Chords for Black Is The Colour. Christy Moore
Tempo:
158.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Am
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Black is the color
[G] of my true love's [Am] hair
Her [F] lips are like [G] some rose's [E] fair
She's the [F] sweetest smile [G] and the gentlest [E] hands
I love [C] the ground [G]
whereon she [Am] stands
I love [F] my love [G] and well [A] she knows
[Am] I [F] love the ground [G] whereon she [E] goes
I wish the [C] day [F] [G] it soon would [E] come
When she [F] and I [G] could be [Am] as one
Black [F] is the color of [G] my true [Am] love's hair
Her [F] lips are like [G] some [E] rose's fair
She's the [F] sweetest smile and [G] the gentlest [E] hands
I love [F] the [C] ground
[G] whereon she [Am] stands
I go [F] to the clouds [G] and I mourn [Am] and weep
For [F] satisfied [G] I never [E] can be
I write her [F] a letter, [G] just a few short [E] lines
And suffer [F] death
[G] a thousand [Am]
times
[F]
[G] [Am]
[Em] [F]
[G] [E]
[F]
[G]
[E]
[F]
[G] [Am]
Black is [F] the color
[G] of my true [Am] love's hair
Her [F] lips are like [G] some rose's [E] fair
She's the [F] sweetest [C] smile
[F] [G] and the gentlest [E] hands
I [F] love the ground
[G] whereon she [Am] stands
[G] Black is the color of my true love's hair
[Gm] [G]
[N]
[G] of my true love's [Am] hair
Her [F] lips are like [G] some rose's [E] fair
She's the [F] sweetest smile [G] and the gentlest [E] hands
I love [C] the ground [G]
whereon she [Am] stands
I love [F] my love [G] and well [A] she knows
[Am] I [F] love the ground [G] whereon she [E] goes
I wish the [C] day [F] [G] it soon would [E] come
When she [F] and I [G] could be [Am] as one
Black [F] is the color of [G] my true [Am] love's hair
Her [F] lips are like [G] some [E] rose's fair
She's the [F] sweetest smile and [G] the gentlest [E] hands
I love [F] the [C] ground
[G] whereon she [Am] stands
I go [F] to the clouds [G] and I mourn [Am] and weep
For [F] satisfied [G] I never [E] can be
I write her [F] a letter, [G] just a few short [E] lines
And suffer [F] death
[G] a thousand [Am]
times
[F]
[G] [Am]
[Em] [F]
[G] [E]
[F]
[G]
[E]
[F]
[G] [Am]
Black is [F] the color
[G] of my true [Am] love's hair
Her [F] lips are like [G] some rose's [E] fair
She's the [F] sweetest [C] smile
[F] [G] and the gentlest [E] hands
I [F] love the ground
[G] whereon she [Am] stands
[G] Black is the color of my true love's hair
[Gm] [G]
[N]
Key:
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Am
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Black is the color _ _ _
[G] _ of my true love's [Am] hair
_ _ _ _ _ Her [F] lips are like _ _ _ _ [G] some _ _ _ rose's [E] fair
_ _ _ _ She's the [F] sweetest _ smile _ _ _ [G] and the _ _ _ gentlest [E] hands
_ _ _ _ _ I love [C] the ground _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ whereon she [Am] stands _ _ _
_ _ _ I love [F] my love _ _ _ [G] _ _ and well [A] she knows
_ [Am] I _ _ _ _ [F] love the _ ground _ _ _ _ _ [G] whereon _ she [E] goes _ _ _ _
_ I wish the [C] _ day [F] _ _ _ _ [G] it soon _ would [E] come _ _ _
_ _ When she [F] and I _ _ [G] could _ be [Am] as one _ _ _ _ _
_ Black [F] is the color _ _ of [G] _ _ my true [Am] love's hair _ _ _ _ _
Her [F] lips are _ like _ _ _ [G] some _ _ _ [E] rose's fair _ _ _ _ _ _
She's the [F] sweetest smile _ _ _ _ and [G] the _ _ _ gentlest [E] hands _ _ _ _ _
_ I love [F] the [C] ground _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ whereon she [Am] stands _ _ _ _ _
I go [F] to the clouds _ [G] and _ _ I mourn [Am] and weep
_ _ _ _ _ _ For _ [F] _ satisfied _ _ _ _ _ [G] I never _ _ [E] can be
_ I _ _ _ _ write her [F] a _ letter, _ _ _ [G] just a _ few short [E] lines
_ And _ _ _ _ suffer [F] _ death _
_ [G] _ _ _ a thousand [Am]
times _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Black is [F] the color _ _ _
[G] _ _ of my true [Am] love's hair
_ _ Her _ _ _ [F] lips are _ _ like _ _ [G] some _ _ _ rose's [E] fair
_ _ She's _ the _ [F] sweetest [C] smile _ _
[F] _ _ [G] and the _ _ _ gentlest [E] hands _ _ _ _ _
_ I [F] love the ground _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ whereon she [Am] _ stands _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ Black is the color of my true love's hair _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
[G] _ of my true love's [Am] hair
_ _ _ _ _ Her [F] lips are like _ _ _ _ [G] some _ _ _ rose's [E] fair
_ _ _ _ She's the [F] sweetest _ smile _ _ _ [G] and the _ _ _ gentlest [E] hands
_ _ _ _ _ I love [C] the ground _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ whereon she [Am] stands _ _ _
_ _ _ I love [F] my love _ _ _ [G] _ _ and well [A] she knows
_ [Am] I _ _ _ _ [F] love the _ ground _ _ _ _ _ [G] whereon _ she [E] goes _ _ _ _
_ I wish the [C] _ day [F] _ _ _ _ [G] it soon _ would [E] come _ _ _
_ _ When she [F] and I _ _ [G] could _ be [Am] as one _ _ _ _ _
_ Black [F] is the color _ _ of [G] _ _ my true [Am] love's hair _ _ _ _ _
Her [F] lips are _ like _ _ _ [G] some _ _ _ [E] rose's fair _ _ _ _ _ _
She's the [F] sweetest smile _ _ _ _ and [G] the _ _ _ gentlest [E] hands _ _ _ _ _
_ I love [F] the [C] ground _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ whereon she [Am] stands _ _ _ _ _
I go [F] to the clouds _ [G] and _ _ I mourn [Am] and weep
_ _ _ _ _ _ For _ [F] _ satisfied _ _ _ _ _ [G] I never _ _ [E] can be
_ I _ _ _ _ write her [F] a _ letter, _ _ _ [G] just a _ few short [E] lines
_ And _ _ _ _ suffer [F] _ death _
_ [G] _ _ _ a thousand [Am]
times _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Black is [F] the color _ _ _
[G] _ _ of my true [Am] love's hair
_ _ Her _ _ _ [F] lips are _ _ like _ _ [G] some _ _ _ rose's [E] fair
_ _ She's _ the _ [F] sweetest [C] smile _ _
[F] _ _ [G] and the _ _ _ gentlest [E] hands _ _ _ _ _
_ I [F] love the ground _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ whereon she [Am] _ stands _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ Black is the color of my true love's hair _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _