Chords for Travis Meadows "Black" (acoustic)
Tempo:
84.675 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
C
D
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] [Ab] So my [G] granddad, my grandparents raised [D]
me.
Um, [Gm] uh, never hung out with my dad too much.
Didn't know my mother hardly at all until my [C] 30s.
[Em] [D]
[G] Me and my granddad would take these trips all the time.
[C] [D] And, uh, sometimes we'd just stay gone [Gm] the whole summer.
And, uh, [Em] we'd ride.
Camping trips?
[N] Mostly just go and see whatever we wanted to see.
We'd go to Disney World sometimes.
Every year I was there, the first year it opened.
In Florida.
And we went every year for years.
We'd go to Cherokee, North Carolina.
We'd go to Houston to see the relatives.
We'd just go wherever.
We'd go to Gatlinburg a lot.
We'd just go [Gm] wherever we wanted to go.
Are they still [C] alive?
[G] Hmm?
Or are your grandparents?
No, no, no.
No, they've been [D] gone.
[G] But we would, uh, we'd stop and get gas.
Use the bathroom and then we'd get a cup [D] of coffee.
And I [Gm] wanted to be like him so I'd get a cup of coffee too.
And, uh, [Ab] and it tasted awful so I'd put [Gm] cream and sugar in it.
And he [G] said, son, don't put [Db] that sissy mess in your coffee.
A man drinks his [Gm] coffee black.
[G] And so, uh, [N] so now I drink my coffee like a truck driver.
[Gm]
So I wrote this song about my grandfather.
I was just a little boy when [C] [Gm] you opened up your home.
[C] [Gm] Your baby's only living son.
But you loved me like your own.
[C] [Gm] All the wisdom that I [C] owned.
[Gm] You know I learned it all from you.
[C] [Gm] [G]
Everything you said back [D] then,
when [Gm] I'm finding out, was true.
[C] You taught me [Gm] there was more to life than just getting by.
[C] If you [Gm] want your dreams, the only limit is the sky.
[C] If you [D] use your [G] head, you won't have to [E] break your back.
[C] [Gm] Taught me how to drink my coffee black.
[C] [Gm] Twelve miles outside of Memphis,
[C] I thought [Gm] that you were running through my mind.
[C] [G] I remember how we passed this [C] way,
[Gm] just to watch that dotted line.
[C] [Gm] Now I'm on my way to Nashville,
[C] to [Gm] chase the dream that you said would lie.
[C] [Gm] Well if I [G] rise or if I fall,
[D] at least I [Gm] have the guts to try.
You taught me there was more to life than just getting by.
[C] [Gm] If you want your dreams, the only limit is the sky.
[C] If you use [D] your [Gm] head,
you won't have to break [E] your back.
[C] You taught [D] me how to drink [Gm] my coffee black.
[Em] [Bb] Yesterday I said [Em]
goodbye,
to [Gm] the only dad I ever knew.
[Em] I [D] promised you I [C] wouldn't cry,
[Bm] [G] [Am] being strong was [D] hard to do.
[G] Then I got my luggage packed, and I had a [D] coffee [Gm]
black.
[C] You [Gm] taught me there was more to life
than just getting by.
If you want your dreams, the only limit is the sky.
[C] If you use [G] your [Em] head, you won't [D] have to break [E] your back.
Thanks for taking time to teach me all the facts.
[Gm] And to drink my coffee black.
[C] [Gm] Yeah, drink my coffee black.
What's that?
[C] [Gm] No ma'am, I won't need that crap.
Put it back in the refrigerator, somebody may come [D] along behind me and need it.
[Gm] I won't need any sugar either, just bring it strong
and in a cup, just like grandpa.
me.
Um, [Gm] uh, never hung out with my dad too much.
Didn't know my mother hardly at all until my [C] 30s.
[Em] [D]
[G] Me and my granddad would take these trips all the time.
[C] [D] And, uh, sometimes we'd just stay gone [Gm] the whole summer.
And, uh, [Em] we'd ride.
Camping trips?
[N] Mostly just go and see whatever we wanted to see.
We'd go to Disney World sometimes.
Every year I was there, the first year it opened.
In Florida.
And we went every year for years.
We'd go to Cherokee, North Carolina.
We'd go to Houston to see the relatives.
We'd just go wherever.
We'd go to Gatlinburg a lot.
We'd just go [Gm] wherever we wanted to go.
Are they still [C] alive?
[G] Hmm?
Or are your grandparents?
No, no, no.
No, they've been [D] gone.
[G] But we would, uh, we'd stop and get gas.
Use the bathroom and then we'd get a cup [D] of coffee.
And I [Gm] wanted to be like him so I'd get a cup of coffee too.
And, uh, [Ab] and it tasted awful so I'd put [Gm] cream and sugar in it.
And he [G] said, son, don't put [Db] that sissy mess in your coffee.
