Intro: E G Am C (3x)
E G Am
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.
Interlude:
(from the E on, this part is played half muted till the last Cmaj7 - you could use power
chords, but I found
these variations sounded better and closer to the original song)
C E Dsus2
Black is the truth
Cmaj7 Am7
Of my situation.
E
And for those of my station
Dsus2 Cmaj7 Am7
In life. All other colors lie.
Solo: E G Am C (3x)
E G Am
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.
Interlude:
C E Dsus2
Black is the truth
Cmaj7 Am7
Of my situation.
E
And for those of my station
Dsus2 Cmaj7 Am7
In life. All other colors lie.
E Dsus2
My color is black black black
Cmaj7 Am7
Like the gangster and widow
E Dsus2
It's the shade and the shadow
Cmaj7 Am7
It's the depth into your eye
Solo: E G Am C x3
C E G Am C E G Am
My color is black black black black black
Outro:
C E G Am C E G Am C E G Am C E
(last E is hammered on half muted as in interlude for a full measure)