Chords for Kenny Wayne Shepherd "Blue on Black" Live At Guitar Center's King of the Blues
Tempo:
159.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
A
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] All right, [A] [E] we're gonna do a song for you right now off of my second record, Trouble Is, [D] the
Kenny Wayne Shepard Band.
It's one of my favorite songs that I've written and [G] if you guys know [D] the words, feel free
to sing along and join in with us.
[G]
[D]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] Night falls and [D] I'm alone, [G]
the [D] lonesome skin [C]
chilled [G] me to the [D]
bone.
[G]
[D]
[G]
You turned and you [D] ran, [C] oh yeah, [G] blood [D] it slipped [C]
right [G] from my [D]
hand.
[G] All right, come on, help us out Los Angeles.
Hey, [D] blue on black, tears on a [G] river, a push on a shove, it don't mean much.
[D] Choke on a check, match on [G] a fire, rolled on ice, a dead man's touch.
[D]
Whisper on the street, [G] it doesn't change a thing, it won't [A] bring you back.
Hey, [G]
blue [D] on black, [G]
blue [D] on black, [G]
[D]
blind, [C]
but [G] now I [D] see, [C]
[G] I [D] see the truth [C]
[G] lies and in [D] between.
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] And wrong is being [D] done.
[C] No, [G] no, no.
[D] Lord, it slips [C] from [G] the tip of your [D] tongue.
All right, come on, let me feel you out there [C] tonight.
[G] [D] Everyone dies.
Tears on the [G] river, but you're on the shore.
That don't mean [D] much.
Choke on rum, check.
Match on a [G] fire.
Gold on ice, a dead man's touch.
[D]
Whisper on the street.
[G]
Doesn't change a thing.
Don't bring [A] you back.
[G]
Blue [D] on black.
[Dm] Yeah, yeah.
[G] Oh, [Dm] blue on black.
[G] Yeah, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
[D]
Oh, [G]
yeah.
[D]
[G]
[D] Oh,
[G]
yeah.
[D]
[G]
Oh, yeah.
[Dm]
[G] [D] Oh, [Cm]
[G]
yeah. Oh, yeah.
[F]
[G] [F] Oh, yeah.
[G]
[F]
[G]
[D] Blue on black.
Tears on the [C] river, but you're on [G] the shore.
That don't mean [D] much.
Choke on rum, check.
Match on a [G] fire.
Gold on ice, a dead man's [D] touch.
Whisper on the street.
[G]
Doesn't change a thing.
Don't [A] bring you back.
[G]
Blue [D] on black.
[G]
Oh, blue [D] on black.
[C]
[G] [D] Hey, blue on black.
Tears on the [G] river, [C] but [G] you're on the shore.
That don't mean [D] much.
Choke on rum, check.
Match on a [G] fire.
Gold on ice, a dead man's touch.
[D]
Whisper on the street.
[C]
Doesn't [G] change a thing.
Don't bring [A] you back.
[G]
Blue [D] on black.
[C]
Oh, [G] blue on
[D] black.
[Dm]
Hey, [G] blue on black.
Oh, yeah.
[Dm]
Thank [G]
[Bm] you.
[C#]
Kenny Wayne Shepard Band.
It's one of my favorite songs that I've written and [G] if you guys know [D] the words, feel free
to sing along and join in with us.
[G]
[D]
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] Night falls and [D] I'm alone, [G]
the [D] lonesome skin [C]
chilled [G] me to the [D]
bone.
[G]
[D]
[G]
You turned and you [D] ran, [C] oh yeah, [G] blood [D] it slipped [C]
right [G] from my [D]
hand.
[G] All right, come on, help us out Los Angeles.
Hey, [D] blue on black, tears on a [G] river, a push on a shove, it don't mean much.
[D] Choke on a check, match on [G] a fire, rolled on ice, a dead man's touch.
[D]
Whisper on the street, [G] it doesn't change a thing, it won't [A] bring you back.
Hey, [G]
blue [D] on black, [G]
blue [D] on black, [G]
[D]
blind, [C]
but [G] now I [D] see, [C]
[G] I [D] see the truth [C]
[G] lies and in [D] between.
