Tom: E
Introdução: E G Am C
C E G Am
I never wear white
C E G Am
White is for virgins
C E G Am
Children in summer
C E G Am
Brides in the park.
C E G Am
My color is black black black
C E G Am
Black is for secrets
C E G Am
Outlaws and dancers
C E G Am
For the poet in the dark.
Eºn, C7M-
chords, but I found
these variations sounded better and closer to the original song)
C E D2
Black is the truth
C7M Am7
Of my situation.
E
And for those of my station
D2 C7M Am7
In life. All other colors lie.
C E G Am
I never wear white
C E G Am
White is too blinding
C E G Am
Always reminding
C E G Am
Of the innocent who fall
C E G Am
My color is black black black
C E G Am
For the crone, and the bastard
C E G Am
The schoolgirl in uniform
C E G Am
The servant in the hall.
C E D2
Black is the truth
C7M Am7
Of my situation.
E
And for those of my station
D2 C7M Am7
In life. All other colors lie.
E D2
My color is black black black
C7M Am7
Like the gangster and widow
E D2
It's the shade and the shadow
C7M Am7
It's the depth into your eye
C E G Am C E G Am
My color is black black black black black
CE G Am CE G Am CE G Am CE
(last E is hammered on half muted as in interlude for a full measure)