Chords for Wallis Bird and Rea Garvey - * Black is the Colour * - SWR3 New Pop Festival 2006
Tempo:
82.575 bpm
Chords used:
C
Am
G
Ab
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
My next guest, he's a very cool guy, very cool guy.
He's pretty famous.
And he's gonna get up here and sing an Irish traditional song with me.
And, uh, cause we're both natives from the same country.
Do you know who it is?
It's Raymond!
It's him.
[Gb] They asked me if I should be the musical uncle of [Ab] the Wallace.
And
[N] I think that Wallace doesn't need a father.
She's got so much on her, right?
This next song is from home.
[Am]
[C] From
[G]
[Am] [E] [C] Black is the color of [G] my [Ab] true [Am] love's hair.
Her lips [C] are like
[G] sea
[Am] roses.
She had the [C] sweetest smile.
[G] And the [Am] gentlest hands.
[Cm] I [C] love her.
[G] On [Ab] where she [Am] stands.
I [C] love my love.
[G] Well, [E] she [Am] knows.
And I [C] love the crown.
On [G] where [Am] she goes.
I wish [C] that the day
[G] soon
[Am] would [C] come.
[Am] [A] My [C] love
[G] [Gm]
[Am] Black [C] is the color of [G] true [Am] love's hair.
Her lips [C] are like
[G] some
[Am] roses' [C] fair.
She had the [C] sweetest smile.
[G] And the [Am] gentlest hands.
[C] [G] On where [Am] she [C] stands.
[Am] I go to [C] the fire.
[G] I [Am] mourn and weep.
For [C] [G] satisfying
an
[Am] air can be.
I write [C] her a letter.
[G] Just a few [Am] short lines.
And so [C] far, I tell
[G] others.
[Am] Black [C] is the [G] color
of
true [Am] love's hair.
Her lips [C] are [G] like
some
[Am] roses' fair.
She had the [C] sweetest smile.
[G] And the [Am] gentlest hands.
And the gentlest hands.
[C] [D] [Gm]
On where she [G] stands.
[N]
He's pretty famous.
And he's gonna get up here and sing an Irish traditional song with me.
And, uh, cause we're both natives from the same country.
Do you know who it is?
It's Raymond!
It's him.
[Gb] They asked me if I should be the musical uncle of [Ab] the Wallace.
And
[N] I think that Wallace doesn't need a father.
She's got so much on her, right?
This next song is from home.
[Am]
[C] From
[G]
[Am] [E] [C] Black is the color of [G] my [Ab] true [Am] love's hair.
Her lips [C] are like
[G] sea
[Am] roses.
She had the [C] sweetest smile.
[G] And the [Am] gentlest hands.
[Cm] I [C] love her.
[G] On [Ab] where she [Am] stands.
I [C] love my love.
[G] Well, [E] she [Am] knows.
And I [C] love the crown.
On [G] where [Am] she goes.
I wish [C] that the day
[G] soon
[Am] would [C] come.
[Am] [A] My [C] love
[G] [Gm]
[Am] Black [C] is the color of [G] true [Am] love's hair.
Her lips [C] are like
[G] some
[Am] roses' [C] fair.
She had the [C] sweetest smile.
[G] And the [Am] gentlest hands.
[C] [G] On where [Am] she [C] stands.
[Am] I go to [C] the fire.
[G] I [Am] mourn and weep.
For [C] [G] satisfying
an
[Am] air can be.
I write [C] her a letter.
[G] Just a few [Am] short lines.
And so [C] far, I tell
[G] others.
[Am] Black [C] is the [G] color
of
true [Am] love's hair.
Her lips [C] are [G] like
some
[Am] roses' fair.
She had the [C] sweetest smile.
[G] And the [Am] gentlest hands.
And the gentlest hands.
[C] [D] [Gm]
On where she [G] stands.
[N]
Key:
C
Am
G
Ab
E
C
Am
G
_ _ _ _ _ My next guest, he's a very cool guy, very cool guy.
He's pretty famous.
And he's gonna get up here and sing an Irish traditional song with me.
And, uh, cause we're both natives from the same country.
Do you know who it is?
It's Raymond! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's him.
_ _ _ [Gb] They asked me if I should be the musical uncle of [Ab] the Wallace.