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] And wrong is being [D] done.
[C] No, [G] no, no.
[D] Lord, it slips [C] from [G] the tip of your [D] tongue.
All right, come on, let me feel you out there [C] tonight.
[G] [D] Everyone dies.
Tears on the [G] river, but you're on the shore.
That don't mean [D] much.
Choke on rum, check.
Match on a [G] fire.
Gold on ice, a dead man's touch.
[D]
Whisper on the street.
[G]
Doesn't change a thing.
Don't bring [A] you back.
[G]
Blue [D] on black.
[Dm] Yeah, yeah.
[G] Oh, [Dm] blue on black.
[G] Yeah, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
[D]
Oh, [G]
yeah.
[D]
[G]
[D] Oh,
[G]
yeah.
[D]
[G]
Oh, yeah.
[Dm]
[G] [D] Oh, [Cm]
[G]
yeah. Oh, yeah.
[F]
[G] [F] Oh, yeah.
[G]
[F]
[G]
[D] Blue on black.
Tears on the [C] river, but you're on [G] the shore.
That don't mean [D] much.
Choke on rum, check.
Match on a [G] fire.
Gold on ice, a dead man's [D] touch.
Whisper on the street.
[G]
Doesn't change a thing.
Don't [A] bring you back.
[G]
Blue [D] on black.
[G]
Oh, blue [D] on black.
[C]
[G] [D] Hey, blue on black.
Tears on the [G] river, [C] but [G] you're on the shore.
That don't mean [D] much.
Choke on rum, check.
Match on a [G] fire.
Gold on ice, a dead man's touch.
[D]
Whisper on the street.
[C]
Doesn't [G] change a thing.
Don't bring [A] you back.
[G]
Blue [D] on black.
[C]
Oh, [G] blue on
[D] black.
[Dm]
Hey, [G] blue on black.
Oh, yeah.
[Dm]
Thank [G]
[Bm] you.
[C#]
Key:
G
D
C
A
Dm
G
D
C
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ All right, _ [A] [E] we're gonna do a song for you right now off of _ my second record, Trouble Is, [D] the
Kenny Wayne Shepard Band.
_ _ _ It's one of my favorite songs that I've written and [G] if you guys know [D] the words, feel free
to sing along and join in with us.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] Night _ _ _ falls _ _ and [D] I'm alone, _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ the [D] lonesome skin _ _ _ _ [C] _
chilled [G] _ me to the [D]
bone.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
You turned _ and you [D] ran, _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] oh yeah, [G] _ _ _ _ blood [D] it slipped _ _ _ _ [C] _
right [G] _ from _ my [D]
hand.
_ [G] _ All right, come on, help us out Los Angeles.
_ _ _ Hey, [D] blue on black, tears on a [G] river, a push on a shove, it don't mean much.
[D] Choke on a check, match on [G] a fire, rolled on ice, a dead man's touch.
[D] _
Whisper on the street, _ _ [G] it doesn't change a thing, it won't [A] bring you back.
_ _ Hey, _ [G] _ _
_ blue _ _ [D] on black, _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ blue _ _ _ [D] on black, _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
blind, _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
but [G] _ _ _ now I [D] see, _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ I [D] see the _ _ _ truth _ [C] _ _
[G] lies and in [D] between. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] And wrong is _ _ being [D] done.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] No, [G] no, no.
_ [D] Lord, it slips _ _ _ _ _ [C] from _ [G] the tip of your [D] tongue.
_ All right, come on, let me feel you out there [C] tonight. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] Everyone _ dies.
Tears on the [G] river, but you're on the shore.
That don't mean [D] much.
Choke on rum, check.
Match on a [G] fire.
Gold on ice, a dead man's touch.
[D]
Whisper on the street.
_ [G] _ _
Doesn't change a thing.
Don't bring [A] you _ _ _ back.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ Blue [D] on black.
_ _ _ [Dm] Yeah, yeah.
[G] _ Oh, _ _ [Dm] blue on black.
_ _ [G] Yeah, yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, yeah.
[D] _
_ _ Oh, _ _ [G] _ _
_ yeah.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Oh, _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ yeah.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, yeah.
