Black Hair, Black Eyes, Black Suit Chords by Hugh Cornwell

Tempo:
123.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

F

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Black Hair, Black Eyes, Black Suit chords
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[E] [Eb]
[G] [D]
[F] [Am]
[G] Another missing [D] person,
[F] another [Am] mystery.
[G] Another marriage [D] on the rocks, [Bb] descending in [C] misery.
[G] Another strike [D] and another plate, another [F] mad dog held at [Am] bay.
[G] It comes as no [D] surprise when I hear [Bb] all the victims [C] say,
[G] Black hat, [C] black [G] eyes, [C]
black [Em] suit.
Black, [C] black suit.
[G] Black [C] hat, black hair, [G] black eyes, [C] black eye, [Em] black suit.
Black, [C] black suit.
[Eb]
[G] I'll take you out to [D] Garden of Eden, [F] it was all those years [Am] ago.
[G] The same thing [D] still happens today, [Bb] as you all surely [C] know.
[G] Poor girl [D] consoles herself [F] with thoughts of better [Am] days.
[G] And if you ask her [D] why she looks so sad, [Bb] this is what [C] she'll say.
[G] Black hat, [C] [G] black eyes, [C]
[Em] black suit.
Black, [C] black suit.
[G] Black hat, [C] black hair, [G] black eyes, [C] black eye, black [Em] suit.
Black, [C] black suit.
[Bb] Black hat, black
[C] eyes, black eye, [Eb] black suit.
You'll find they're all fine when it gets to [G] the line-up.
[Eb] Don't care if they stare when it gets [G] to the line-up.
[D]
[F] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[Bb] [C]
[G]
[F] [Am]
[G] Meet me out in [D] a modern world, [F] we got modern [Am] ideas too.
[G] So glad [D] to be around, [F] but I don't see nothing [C] new.
[G] Still the same [D] struggle in the end, no [F] matter who or where [Am] you be.
[G] Still you're on top of [D] me down below, and [Bb] I'm trying [F] to [C] get free.
[G] Black hat, [C] [G] black eyes, [C]
[Em] black suit.
Black, [C] black suit.
[G] Black hat, [C] black hair, [G] black eyes, [C] black eye, [Em] black suit.
Black, [C] black suit.
[Bb] Black hat, [C] black eyes, black eye, [Ab] black [Eb] suit.
[G] Black hat, black eyes, black eye, black suit.
[Bb] [Eb] [G]
[Bb] [Eb]
[G]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[G]
[D] [Eb]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Hugh Cornwell - Black Hair, Black Eyes, Black Suit chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Am, G, D, F, Em, C, G and C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 61 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 123 BPM. With the song's key of Ab Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[E] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ Another missing [D] person, _
_ [F] _ another [Am] mystery. _ _
_ [G] _ Another marriage [D] on the rocks, [Bb] descending in [C] misery. _ _
_ [G] _ Another strike [D] and another plate, another [F] mad dog held at [Am] bay. _ _
_ [G] It comes as no [D] surprise when I hear [Bb] all the victims [C] say, _
[G] Black hat, [C] black [G] eyes, [C]
black [Em] suit.
Black, [C] black suit. _
[G] Black [C] hat, black hair, [G] black eyes, [C] black eye, [Em] black suit.
Black, [C] black suit. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] I'll take you out to [D] Garden of Eden, [F] it was all those years [Am] ago. _
[G] The same thing [D] still happens today, [Bb] as you all surely [C] know. _
_ [G] _ Poor girl [D] consoles herself [F] with thoughts of better [Am] days. _
_ [G] And if you ask her [D] why she looks so sad, [Bb] this is what [C] she'll say. _
[G] Black hat, [C] _ [G] black eyes, [C] _
[Em] black suit.
Black, [C] black suit. _
[G] Black hat, [C] black hair, [G] black eyes, [C] black eye, black [Em] suit.
Black, [C] black suit. _
[Bb] Black hat, black _ _ _ _
_ [C] eyes, black eye, _ _ _ [Eb] black suit. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You'll find they're all fine when it gets to [G] the line-up. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ Don't care if they stare when it gets [G] to the line-up.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ Meet me out in [D] a modern world, [F] we got modern [Am] ideas too. _
_ [G] _ So glad [D] to be around, [F] but I don't see nothing [C] new. _
_ [G] _ Still the same [D] struggle in the end, no [F] matter who or where [Am] you be. _
[G] Still you're on top of [D] me down below, and [Bb] I'm trying [F] to [C] get free. _
[G] Black hat, [C] _ [G] black eyes, [C] _
[Em] black suit.
Black, [C] black suit. _
[G] Black hat, [C] black hair, [G] black eyes, [C] black eye, [Em] black suit.
Black, [C] black suit. _
[Bb] Black hat, _ _ _ _ _ [C] black eyes, black eye, _ _ _ [Ab] black [Eb] suit. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ Black hat, black eyes, black eye, black suit.
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Guilty album.

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