A man drinks his [Gm] coffee black.
[G] And so, uh, [N] so now I drink my coffee like a truck driver.
[Gm]
So I wrote this song about my grandfather.
I was just a little boy when [C] [Gm] you opened up your home.
[C] [Gm] Your baby's only living son.
But you loved me like your own.
[C] [Gm] All the wisdom that I [C] owned.
[Gm] You know I learned it all from you.
[C] [Gm] [G]
Everything you said back [D] then,
when [Gm] I'm finding out, was true.
[C] You taught me [Gm] there was more to life than just getting by.
[C] If you [Gm] want your dreams, the only limit is the sky.
[C] If you [D] use your [G] head, you won't have to [E] break your back.
[C] [Gm] Taught me how to drink my coffee black.
[C] [Gm] Twelve miles outside of Memphis,
[C] I thought [Gm] that you were running through my mind.
[C] [G] I remember how we passed this [C] way,
[Gm] just to watch that dotted line.
[C] [Gm] Now I'm on my way to Nashville,
[C] to [Gm] chase the dream that you said would lie.
[C] [Gm] Well if I [G] rise or if I fall,
[D] at least I [Gm] have the guts to try.
You taught me there was more to life than just getting by.
[C] [Gm] If you want your dreams, the only limit is the sky.
[C] If you use [D] your [Gm] head,
you won't have to break [E] your back.
[C] You taught [D] me how to drink [Gm] my coffee black.
[Em] [Bb] Yesterday I said [Em]
goodbye,
to [Gm] the only dad I ever knew.
[Em] I [D] promised you I [C] wouldn't cry,
[Bm] [G] [Am] being strong was [D] hard to do.
[G] Then I got my luggage packed, and I had a [D] coffee [Gm]
black.
[C] You [Gm] taught me there was more to life
than just getting by.
If you want your dreams, the only limit is the sky.
[C] If you use [G] your [Em] head, you won't [D] have to break [E] your back.
Thanks for taking time to teach me all the facts.
[Gm] And to drink my coffee black.
[C] [Gm] Yeah, drink my coffee black.
What's that?
[C] [Gm] No ma'am, I won't need that crap.
Put it back in the refrigerator, somebody may come [D] along behind me and need it.
[Gm] I won't need any sugar either, just bring it strong
and in a cup, just like grandpa.
Key:
Gm
C
D
G
Em
Gm
C
D
[Gm] _ [Ab] So my [G] granddad, my grandparents raised [D]
me.
Um, [Gm] _ _ uh, never hung out with my dad too much.
Didn't know my mother hardly at all until my [C] 30s.
[Em] _ [D] _
[G] Me and my granddad would take these trips all the time.
[C] [D] And, uh, sometimes we'd just stay gone [Gm] the whole summer.
And, uh, [Em] we'd ride.
Camping trips?
[N] Mostly just go and see whatever we wanted to see.
We'd go to Disney World sometimes.
Every year I was there, the first year it opened.
In Florida.
And we went every year for years.
We'd go to Cherokee, North Carolina.
We'd go to _ Houston to see the relatives.
We'd just go wherever.
We'd go to Gatlinburg a lot.
We'd just go [Gm] wherever we wanted to go.
Are they still [C] alive?
[G] Hmm?
Or are your grandparents?
No, no, no.
No, they've been [D] gone.
[G] But we would, uh, we'd stop and get gas.
Use the bathroom and then we'd get a cup [D] of coffee.
And I [Gm] wanted to be like him so I'd get a cup of coffee too.
And, uh, _ _ _ [Ab] and it tasted awful so I'd put [Gm] cream and sugar in it.
And he [G] said, son, don't put [Db] that sissy mess in your coffee.
A man drinks his [Gm] coffee black. _
[G] And so, uh, [N] so now I drink my coffee like a truck driver.
[Gm] _ _
So I wrote this song about my grandfather.
I was just a little boy when [C] _ [Gm] you opened up your home. _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ Your baby's only living son.
But you loved me like your own. _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ All the wisdom that I [C] owned.
[Gm] You know I learned it all from you. _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G]
Everything you said back [D] then,
when [Gm] I'm finding out, was true.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] You taught me [Gm] there was more to life than just getting by.
_ [C] If you [Gm] want your dreams, the only limit is the sky.
[C] If you [D] use your [G] head, you won't have to [E] break your back. _ _
_ [C] [Gm] Taught me how to drink my coffee black. _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ Twelve miles outside of Memphis,
[C] I thought [Gm] that you were running through my mind. _
_ [C] _ [G] _ I remember how we passed this [C] way,
[Gm] just to watch that dotted line. _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ Now I'm on my way to Nashville,
[C] to [Gm] chase the dream that you said would lie. _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ Well if I [G] rise or if I fall,
[D] at least I [Gm] have the guts to try. _
You taught me there was more to life than just getting by. _
_ [C] [Gm] If you want your dreams, the only limit is the sky.
