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third song off new album years of refusal
Intro
                                           \/ (use the whammy bar)
e|--------------3p0------------------------------|
B|----1---3p1-------------------1h3p2------------|
G|---2---2-----2-----2-0h2p0---2--------2--0-----|
D|--2---2-----2-------3-------2----------3-------|
A|-0---0-----0------3--------0---------3---------|
E|-----------------1------------------1----------|
   Am              F         Am       F
AmThe one i love is standing near
e|-----------|
B|-1-1p0-----|
G|-2----2p0--|
D|-2---------|
A|-0---------|
E|-----------|
                           Am(open G string use the whammy bar here)
the one i love is everywhere
I can Cwoo you
I can Damuse you
but there iFs nothing I can do to make you Emine
Amblack cloudD, Fblack Ecloud
AmThe one I love
Amroosts in the mind
Amcan snap this spell
Amor, increase hell
I can Cchase you
and I can Dcatch you
but there is Fnothing I can do to make you Emine
Amblack cloudD, blaFck cloEud
Foh, black Ecloud
Foh, black Ecloud
Am Am   F F   G G
  AmI Fplay the Ggame Amof FFavorites Gnow
  AmI Fcan I Gmust AmI Fwill I Gdo
CI can please you
or, I can Dfreeze you out
but there is Fnothing I can do to make you Emine
AmBlack cloudD, black Fcloud, Eblack cloud
I can Cchoke myself to Dplease you
and I can Fsink much lower than Eusual
Ambut there's nothing I can Ddo
to Fmake you mineE  

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Black Cloud

by Morrissey

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third song off new album years of refusal

Intro

\/ (use the whammy bar)

e|--------------3p0------------------------------|

B|----1---3p1-------------------1h3p2------------|

G|---2---2-----2-----2-0h2p0---2--------2--0-----|

D|--2---2-----2-------3-------2----------3-------|

A|-0---0-----0------3--------0---------3---------|

E|-----------------1------------------1----------|

Am F Am F

The one i love is standing near

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

B|-1-1p0-----|

G|-2----2p0--|

D|-2---------|

A|-0---------|

E|-----------|

(open G string use the whammy bar here)

the one i love is everywhere

I can woo you

I can amuse you

F E

but there is nothing I can do to make you mine

Am D F E

black cloud, black cloud

The one I love

roosts in the mind

can snap this spell

or, increase hell

I can chase you

and I can catch you

F E

but there is nothing I can do to make you mine

Am D F E

black cloud, black cloud

F E

oh, black cloud

F E

oh, black cloud

Am Am F F G G

Am F G Am F G

I play the game of Favorites now

Am F G Am F G

I can I must I will I do

I can please you

or, I can freeze you out

F E

but there is nothing I can do to make you mine

Am D F E

Black cloud, black cloud, black cloud

C D

I can choke myself to please you

F E

and I can sink much lower than usual

Am D

but there's nothing I can do

F E

to make you mine

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