Black Night Chords by Charles Brown

Tempo:
132 bpm
Chords used:

E

Bm

D

F#

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Charles Brown Black Night (1950) chords
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[D] [A] [A#]
[E] [F#]
[Bm] [D] Nobody cares about [E] me, [A] [D] ain't [E] even got a friend.
[Bm] Baby's gone and left me, [B] when will my troubles end?
[G#] Black night is [D] falling, oh I hate [E] to be [Bm] alone.
[F] [E]
I keep [Cm] [E] crying [F#] for my baby, [E] [G] but not another [A#] day [A] [D] is [Em] gone.
[D] I've [E] [Bm]
[F#] [D] got no one [Bm] to talk with, [F#] [Bm] to tell my troubles [G#] to.
[Bm] Don't even know I'm living, [B] since I lost you.
[Bm] Black night is falling, [D] oh I [E] hate to be [Bm] alone.
[F] [E] [B]
[D] I [Cm] keep [C#m] crying for my [F#]
baby, [E] [Gm] but not [A#] another day [D] is [E] gone.
[Bm]
[F#] [Bm]
[E]
[B]
[Bm]
[C#m] [D] [Bm]
[E]
[G#m] [D#]
[E] [F#]
[D#m] [Dm] [D] [F#m]
[C#m] [Dm]
[F#] [A] [Bm] [D]
[E] [Bm]
[F#] [Dm] My mother has her [E] troubles, [B] [G#] my father has [E] his too.
[Bm] Brothers in Korea, and I don't [B] know just what to do.
[G#] Black night, [D] black night is falling, [E] oh I hate to be [Bm] alone.
[E]
[F] [E] [Bm]
[B] I keep [Cm] [C#m] crying for my [F#] baby, [G] [D] but not another [A#] day [Bm] is gone.
[E] [D] [B]
[F#]
Key:  
E
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
F#
134211112
B
12341112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
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To learn Charles Brown - Black Night chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - G#, D, E, Bm, B, G#, F and E of chords. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 66 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 132 BPM. Given the song's key of D# Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [A#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [Bm] _ [D] Nobody cares about [E] me, [A] _ [D] _ ain't [E] even got a friend.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ Baby's gone and left me, _ [B] when will my troubles end?
_ _ [G#] Black night is [D] falling, _ _ _ _ oh I hate [E] to be [Bm] _ alone. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ I keep [Cm] [E] crying [F#] for my baby, _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ but not another [A#] day _ [A] [D] is [Em] gone. _ _
[D] I've _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [D] got no one [Bm] to talk with, _ [F#] _ [Bm] to tell my troubles [G#] to.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ Don't even know I'm living, _ [B] since I lost you.
_ [Bm] _ Black night is falling, _ [D] _ _ oh I [E] hate to be [Bm] _ alone. _ _
_ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [D] I [Cm] keep [C#m] crying for my [F#]
baby, _ [E] _ _ [Gm] _ but not [A#] another day _ [D] is [E] gone. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [D#] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[D#m] _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
[F#] _ _ [Dm] My mother _ has her [E] troubles, _ [B] _ [G#] my father has [E] his too.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Brothers in Korea, _ and I don't [B] know just what to do.
_ _ [G#] Black night, [D] black night is falling, _ _ _ [E] oh I hate to be [Bm] _ alone.
[E] _ _
[F] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[B] _ I keep [Cm] [C#m] crying for my [F#] baby, _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] but not another [A#] day [Bm] is gone. _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Jessie Mae Robinson.

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