[Dm] _ _
[G] [D] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ yeah. Oh, yeah.
_ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ Oh, yeah. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Blue on black.
Tears on the [C] river, but you're on [G] the shore.
That don't mean [D] much.
Choke on rum, check.
Match on a [G] fire.
Gold on ice, a dead man's [D] touch.
Whisper on the street.
_ _ [G] _
Doesn't change a thing.
Don't [A] bring you _ back.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ Blue [D] on black.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Oh, _ _ _ blue [D] on black.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Hey, blue on black.
Tears on the [G] river, [C] but [G] you're on the shore.
That don't mean [D] much.
Choke on rum, check.
Match on a [G] fire.
Gold on ice, a dead man's touch.
[D]
Whisper on the street.
_ _ [C]
Doesn't [G] change a thing.
Don't bring [A] you _ _ _ back.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Blue [D] on black.
_ _ _ _ _ [C]
Oh, _ [G] _ blue on _
[D] black.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _
Hey, [G] blue on black. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
Thank _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ you.
_ [C#] _
Kenny Wayne Shepard Band.
_ _ _ It's one of my favorite songs that I've written and [G] if you guys know [D] the words, feel free
to sing along and join in with us.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] Night _ _ _ falls _ _ and [D] I'm alone, _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ the [D] lonesome skin _ _ _ _ [C] _
chilled [G] _ me to the [D]
bone.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
You turned _ and you [D] ran, _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] oh yeah, [G] _ _ _ _ blood [D] it slipped _ _ _ _ [C] _
right [G] _ from _ my [D]
hand.
_ [G] _ All right, come on, help us out Los Angeles.
_ _ _ Hey, [D] blue on black, tears on a [G] river, a push on a shove, it don't mean much.
[D] Choke on a check, match on [G] a fire, rolled on ice, a dead man's touch.
[D] _
Whisper on the street, _ _ [G] it doesn't change a thing, it won't [A] bring you back.
_ _ Hey, _ [G] _ _
_ blue _ _ [D] on black, _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ blue _ _ _ [D] on black, _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
blind, _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
but [G] _ _ _ now I [D] see, _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ I [D] see the _ _ _ truth _ [C] _ _
[G] lies and in [D] between. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] And wrong is _ _ being [D] done.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] No, [G] no, no.
_ [D] Lord, it slips _ _ _ _ _ [C] from _ [G] the tip of your [D] tongue.
_ All right, come on, let me feel you out there [C] tonight. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] Everyone _ dies.
Tears on the [G] river, but you're on the shore.
That don't mean [D] much.
Choke on rum, check.
Match on a [G] fire.
Gold on ice, a dead man's touch.
[D]
Whisper on the street.
_ [G] _ _
Doesn't change a thing.
Don't bring [A] you _ _ _ back.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ Blue [D] on black.
_ _ _ [Dm] Yeah, yeah.
[G] _ Oh, _ _ [Dm] blue on black.
_ _ [G] Yeah, yeah. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, yeah.
[D] _
_ _ Oh, _ _ [G] _ _
_ yeah.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Oh, _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ yeah.
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, yeah.
[Dm] _ _
[G] [D] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ yeah. Oh, yeah.
_ [F] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ Oh, yeah. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Blue on black.
Tears on the [C] river, but you're on [G] the shore.
That don't mean [D] much.
Choke on rum, check.
Match on a [G] fire.
Gold on ice, a dead man's [D] touch.
Whisper on the street.
_ _ [G] _
Doesn't change a thing.
Don't [A] bring you _ back.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ Blue [D] on black.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Oh, _ _ _ blue [D] on black.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Hey, blue on black.
Tears on the [G] river, [C] but [G] you're on the shore.
That don't mean [D] much.
Choke on rum, check.
Match on a [G] fire.
Gold on ice, a dead man's touch.
[D]
Whisper on the street.
_ _ [C]
Doesn't [G] change a thing.
Don't bring [A] you _ _ _ back.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Blue [D] on black.
_ _ _ _ _ [C]
Oh, _ [G] _ blue on _
[D] black.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _
Hey, [G] blue on black. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, yeah. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
Thank _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ you.
_ [C#] _