The Blackest Lily Chords by Corinne Bailey Rae
Tempo:
126.9 bpm
Chords used:
Am
E
A
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I didn't know what the day was I didn't know what time it was
I didn't know what my [D] heart would do I [F] [F]
was afraid of nothing when [E] you called
Me on the [Am] telephone I was a creature of [A] appetite
We played a [Am] game that you didn't like There was nothing I could [D] do
I can be so bad, I can be [F#] so bad You [F] just took it away and broke [E] it in two
[Am] Cutting my heart, cutting my heart Make it [A] restart, make it restart
[Am] Cutting my heart, [E] I want it more than I [Am] ever knew
[F] Don't like it too bad, don't
[E] pretend [B] I'm all heart [E] from you
[N]
[A] You were nerdy and delicate Not a weakness for [Am] etiquette
You laid a trail that led straight to your [D]
[F] life of resistors
It was [E] hard to handle
[Am] Cutting my heart, cutting my heart Make [G#] it restart, [A] make it [Am] restart
Cutting my heart, I want it more than I ever [D] knew
[F] Don't like it too bad, don't pretend [E] I'm all heart from you
[A]
[Am]
[D] [Am]
[F] Don't like it too bad, don't pretend [E] I'm all heart from you
[A]
I didn't know what the [Am] day was I didn't know what the time it was
[A]
I didn't know what [Am] my heart would do [Dm]
I was afraid of nothing [E] when you called
Called me on the [Am] telephone
Cutting my heart, cutting my heart Make [A] it restart, make it restart
[Am] Cutting my heart, I want it more than I ever knew
[F] Don't like it too bad, don't pretend
[E] I'm all heart from you
[Am] Cutting my heart, cutting my heart [A] Make it restart, make it [Am] restart
Cutting my heart, [E] I want it more than I [D] ever knew
[F] Don't like it too [E]
bad, don't pretend [Am]
[A]
[Am] I'm all heart from you
[E] [Am]
I didn't know what my [D] heart would do I [F] [F]
was afraid of nothing when [E] you called
Me on the [Am] telephone I was a creature of [A] appetite
We played a [Am] game that you didn't like There was nothing I could [D] do
I can be so bad, I can be [F#] so bad You [F] just took it away and broke [E] it in two
[Am] Cutting my heart, cutting my heart Make it [A] restart, make it restart
[Am] Cutting my heart, [E] I want it more than I [Am] ever knew
[F] Don't like it too bad, don't
[E] pretend [B] I'm all heart [E] from you
[N]
[A] You were nerdy and delicate Not a weakness for [Am] etiquette
You laid a trail that led straight to your [D]
[F] life of resistors
It was [E] hard to handle
[Am] Cutting my heart, cutting my heart Make [G#] it restart, [A] make it [Am] restart
Cutting my heart, I want it more than I ever [D] knew
[F] Don't like it too bad, don't pretend [E] I'm all heart from you
[A]
[Am]
[D] [Am]
[F] Don't like it too bad, don't pretend [E] I'm all heart from you
[A]
I didn't know what the [Am] day was I didn't know what the time it was
[A]
I didn't know what [Am] my heart would do [Dm]
I was afraid of nothing [E] when you called
Called me on the [Am] telephone
Cutting my heart, cutting my heart Make [A] it restart, make it restart
[Am] Cutting my heart, I want it more than I ever knew
[F] Don't like it too bad, don't pretend
[E] I'm all heart from you
[Am] Cutting my heart, cutting my heart [A] Make it restart, make it [Am] restart
Cutting my heart, [E] I want it more than I [D] ever knew
[F] Don't like it too [E]
bad, don't pretend [Am]
[A]
[Am] I'm all heart from you
[E] [Am]
Key:
Am
E
A
F
D
Am
E
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ I didn't know what the day was I didn't know what time it was
I didn't know what my [D] heart would do _ I _ _ [F] _ _ [F]
was afraid of nothing when [E] you called _
_ Me on the [Am] telephone _ I was a creature of _ [A] appetite
We played a [Am] game that you didn't like There was nothing I could [D] do
I can be so bad, I can be [F#] so bad You [F] just took it away and broke [E] it in two
_ _ _ _ [Am] Cutting my heart, cutting my heart Make it [A] restart, make it restart
[Am] Cutting my heart, [E] I want it more than I [Am] ever knew _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ Don't like it too bad, don't _
_ [E] pretend [B] I'm all heart [E] from you
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ You were nerdy and delicate _ Not a weakness for [Am] etiquette
You laid a trail that led straight to your [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ life of resistors
It was [E] hard to handle _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ Cutting my heart, cutting my heart Make [G#] it restart, [A] make it [Am] restart
Cutting my heart, I want it more than I ever [D] knew
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ Don't like it too bad, don't pretend _ _ [E] I'm all heart from you _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ Don't like it too bad, don't pretend _ [E] _ I'm all heart from you
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
I didn't know what the [Am] day was I didn't know what the time it was
[A]
I didn't know what [Am] my heart would _ _ do _ [Dm] _ _
I was afraid of nothing [E] when you called
_ Called me on the [Am] telephone
Cutting my heart, cutting my heart Make [A] it restart, make it restart
[Am] _ Cutting my heart, I want it more than I ever _ _ knew _ _ _
_ [F] _ Don't like it too bad, don't pretend _
_ [E] _ I'm all heart from you _
_ [Am] Cutting my heart, cutting my heart [A] Make it restart, make it [Am] restart
Cutting my heart, [E] I want it more than I [D] ever knew
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Don't like it too _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
bad, don't pretend _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Am] _ I'm all heart from you _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
I didn't know what my [D] heart would do _ I _ _ [F] _ _ [F]
was afraid of nothing when [E] you called _
_ Me on the [Am] telephone _ I was a creature of _ [A] appetite
We played a [Am] game that you didn't like There was nothing I could [D] do
I can be so bad, I can be [F#] so bad You [F] just took it away and broke [E] it in two
_ _ _ _ [Am] Cutting my heart, cutting my heart Make it [A] restart, make it restart
[Am] Cutting my heart, [E] I want it more than I [Am] ever knew _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ Don't like it too bad, don't _
_ [E] pretend [B] I'm all heart [E] from you
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ You were nerdy and delicate _ Not a weakness for [Am] etiquette
You laid a trail that led straight to your [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ life of resistors
It was [E] hard to handle _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ Cutting my heart, cutting my heart Make [G#] it restart, [A] make it [Am] restart
Cutting my heart, I want it more than I ever [D] knew
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ Don't like it too bad, don't pretend _ _ [E] I'm all heart from you _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ Don't like it too bad, don't pretend _ [E] _ I'm all heart from you
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
I didn't know what the [Am] day was I didn't know what the time it was
[A]
I didn't know what [Am] my heart would _ _ do _ [Dm] _ _
I was afraid of nothing [E] when you called
_ Called me on the [Am] telephone
Cutting my heart, cutting my heart Make [A] it restart, make it restart
[Am] _ Cutting my heart, I want it more than I ever _ _ knew _ _ _
_ [F] _ Don't like it too bad, don't pretend _
_ [E] _ I'm all heart from you _
_ [Am] Cutting my heart, cutting my heart [A] Make it restart, make it [Am] restart
Cutting my heart, [E] I want it more than I [D] ever knew
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Don't like it too _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
bad, don't pretend _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Am] _ I'm all heart from you _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
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