Black

Oh, (Asus2)yeah.

(E)Sheets of (D)empty (A)canvas, untouched sheets of clay

(A)were (E)laid spread out (D)before (A)me as her (E)body once did.

Oh, all of five (D)horizons (A)revolved (E)around her soul

(A)as the earth to the sun.

(E)Now the air (D)I tasted and breathed

(A)has taken a turn.

Ooh. (C)And all I taught her was ev'rything.

I'm spinning, Ooh.

I'm spin ning.

I know she gave me all that she was.

And now my (D)bitter hands chafe (C)beneath the clouds of what was (Em)ev'rything.

All the (D)pictures have all been (C)washed in black,

tattooed (E5)ev'rything.

(E)I take a (D)walk outside,

(A)I'm surrounded by

(Bm)some kids (A)at play.

(E)I can feel (D)their laughter,

(A)so why do I sear?

Oh. in black, tattooed (Em)ev'rything.

All the (D)love gone bad turned my (C)world to black,

tattooed all I see, all that I am,

all I'll (Em)be.

Yeah.

(Em)Oh. (D)Oh.

I know someday you'll have a beautiful life.

I know you'll be a sun in (C)somebody else's sky.

(Em)But why, why,

(D)why can't it (C)be, why can't it be (Em)mine?

(D)Do do do do do do (C)do.

Do do do do do do (Em)do.

Do do do do do do (D)do.

Do do do do do do (C)do.

Do do do do do do (Em)do.

Do do do do do do (D)do.

Do do do do do do (C)do.

Do do do do do do (Em)do.