Paint It, Black Chords by The Rolling Stones

Tempo:
158.75 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

C

Eb

Ab

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paint It, Black chords
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[Fm]
[F] [G]
[Em]
[Fm]
I see a window and I want it [G] painted [Ab] black.
[G] [Fm]
No colors anymore, [C] I want [Ab] it [G] to turn black.
[Fm]
[Eb] I [Ab] see the girls [Eb] walk by [Fm] dressed in their summer clothes.
[Eb] I have [Cm] to turn my head [Bb] until my darkness [C] goes.
[Fm]
I see a line of cars and they're all [G] painted [C] black.
[Fm]
These flowers and my love [G] hope never [Ab] to [G] come [Ab] back.
[Fm]
[Eb] I see [Ab] people turn their [Eb] heads and [Fm] quickly look away.
[Eb] Not a [Ab] new bomb baby, [Eb] it just [Bb] happens every [C] day.
[Fm]
I look inside myself [G] and see my heart is black.
[Ab] [Fm]
I see my red door, I must have it [C] repainted black.
[Fm] Maybe [Eb] [Ab] then I'll [Eb] fade away and [Fm] I'll have a face that's black.
[Eb] Not [Ab] easy [Eb] facing up when [Bb] your whole [C] world is [Fm] black.
No more will my green city door turn a [C] deeper blue.
[Fm]
I could not [C] foresee this thing happening to you.
[Fm]
[Gm] If I [Ab] look hard [Eb] enough [Fm] into the setting sun,
[Eb] My love will laugh with me [Bb] before the morning [C] comes.
[Fm]
I see a red door and [G] I want it painted black.
[Ab] [Fm]
No colors anymore, [C] I want them to turn [Fm]
[Eb] black.
I see [Ab] the girls [Eb] walk by [Fm] dressed in their summer
[Eb] clothes.
I [Ab] have to turn [Eb] my head [Bb]
until my [C] darkness goes.
[Fm]
[C] [Fm]
[C] [Fm]
[C]
[Fm]
[C]
I [Fm] want to see you fade it.
[C]
[Fm]
[C]
I want to [Fm] see you fade it, fade it, fade it, fade it [C]
black.
Yeah.
[Fm] [C]
[Fm]
[C]
[Fm]
[C]
[Fm]
[N]
Key:  
Fm
123111111
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
G
2131
Fm
123111111
C
3211
Eb
12341116
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To learn The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: C, Fm, C, Eb, Fm, Eb and Ab. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 79 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 159 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of (unknown) Major in mind.

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[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I see a window and I want it [G] painted _ [Ab] black.
[G] _ [Fm] _
No colors _ anymore, [C] I want [Ab] it [G] to turn black.
_ _ [Fm] _
[Eb] I [Ab] see the girls [Eb] walk by [Fm] dressed in their summer clothes. _ _ _
[Eb] I have [Cm] to turn my head [Bb] until my darkness [C] _ goes.
[Fm] _ _
I see a line of cars and they're all [G] painted [C] black.
_ _ [Fm] _
These flowers and my love [G] hope never [Ab] to [G] come [Ab] back.
_ [Fm] _
[Eb] I see [Ab] people turn their [Eb] heads and [Fm] quickly look away. _ _ _
[Eb] Not a [Ab] new bomb baby, [Eb] it just [Bb] happens every [C] day.
_ [Fm] _ _
I look inside myself [G] and see my heart is black.
[Ab] _ _ [Fm] _
I see my red door, I must have it [C] repainted black.
_ _ [Fm] Maybe [Eb] [Ab] then I'll [Eb] fade away and [Fm] I'll have a face that's _ _ black.
[Eb] Not [Ab] easy [Eb] facing up when [Bb] your whole [C] world is _ _ [Fm] black.
No more will my green city door turn a [C] deeper blue.
_ _ [Fm] _
I could not [C] foresee this thing _ happening to you.
_ [Fm] _ _
[Gm] If I [Ab] look hard [Eb] enough [Fm] into the setting sun, _ _ _
[Eb] My love will laugh with me [Bb] before the morning [C] _ comes.
[Fm] _ _
I see a red door and [G] I want it painted black.
[Ab] _ _ [Fm] _
No colors anymore, [C] I want them to turn _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
[Eb] black.
I see [Ab] the girls [Eb] walk by [Fm] dressed in their summer _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] clothes.
I [Ab] have to turn [Eb] my head [Bb]
until my [C] darkness goes.
_ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ I [Fm] want to see you fade it.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ I want to [Fm] see you fade it, fade it, fade it, fade it [C]
black.
_ Yeah.
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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