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Intro:
Bridge:
I see a red door
And I want it painted black
No colors anymore
I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed
In their summer clothes
I  have to turn my head
Until my darkness goes
I see a line of cars
And they're all painted black
With flowers and my love both
Never to come back
I  see people turn their heads
And quickly look away
Like a new born baby
It just happens every day
I look inside myself
And see my heart is black
I see my red door
And it has been painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away
And not have to face the facts
It's not easy facin' up
When your whole world is black
No more will my green sea go
Turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing
Happening to you
If I look hard enough
Into the settin sun
My love will laugh with me
Before the mornin comes
I see a red door and I
Want it painted black
No colors anymore
I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed
In their summer clothes
I  have to turn the head
Until my darkness goes
Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
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Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm
I wanna see it painted
Painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun
Blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted
Painted,   painted black   yeah!
Bridge:
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Paint it, Black

by Rolling Stones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Intro:

Bridge:

I see a red door

And I want it painted black

No colors anymore

I want them to turn black

I see the girls walk by dressed

In their summer clothes

I have to turn my head

Until my darkness goes

I see a line of cars

And they're all painted black

With flowers and my love both

Never to come back

I see people turn their heads

And quickly look away

Like a new born baby

It just happens every day

I look inside myself

And see my heart is black

I see my red door

And it has been painted black

Maybe then I'll fade away

And not have to face the facts

It's not easy facin' up

When your whole world is black

No more will my green sea go

Turn a deeper blue

I could not foresee this thing

Happening to you

If I look hard enough

Into the settin sun

My love will laugh with me

Before the mornin comes

I see a red door and I

Want it painted black

No colors anymore

I want them to turn black

I see the girls walk by dressed

In their summer clothes

I have to turn the head

Until my darkness goes

Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

I wanna see it painted

Painted black

Black as night, black as coal

I wanna see the sun

Blotted out from the sky

I wanna see it painted, painted

Painted, painted black yeah!

Bridge:

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