Black Blade Chords by Blue Oyster Cult

Tempo:
81.3 bpm
Chords used:

C

D

G

F

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Blue Oyster Cult: Black Blade chords
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I have [F] this feeling that [D] my luck is none [G] to do.
[C] This [F] sword here at my [D] side don't act the way [G] it should.
[C] Keeps calling me [F] its master, [D] but I feel like [G] it's slaying.
[C] Haunting me [F] faster and faster [D] to an early, early [G] grave.
[C] Anyhow, anyhow as I am.
I'm too [F] rich, my duty [D] to fight [G] against the law.
[C] That wizard [F] read my trade [D] and I was born to [G] wait to go.
[C] I just wanna [F] be a lover, [D] not a run-eyed [G] screaming ghoul.
[C] I wish it [F] picked another [D]
to be its [G] killing tool.
[C] I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy.
[Eb] I want your [D] belly and we can go [C] die, die.
[Eb]
You're the [Dm] strongest power, [C]
[F] [Gm] [F]
[Dm] [G] [C]
[F] [D] [Gm] [C]
[F] [D] [Gm] [C]
[F]
[Cm] [B]
[Am] [C]
[F] [C]
[Cm] [C] [A]
[D]
[Eb] [D]
[Eb] [D]
you, [Eb] [D]
you know, [Eb]
[C]
[D] [G] [C]
[D] [G]
[C] [D] [G] you [C] know.
[G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
From the beginning [D] to the end [G] of time,
And I'm the cosmic [F] champion, and [D] I hold a mystic [G] sign.
[C] And the whole [F] world's crying, [D]
and the [G] birds are smiling.
[C] And the black [F] soldiers are chanting, [D]
till the [G] end of time.
[C]
[Eb] Bring your fear [D] to the world we [C] build.
[Eb] And the super beasts, you are [C] friends.
[Eb] And the giant super [C] beasts, you are friends.
[Eb] [Bb] And
[Bb] [D]
the stars, they are the invisible.
And the cosmic sign goes on for eternity.
You are the mystics.
I am the beast of the beast.
Seeking out the soul of the beast.
[D] The waste of the master is my slave.
Key:  
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Blue Oyster Cult - Black Blade chords, practice playing G, C, F, D, G, C, Gb, G and F in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 77 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 155 BPM. Given the song's key of C Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I have [F] this feeling that [D] my luck is none [G] to do.
[C] This [F] sword here at my [D] side don't act the way [G] it should.
[C] Keeps calling me [F] its master, [D] but I feel like [G] it's slaying.
[C] Haunting me [F] faster and faster [D] to an early, early [G] grave.
_ [C] _ Anyhow, anyhow as I am.
_ _ I'm too [F] rich, my duty [D] to fight [G] against the law.
[C] That wizard [F] read my trade [D] and I was born to [G] wait to go.
[C] I just wanna [F] be a lover, [D] not a run-eyed [G] screaming ghoul.
[C] I wish it [F] picked another [D]
to be its [G] killing tool.
[C] I'm a boy, I'm a boy, _ _ I'm a boy, I'm a boy.
[Eb] I want your [D] belly and we can go [C] die, _ _ die.
_ _ [Eb]
You're the [Dm] strongest power, _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D]
you, _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D]
you know, _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] you [C] know.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ From the beginning [D] to the end [G] of time,
And I'm the cosmic [F] champion, and [D] I hold a mystic [G] sign.
[C] And the whole [F] world's crying, [D]
and the [G] birds are smiling.
[C] And the black [F] soldiers are chanting, [D]
till the [G] end of time.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Bring your fear [D] to the world we [C] build. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] And the super beasts, you are [C] friends. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] And the giant super [C] beasts, you are friends. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ And _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ the stars, _ _ they are the invisible. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And the cosmic sign goes on for eternity. _ _ _ _
_ You are the mystics. _ _
_ _ _ I am the beast of the beast.
Seeking out the soul of the beast.
[D] The waste of _ _ _ _ the master is my slave. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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