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BLACK CARS
[Intro]        
|                      E|                      E|                      E|                     E|
 *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *
                                                                      oo!
|                      E|     E     A/E    D/E     A/E|                      E|     E     A/E     D/E   A/E|
 *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *
[Verse 1]
   EUnder the cover of A/Enight
    D/EShe crawls into Esight
Her skin is cold china A/Ewhite
She's a     G/Cdark angel wearing     Ddark glasses
     G/CDark shadows under Dlong false lashes
|                      E|     E     A/E     D/E    A/E|                      E|     E     A/E     D/E   A/E|
 *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *
[Verse 2]
   EThe light exposes the A/Ecracks
    D/EShe wears her makeup like Ewax
To hide every A/Escratch
'Cause she a    G/Cdark angel riding    Ddark horses
                      G/C                 DN.C.
   Sitting pretty in her dim lit corners...I say 
[Chorus]
 I say   ABlack cars Black Gcars  look Bbetter in the 
|                      E|     E     A/E     D/E   A/E|                       E|     E     A/E     D/E   A/E| 
 *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *
shade                               black cars black cars
[bridge]
  GShe smears her lipstick on right before she AsleepsD/F#  
  GFor all those phantom lovers in her CdreamsG/B  
|                      A|     A     D/A     G/A    D/A|                      A|     A     D/A     G/A    D/A|
 *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *
|                      A|     A     D/A     G/A    D/A|                      A|     A     D/A     G/A    D/A|
 *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *
[Verse 3]
  She smokes them French cigar A/Eettes
   D/EIn cocktail gloves and a strap Eless dress
   EShe cuts a perfect silhou A/Eette
But she's a     G/Cdark angel wearing    Ddark glasses
                        G/C                   DN.C.
    A fading beauty as the night time passes... oo
[Coda]
 I say   ABlack cars black Gcars look Bbetter in the 
|                      E|     E     A/E     D/E    A/E|                      E|     E     A/E     D/E   A/E|
 *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *
shade                                            black cars black cars
  ABlack cars black cars    Glook Bbetter in the
|                      E|                      E|                      E|                  E|
 *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *
 shade                                                          woo!   
|                      E|     E     A/E     D/E    A/E|                      E|     E     A/E    D/E   A/E|
 *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *
                                    black cars black cars
   CBlack cars   Dlook better in the
|                      E|     E     A/E     D/E    A/E|                      E|     E     A/E    D/E   A/E|
 *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *
 shade                                           black cars black cars
   CBlack cars    Dlook better in the 
|                      E|     E     A/E     D/E    A/E|                      E|     E     A/E    D/E   A/E|
 *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *
 hey         shade              shade    shade   
hey Chey hey hey hey Dhey hey  hey hey Ehey hey

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Black Cars

by Gino Vannelli

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A/E

D/E

G/C

D/F#

G/B

D/A

G/A

BLACK CARS

[Intro]

E E E E

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

oo!

E E A/E D/E A/E E E A/E D/E A/E

| | | | |

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

[Verse 1]

E A/E

Under the cover of night

D/E E

She crawls into sight

A/E

Her skin is cold china white

G/C D

She's a dark angel wearing dark glasses

G/C D

Dark shadows under long false lashes

E E A/E D/E A/E E E A/E D/E A/E

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

[Verse 2]

E A/E

The light exposes the cracks

D/E E

She wears her makeup like wax

A/E

To hide every scratch

G/C D

'Cause she a dark angel riding dark horses

G/C D

N.C.

Sitting pretty in her dim lit corners...I say

[Chorus]

A G B

I say Black cars Black cars look better in the

E E A/E D/E A/E E E A/E D/E A/E

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

shade black cars black cars

[bridge]

G A D/F#

She smears her lipstick on right before she sleeps

G C G/B

For all those phantom lovers in her dreams

A A D/A G/A D/A A A D/A G/A D/A

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

A A D/A G/A D/A A A D/A G/A D/A

| | | | |

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

[Verse 3]

A/E

She smokes them French cigar ettes

D/E E

In cocktail gloves and a strap less dress

E A/E

She cuts a perfect silhou ette

G/C D

But she's a dark angel wearing dark glasses

G/C D

N.C.

A fading beauty as the night time passes... oo

[Coda]

A G B

I say Black cars black cars look better in the

E E A/E D/E A/E E E A/E D/E A/E

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

shade black cars black cars

A G B

Black cars black cars look better in the

E E E E

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

shade woo!

E E A/E D/E A/E E E A/E D/E A/E

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

black cars black cars

C D

Black cars look better in the

E E A/E D/E A/E E E A/E D/E A/E

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

shade black cars black cars

C D

Black cars look better in the

E E A/E D/E A/E E E A/E D/E A/E

| | | | |

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

hey shade shade shade

C D E

hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey

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