[C] If you use [D] your [Gm] head,
you won't have to break [E] your back.
_ _ [C] You taught [D] me how to drink [Gm] my coffee black.
_ _ [Em] _ [Bb] Yesterday I said [Em]
goodbye,
_ _ to [Gm] the only dad I ever knew.
_ _ [Em] I [D] promised you I [C] wouldn't cry,
_ [Bm] _ [G] _ [Am] _ being strong was [D] hard to do.
_ [G] Then I got my luggage packed, and I had a [D] coffee _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ black.
_ [C] You [Gm] taught me there was more to life
than just getting by. _ _
If you want your dreams, the only limit is the sky.
[C] If you use [G] your [Em] head, you won't [D] have to break [E] your back. _
Thanks for taking time to teach me all the facts. _
[Gm] _ _ And to drink my coffee black. _
_ [C] _ [Gm] Yeah, drink my coffee black.
What's that?
[C] [Gm] No ma'am, I won't need that crap.
Put it back in the refrigerator, somebody may come [D] along behind me and need it.
[Gm] _ I won't need any sugar either, just bring it strong
and in a cup, just like grandpa. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
me.
Um, [Gm] _ _ uh, never hung out with my dad too much.
Didn't know my mother hardly at all until my [C] 30s.
[Em] _ [D] _
[G] Me and my granddad would take these trips all the time.
[C] [D] And, uh, sometimes we'd just stay gone [Gm] the whole summer.
And, uh, [Em] we'd ride.
Camping trips?
[N] Mostly just go and see whatever we wanted to see.
We'd go to Disney World sometimes.
Every year I was there, the first year it opened.
In Florida.
And we went every year for years.
We'd go to Cherokee, North Carolina.
We'd go to _ Houston to see the relatives.
We'd just go wherever.
We'd go to Gatlinburg a lot.
We'd just go [Gm] wherever we wanted to go.
Are they still [C] alive?
[G] Hmm?
Or are your grandparents?
No, no, no.
No, they've been [D] gone.
[G] But we would, uh, we'd stop and get gas.
Use the bathroom and then we'd get a cup [D] of coffee.
And I [Gm] wanted to be like him so I'd get a cup of coffee too.
And, uh, _ _ _ [Ab] and it tasted awful so I'd put [Gm] cream and sugar in it.
And he [G] said, son, don't put [Db] that sissy mess in your coffee.
A man drinks his [Gm] coffee black. _
[G] And so, uh, [N] so now I drink my coffee like a truck driver.
[Gm] _ _
So I wrote this song about my grandfather.
I was just a little boy when [C] _ [Gm] you opened up your home. _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ Your baby's only living son.
But you loved me like your own. _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ All the wisdom that I [C] owned.
[Gm] You know I learned it all from you. _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G]
Everything you said back [D] then,
when [Gm] I'm finding out, was true.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] You taught me [Gm] there was more to life than just getting by.
_ [C] If you [Gm] want your dreams, the only limit is the sky.
[C] If you [D] use your [G] head, you won't have to [E] break your back. _ _
_ [C] [Gm] Taught me how to drink my coffee black. _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ Twelve miles outside of Memphis,
[C] I thought [Gm] that you were running through my mind. _
_ [C] _ [G] _ I remember how we passed this [C] way,
[Gm] just to watch that dotted line. _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ Now I'm on my way to Nashville,
[C] to [Gm] chase the dream that you said would lie. _ _
_ [C] _ [Gm] _ Well if I [G] rise or if I fall,
[D] at least I [Gm] have the guts to try. _
You taught me there was more to life than just getting by. _
_ [C] [Gm] If you want your dreams, the only limit is the sky.
[C] If you use [D] your [Gm] head,
you won't have to break [E] your back.
_ _ [C] You taught [D] me how to drink [Gm] my coffee black.
_ _ [Em] _ [Bb] Yesterday I said [Em]
goodbye,
_ _ to [Gm] the only dad I ever knew.
_ _ [Em] I [D] promised you I [C] wouldn't cry,
_ [Bm] _ [G] _ [Am] _ being strong was [D] hard to do.
_ [G] Then I got my luggage packed, and I had a [D] coffee _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ black.
_ [C] You [Gm] taught me there was more to life
than just getting by. _ _
If you want your dreams, the only limit is the sky.
[C] If you use [G] your [Em] head, you won't [D] have to break [E] your back. _
Thanks for taking time to teach me all the facts. _
[Gm] _ _ And to drink my coffee black. _
_ [C] _ [Gm] Yeah, drink my coffee black.
What's that?
[C] [Gm] No ma'am, I won't need that crap.
Put it back in the refrigerator, somebody may come [D] along behind me and need it.
[Gm] _ I won't need any sugar either, just bring it strong
and in a cup, just like grandpa. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _