Black Chords by Pearl Jam
Tempo:
78.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
E
D
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [D] [Am] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
She's a [A] filthy canvas, [E] under sheets of clay.
[A] [E]
Her lips spread out [A] before me, [E] as her body moves still.
Through all five [A] horizons, [Am]
[E] revolve the realm of song, [A] as the earth to the sun.
[E] Now be here, [A] I taste and breathe, [E] let's take a turn.
[C] And all I thought of was [E] everything.
[Em] [C] All I ever seen gave me all [Em] that she was.
And [D] now my bitter hands, [C] shake beneath the clouds, of [E] what was everything.
[Em] All [D] the pictures sent, all [C] been washed in blood, [E] tattooed everything.
I'll take [A] a walk outside, [C] I'm [E] surrounded by [A] some kids at play.
[B] [E] I can feel [A] their laughter, [E] so why should I stay?
[C] And twisted thoughts have spun, [E] round my head.
I'm spinning, oh [C] I'm spinning, half with the sun can't [Em] drive away.
[E] [Em] And now [D] my bitter hands, [C] cradle broken glass, of what [Em] was everything.
[D] All the pictures sent, [C] all been washed in blood, [E] tattooed everything.
[Em] [D] All the love gone bad, [C] turned my world to black, [D] tattooed all I see.
[C] All that I am, [Em] all that I'll be.
[D]
[C] Yeah!
[E]
Uh-huh, [D] uh [C]-huh, I [E] know someday you'll have a [D] beautiful life.
I know you'll feel [C] somebody [E] else's sky.
But why, [D] why, why [C] can't it be me?
Oh can't it [E] be me? [C] Oh!
[G]
[Am] [C] [Em]
[D] Oh!
[C]
[Em] [D]
[C] [Em]
[D] [C]
[Em] [D]
[C] [Em]
[D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[Em] [E]
[D] [C] [Em]
Oh!
[G] [C] [E] [Em] [D]
[C] [Em]
[F#] [D] [C]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
She's a [A] filthy canvas, [E] under sheets of clay.
[A] [E]
Her lips spread out [A] before me, [E] as her body moves still.
Through all five [A] horizons, [Am]
[E] revolve the realm of song, [A] as the earth to the sun.
[E] Now be here, [A] I taste and breathe, [E] let's take a turn.
[C] And all I thought of was [E] everything.
[Em] [C] All I ever seen gave me all [Em] that she was.
And [D] now my bitter hands, [C] shake beneath the clouds, of [E] what was everything.
[Em] All [D] the pictures sent, all [C] been washed in blood, [E] tattooed everything.
I'll take [A] a walk outside, [C] I'm [E] surrounded by [A] some kids at play.
[B] [E] I can feel [A] their laughter, [E] so why should I stay?
[C] And twisted thoughts have spun, [E] round my head.
I'm spinning, oh [C] I'm spinning, half with the sun can't [Em] drive away.
[E] [Em] And now [D] my bitter hands, [C] cradle broken glass, of what [Em] was everything.
[D] All the pictures sent, [C] all been washed in blood, [E] tattooed everything.
[Em] [D] All the love gone bad, [C] turned my world to black, [D] tattooed all I see.
[C] All that I am, [Em] all that I'll be.
[D]
[C] Yeah!
[E]
Uh-huh, [D] uh [C]-huh, I [E] know someday you'll have a [D] beautiful life.
I know you'll feel [C] somebody [E] else's sky.
But why, [D] why, why [C] can't it be me?
Oh can't it [E] be me? [C] Oh!
[G]
[Am] [C] [Em]
[D] Oh!
[C]
[Em] [D]
[C] [Em]
[D] [C]
[Em] [D]
[C] [Em]
[D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[Em] [E]
[D] [C] [Em]
Oh!
[G] [C] [E] [Em] [D]
[C] [Em]
[F#] [D] [C]
[E]
Key:
C
E
D
Em
A
C
E
D
[E] _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
She's a [A] filthy canvas, _ [E] under sheets of clay.
_ [A] _ _ _ [E]
Her lips spread out [A] before me, _ [E] as her body moves still.
Through _ _ _ all five [A] _ horizons, [Am]
[E] revolve the realm of song, [A] as the earth to the sun.
[E] Now be here, [A] I taste and breathe, _ [E] let's take a turn. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ And all I thought of was _ [E] everything. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [C] All I ever seen gave me all [Em] that she was.
And _ [D] now my bitter hands, [C] shake beneath the clouds, of [E] what was everything.
[Em] _ All [D] the pictures sent, all [C] been washed in blood, _ [E] tattooed everything.
_ _ _ I'll take [A] a walk outside, [C] I'm [E] surrounded by [A] some kids at play.
_ [B] [E] I can feel [A] their laughter, _ _ [E] so why should I stay? _
_ _ _ [C] _ And twisted thoughts have spun, [E] round my head. _
I'm spinning, oh [C] I'm spinning, half with the sun can't [Em] drive away. _ _ _
[E] _ [Em] And now [D] my bitter hands, [C] cradle broken glass, of what [Em] was everything.
_ [D] All the pictures sent, [C] all been washed in blood, [E] tattooed everything.
[Em] _ [D] All the love gone bad, [C] turned my world to black, [D] tattooed all I see.
[C] All that I am, [Em] all that I'll be.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] Yeah!
_ _ [E]
Uh-huh, [D] uh _ _ [C]-huh, I _ [E] know someday you'll have a [D] beautiful life.
I know you'll feel _ [C] somebody _ [E] else's sky.
But why, [D] why, why _ [C] can't it be me?
Oh can't it [E] be me? [C] Oh!
_ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] Oh!
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Oh!
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [F#] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
She's a [A] filthy canvas, _ [E] under sheets of clay.
_ [A] _ _ _ [E]
Her lips spread out [A] before me, _ [E] as her body moves still.
Through _ _ _ all five [A] _ horizons, [Am]
[E] revolve the realm of song, [A] as the earth to the sun.
[E] Now be here, [A] I taste and breathe, _ [E] let's take a turn. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ And all I thought of was _ [E] everything. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [C] All I ever seen gave me all [Em] that she was.
And _ [D] now my bitter hands, [C] shake beneath the clouds, of [E] what was everything.
[Em] _ All [D] the pictures sent, all [C] been washed in blood, _ [E] tattooed everything.
_ _ _ I'll take [A] a walk outside, [C] I'm [E] surrounded by [A] some kids at play.
_ [B] [E] I can feel [A] their laughter, _ _ [E] so why should I stay? _
_ _ _ [C] _ And twisted thoughts have spun, [E] round my head. _
I'm spinning, oh [C] I'm spinning, half with the sun can't [Em] drive away. _ _ _
[E] _ [Em] And now [D] my bitter hands, [C] cradle broken glass, of what [Em] was everything.
_ [D] All the pictures sent, [C] all been washed in blood, [E] tattooed everything.
[Em] _ [D] All the love gone bad, [C] turned my world to black, [D] tattooed all I see.
[C] All that I am, [Em] all that I'll be.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] Yeah!
_ _ [E]
Uh-huh, [D] uh _ _ [C]-huh, I _ [E] know someday you'll have a [D] beautiful life.
I know you'll feel _ [C] somebody _ [E] else's sky.
But why, [D] why, why _ [C] can't it be me?
Oh can't it [E] be me? [C] Oh!
_ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] Oh!
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
Oh!
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [F#] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _