]
BmAll the weird kids up Efront,
(yeah)
Bmtell me what you know you Ewant.
(aw yeah)
BmSomeone to take care of Gtonight.
 A  Amaj7/  G#  A7/G  

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Black Like Me

by Spoon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

A7/G

F#m

C#m

Spoon

Black Like Me

from GA GA GA GA GA

Timing is approximate, don't swear by it

Some chords might be relative minors - not certain of some of those As.

Words might be wrong as well. Just get the feel of it, right?

[Chords]

x02220

Amaj7 G#

/ 4x222x

A7/G

3x222x

************

[Intro]

I'll be needin someone

take care of me tonight

[Verse 1]

As I walk into Dorian's

can you see it in my eyes?

(yeah)

My boots are on the mend

They aint walkin home

Bm E

Street tar in summer'll do a job on your soul

Bm E

Street tar in summer'll do a job on your soul

A D A D

ooh

[Verse 2]

Junie's watching cover shy

My head's feeling light

F#m

I'll be needin someone

take care of me tonight

Bm E

anyhow, anyway, so I split

oh just getting out of there,

what's gonna get me out of this?

I spent the night in the map room,

I humanize the vacuum.

A D

F#m

F E

(Drums come in here)

F#m Bm

Bm C#m Dm

[Verse 3]

I'll be needin someone

take care of me tonight.

F#m

Oh and as I'm lookin out at you

Dm Bm

can you see that in, in my eyes

on the mend,

now they could lead me home

A Amaj7 G#

Street tar in summer

A7/G

will play a trick on your soul

[Bridge] [double time]

Bm E

Oh Junie's got daylight

(yeah)

Bm E

Aw it made me feel so light

(aw yeah)

Bm G

Just something to take care of the light

A Amaj7 G# A7/G

[Refrain]

Bm E

Junie's watching daylight

(yeah)

Bm E

All there is to feel a light

(aw yeah)

Bm G

Someone to take care of the light

A Amaj7 G# A7/G

[Outro]

Bm E

All the weird kids up front,

(yeah)

Bm E

tell me what you know you want.

(aw yeah)

Bm G

Someone to take care of tonight.

A Amaj7 G# A7/G

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