Black Sheep Chords
Black Sheep by Blackie and the Rodeo Kings is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, C, G, G/F#, D and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em
8 bars
Em
verse 1: He said, |"Baby I'm done," and he |*pushed back his* |plate
C G
Sky was as dark as the |*hour was* |late
C G
Took the |fat with the lean and the |*hot with the* |cold
G/F# Em C
But I'm hungry for |love
G D Em
|Love, | hungry for |love
Em
verse 2: I'll go |down by the river where the |*silver moon* |shines
C G
And I'll |read my reflection like the |*book of my* |mind
C G
I've been |dreaming of rainbows and |*rumours of* |gold
G/F# Em C
I've been dreaming of |love
G D Em
|Love, | dreaming of |love
C G
Bridge 1: And I'll |sing for you now as I'm |*going a-*|way
C D
You can |hold to what's broken the |*rest of your* |days
Am
Or let go of the |vow
G C C G D |Em
To |*have and to* |hold
Em
verse 3: I |went to my neighbour to |*show him my* |heart
C G
But I |knew it was over be-|*fore I could* |start
C G
There's friends of the |heart, and there's |*friends of the* |road
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G/F# Em C
And the passing of |love
G D Em C
|Love, | and the passing of |love
G D Em
|Love, | and the passing of |love
C G
Bridge 2: I don't |know what you think, I don't |*hear what you* |say
C D
All the |tales that I spun at the |*end of the* |day
Am
Walk a mile in my |shoes
G C C G D |Em
A |*life with my* |soul
C G D | Em
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