Paint It Black
The Rolling StonesVersions3TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
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I see a red door and I want it painted black.
No colours anymore I want them to turn black.
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes.
I have to turn my head un-til my darkness goes.
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black.
With flowers and by love both never to come back.
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away.
Like a new born baby it just happens every day.
I look inside myself and see my heart is black.
I see my red door and I want it painted black.
Maybe then I'll fade a-way and not have to face the facts.
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black.
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue.
I could not forsee this thing happening to you.
If I look hard e-nough in-to the setting sun
My love will laugh with me be-fore the morning comes.
hmmm... (Fade out)
That's it and thank you have a lot of fun playing!
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Readable chord sheet for Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones
Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
[Em] I see a red door and I [B]want it painted black. [Em] No colours anymore I [B]want them to turn black. [Em] I [D]see the [G]girls walk [D]by dressed [Em]in their summer clothes. [Em] I [D]have to [G]turn my [D]head un-[A]til my darkness [B]goes. [Em] I see a line of cars and [B]they're all painted black. [Em] With flowers and by love both [B]never to come back. [Em] I [D]see people [G]turn their [D]heads and [Em]quickly look away. [Em] Like a [D]new born [G]baby [D]it just [A]happens every [B]day. [Em] I look inside myself and [B]see my heart is black. [Em] I see my red door and I [B]want it painted black. [Em] Maybe [D]then I'll [G]fade a-[D]way and [Em]not have to face the facts. [Em] It's not [D]easy [G]facing [D]up when [A]your whole world is [B]black. [Em] No more will my green sea go [B]turn a deeper blue. [Em] I could not forsee this thing [B]happening to you. [Em] If [D]I look [G]hard e-[D]nough in-[Em]to the setting sun [Em] My [D]love will [G]laugh with [D]me be-[A]fore the morning [B]comes. [Em] [B] [Bm] [Bm] [Bm] [Bm] [Bm] [Bm] [Bm] [Bm] [Bm] [Bm] [Bm] hmmm... (Fade out) That's it and thank you have a lot of fun playing!