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Black Dresses

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Emajor

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1/58

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 58Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning: Standard
Note: An X below the tab's notes means you need to palm mute that note. An X ON the tab 
means you just do not play that not during the strum.
Chords:
e|-E0--B0--C0--A0---A20--D0--|
B|-7--0--0--8---0--0--|
G|-0--7--0--0---4--0--|
D|-5--0--7--10--2--9--|
A|-7--5--x--0---0--0--|
E|-0--7--8--x---x--10-|
Intro:
  Sweep/strum these
        V           V           V
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----7-7/8\7p0------------------------------------|
G|------0---------7-7/9\7p0---------------0h7------|
D|------5-----------0---------7-7p0--7p0-----9-----|
A|------7-----------5-----------x------------------|
E|--00--0-------77--7-------88--8--88---88---------|
    xx          xx          xx     xx   xx
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----7-7/8\7p0--------------------------------------------------|
G|------0---------7-7/9\7p0---------------0h7--------------------|
D|------5-----------0---------7-7p0--7p0-----9~--7~--4/5\4/5/7~~~|
A|------7-----------5-----------x--------------------------------|
E|--00--0-------77--7-------88--8--88---88-----------------------|
    xx          xx          xx     xx   xx
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
 H= hammer-on
p = pull-off
Intro strumming:
E B C A
E B C C
E B C A
E B C C
Verse:
EIn Bmuddy Cgrass we stand Aside by EsideB  
with our Cknuckles Ainterlocked
EBlack Bdresses Cflood the Ac  eEmeteBry
in this Ccliche tragAedy
AJust do as you're instructed aAnd....
CTake this razor Dand cut your Apalms
I'll do the same until a Eriver of crimson Bbegins to Cflow
Now drip your ruby Dred over the Acasket
A Efuneral for my Bonce loved Ayouth
Pre-chorus:
My Esecret Bis fatally Cgorgeous
AI'd die for Ayou
But in this EBonnie and BClyde kind of Cromance
Atell me what wouAld you do?
My Esecret is Bfatally gCorgeous
AI'd die fAor you
But when your Eprecious Blife is at Cstake
tell me Awould you Bdie for me Ctoo?
Chorus:
EThe quivering liquBids in your sCtomach
will eat away at the bad hAabits that have made you
a real Echaracter in the Bstory of your now diCstant life
A2Goodnight and gooA2dbye, quickly
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Black Dresses

by The Spill Canvas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

Note: An X below the tab's notes means you need to palm mute that note. An X ON the tab

means you just do not play that not during the strum.

Chords:

E B C A A2 D

e|-0--0--0--0---0--0--|

B|-7--0--0--8---0--0--|

G|-0--7--0--0---4--0--|

D|-5--0--7--10--2--9--|

A|-7--5--x--0---0--0--|

E|-0--7--8--x---x--10-|

Intro:

Sweep/strum these

V V V

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

B|----7-7/8\7p0------------------------------------|

G|------0---------7-7/9\7p0---------------0h7------|

D|------5-----------0---------7-7p0--7p0-----9-----|

A|------7-----------5-----------x------------------|

E|--00--0-------77--7-------88--8--88---88---------|

xx xx xx xx xx

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

B|----7-7/8\7p0--------------------------------------------------|

G|------0---------7-7/9\7p0---------------0h7--------------------|

D|------5-----------0---------7-7p0--7p0-----9~--7~--4/5\4/5/7~~~|

A|------7-----------5-----------x--------------------------------|

E|--00--0-------77--7-------88--8--88---88-----------------------|

xx xx xx xx xx

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

= hammer-on

p = pull-off

Intro strumming:

E B C A

E B C C

E B C A

E B C C

Verse:

E B C A E B

In muddy grass we stand side by side

C A

with our knuckles interlocked

E B C A E B

Black dresses flood the c emetery

C A

in this cliche tragedy

A A

Just do as you're instructed and....

C D A

Take this razor and cut your palms

E B C

I'll do the same until a river of crimson begins to flow

D A

Now drip your ruby red over the casket

E B A

A funeral for my once loved youth

Pre-chorus:

E B C

My secret is fatally gorgeous

A A

I'd die for you

E B C

But in this Bonnie and Clyde kind of romance

A A

tell me what would you do?

E B C

My secret is fatally gorgeous

A A

I'd die for you

E B C

But when your precious life is at stake

A B C

tell me would you die for me too?

Chorus:

E B C

The quivering liquids in your stomach

will eat away at the bad habits that have made you

E B C

a real character in the story of your now distant life

A2 A2

Goodnight and goodbye, quickly

chorus). Listen to the song and I’m sure you can figure it out. You can also watch my

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