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[Intro]
      Dm         C     Dmx2
Dm      C       F       Em      A       A       C
      Dm         C     Dmx2
[Verse 1]
DmOn the black Sunday CafternooDmn
DmThe sun is pale Clike the Dmmoon
DmWhen you look tCo the skDmy
DmHoly holy why
All Cfades into Dmblue
DmOn the black Sunday CafterDmnoon
[Verse 2]
DmNo good time to Cwalk aDmlone
DmOn a bike rCiding hoDmme
When you look Cto the sky
DmHoly holy why
All Cfades into Dmblue
DmOn the black Sunday CafterDmnoon
[Verse 3]
DmBad luck comes or Cjust a Dmcar
DmOn the right side, hCears a cDmall
DmAnd sees a blackCbird flying Dmlow
DmAbove her head no mistletoe
NotChing really Dmmoves
DmOn black Sunday CafterDmnoons
[Verse 4]
DmYou wake up Cin a watDmerbed
DmOn the baCck of yoDmur head
DmA lump and just a tCiny Dmhole
DmAlmost no light at all in here
ACnd when you Dmcall
DmYou can't hear yoCur own voice at Dmall
[Verse 5]
DmThey gather up, sComething's Dmwrong
DmThey ask around, Cnoone knDmows
DmHave you been whCere the rivers cross
DmBy the water in the moss
NothCing really Dmmoves
DmOn black Sunday CafterDmnoons
[Verse 6]
DmSun's pale lCike the Dmmoon
DmWhen you loCok to the Dmsky
DmHoly hColy holy Dmholy why
All Cfades into Dmblue
DmOn black Sunday CafterDmnoons

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Black Sunday Afternoon

by Anna Ternheim

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Dm C Dm

Dm C F Em A A C

Dm C Dm

[Verse 1]

Dm C Dm

On the black Sunday afternoon

Dm C Dm

The sun is pale like the moon

Dm C Dm

When you look to the sky

Holy holy why

C Dm

All fades into blue

Dm C Dm

On the black Sunday afternoon

[Verse 2]

Dm C Dm

No good time to walk alone

Dm C Dm

On a bike riding home

When you look to the sky

Holy holy why

C Dm

All fades into blue

Dm C Dm

On the black Sunday afternoon

[Verse 3]

Dm C Dm

Bad luck comes or just a car

Dm C Dm

On the right side, hears a call

Dm C Dm

And sees a blackbird flying low

Above her head no mistletoe

C Dm

Nothing really moves

Dm C Dm

On black Sunday afternoons

[Verse 4]

Dm C Dm

You wake up in a waterbed

Dm C Dm

On the back of your head

Dm C Dm

A lump and just a tiny hole

Almost no light at all in here

C Dm

And when you call

Dm C Dm

You can't hear your own voice at all

[Verse 5]

Dm C Dm

They gather up, something's wrong

Dm C Dm

They ask around, noone knows

Dm C

Have you been where the rivers cross

By the water in the moss

C Dm

Nothing really moves

Dm C Dm

On black Sunday afternoons

[Verse 6]

Dm C Dm

Sun's pale like the moon

Dm C Dm

When you look to the sky

Dm C Dm

Holy holy holy holy why

C Dm

All fades into blue

Dm C Dm

On black Sunday afternoons

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