Irish Descendants ~ Black Is The Colour Chords

Tempo:
113.3 bpm
Chords used:

F

G

Am

Em

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Irish Descendants ~ Black Is The Colour chords
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[F] [G]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Am]
Black is [F] the color
[G] of my true [Am] love's hair Her lips [F] are like [G] some [Em] roses' fair
She's the sweetest [F] smile
[G] and the [Em] gentlest hands
I love [F] the ground [G] whereon [Am] she stands
I [F] love my [G] love and well [Am] she knows
I [F] love the ground [G] [Em] whereon she goes
I wish [F] the day [G] it [Em] soon would come
When she [F] and I [G] could be [Am] as one
Black is [F] the color [G] of my true [Am] love's hair
Her lips are [F]
like [G] some [Em] roses' fair
She's the [F] sweetest smile [G] and the [Em] gentlest hands
I [F] love the ground [C] [G] whereon [Am] she stands
I'll [F]
[G] [Am]
[F]
[G] [Am]
go [F] to the [G] Clyde and I'll [Am] moan and weep
For [F]
satisfied [G] I ne [Em]'er can be
I'll write [F] her a letter, [G] just a few [Em] short lines
And I'll [F] soffer death [G] a [Am] thousand times
Black [F] is the color [G] of my true [Am] love's hair
Her lips are [F]
like [G] some [Em] roses' fair
She's the sweetest [F]
smile [G] and the [Em] gentlest hands
I love [F] the ground [G] whereon [Am] she stands
[F] [G] [Am]
[F]
[G] [Am]
[A]
Key:  
F
134211111
G
2131
Am
2311
Em
121
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Am
2311
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To learn The Irish Descendants - (Album Version) Black Is The Colour chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, Am, F, G, Em and F. Kick off your practice at a gentle 56 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 113 BPM. With an eye on the song's key C Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Black is [F] the color _
_ [G] of my true [Am] love's hair _ Her lips [F] are like _ [G] _ some [Em] roses' _ fair
_ She's the sweetest [F] smile _
_ _ [G] and the [Em] gentlest hands
_ I love [F] the ground _ [G] _ _ whereon [Am] she stands
_ _ I [F] love my _ _ [G] love and well [Am] she _ _ knows
I [F] love the ground _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] whereon she _ goes
_ _ I wish [F] the day _ [G] _ it [Em] soon would _ come
_ When she [F] and I _ [G] _ _ could be [Am] as one
_ _ _ Black is [F] the color _ _ [G] of my true [Am] love's hair
_ _ Her lips are [F] _
like _ [G] _ some [Em] roses' fair
_ _ She's the [F] sweetest smile _ _ [G] _ and the [Em] gentlest _ _ hands
I [F] love the ground _ [C] _ [G] _ whereon [Am] she _ stands
_ I'll _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ go [F] to the _ _ _ [G] Clyde and I'll [Am] moan and _ _ weep
For _ [F]
satisfied _ _ [G] _ I ne [Em]'er can be
_ _ _ I'll write [F] her a letter, _ [G] just a few [Em] short lines
_ _ And I'll [F] soffer death _ [G] _ a [Am] thousand _ times
_ Black [F] is the color _ [G] of my true [Am] love's hair
_ _ Her lips are [F] _
like _ [G] _ some [Em] roses' fair
_ _ She's the sweetest [F]
smile _ _ [G] and the [Em] gentlest _ _ hands
I love [F] the ground _ [G] _ _ whereon [Am] she stands
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the Encore: Best of the Irish Descendants album.

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