And _
[N] I think that Wallace doesn't need a father.
She's got so much on her, right? _
_ _ _ _ This next song is from home.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ From_ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [C] Black is the color of [G] _ _ my [Ab] true [Am] love's hair.
_ _ _ _ Her lips [C] are like_
_ _ [G] _ _ _sea
[Am] roses.
_ _ _ _ She had the [C] sweetest smile.
_ [G] _ _ And the [Am] gentlest hands.
_ _ _ [Cm] I [C] love her.
_ _ [G] _ _ On [Ab] where she [Am] stands.
_ _ _ _ I [C] love my love.
_ _ [G] _ _ Well, [E] she [Am] knows.
_ _ _ And I [C] love the crown.
On [G] _ _ where [Am] she goes.
_ _ I wish [C] that the day_
_ [G] _ _ _soon
[Am] would [C] come.
_ _ [Am] _ _ [A] My [C] love_
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ Black [C] is the color of _ [G] _ _ true [Am] love's hair.
_ _ _ _ Her lips [C] are like_
_ [G] _ _some
[Am] roses' [C] fair.
_ _ She had the [C] sweetest smile.
_ [G] _ _ And the [Am] gentlest hands. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ On where [Am] she [C] stands.
_ _ [Am] _ _ I go to [C] the fire.
_ [G] _ _ I [Am] mourn and weep.
_ _ _ For [C] _ _ _ [G] satisfying_
_ _an
[Am] air can be.
_ _ _ I write [C] her a letter.
_ [G] _ _ Just a few [Am] short lines.
_ _ And so [C] far, I tell_
[G] _others. _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ Black [C] is the _ _ [G] _ color_
_of
true [Am] love's hair.
_ _ _ _ Her lips [C] are _ _ [G] like_
_ _some
[Am] roses' fair.
_ _ She had the [C] sweetest smile.
_ _ [G] _ And the [Am] gentlest hands.
And the gentlest hands. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
On where she [G] stands.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He's pretty famous.
And he's gonna get up here and sing an Irish traditional song with me.
And, uh, cause we're both natives from the same country.
Do you know who it is?
It's Raymond! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It's him.
_ _ _ [Gb] They asked me if I should be the musical uncle of [Ab] the Wallace.
And _
[N] I think that Wallace doesn't need a father.
She's got so much on her, right? _
_ _ _ _ This next song is from home.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ From_ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [C] Black is the color of [G] _ _ my [Ab] true [Am] love's hair.
_ _ _ _ Her lips [C] are like_
_ _ [G] _ _ _sea
[Am] roses.
_ _ _ _ She had the [C] sweetest smile.
_ [G] _ _ And the [Am] gentlest hands.
_ _ _ [Cm] I [C] love her.
_ _ [G] _ _ On [Ab] where she [Am] stands.
_ _ _ _ I [C] love my love.
_ _ [G] _ _ Well, [E] she [Am] knows.
_ _ _ And I [C] love the crown.
On [G] _ _ where [Am] she goes.
_ _ I wish [C] that the day_
_ [G] _ _ _soon
[Am] would [C] come.
_ _ [Am] _ _ [A] My [C] love_
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ Black [C] is the color of _ [G] _ _ true [Am] love's hair.
_ _ _ _ Her lips [C] are like_
_ [G] _ _some
[Am] roses' [C] fair.
_ _ She had the [C] sweetest smile.
_ [G] _ _ And the [Am] gentlest hands. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ On where [Am] she [C] stands.
_ _ [Am] _ _ I go to [C] the fire.
_ [G] _ _ I [Am] mourn and weep.
_ _ _ For [C] _ _ _ [G] satisfying_
_ _an
[Am] air can be.
_ _ _ I write [C] her a letter.
_ [G] _ _ Just a few [Am] short lines.
_ _ And so [C] far, I tell_
[G] _others. _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ Black [C] is the _ _ [G] _ color_
_of
true [Am] love's hair.
_ _ _ _ Her lips [C] are _ _ [G] like_
_ _some
[Am] roses' fair.
_ _ She had the [C] sweetest smile.
_ _ [G] _ And the [Am] gentlest hands.
And the gentlest hands. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
On where she [G] stands.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _