Black Chords

[Verse 1]
E               A                 E              A
Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
     E                 A              E
Were laid spread out before me as her body once did
 
E           A              E               
All five horizons revolved around her soul 
A    
as the earth to the sun
E             A                       E
Now the air I tasted and breathed has taken
a turn
 
[Pre-chorus 1]
C                                    Em
Oh, and all I taught her was everything
C                                   Em
Oh, I know she gave me all that she wore
 
[Chorus]
           D
And now my bitter hands,
        C
Chafe beneath the clouds
            Em
Of what was everything
        D
All the pictures have
          C
All been washed in black
               Em
Tattooed everything
 
[Verse 2]
E        A                   E          
I take a walk outside, I'm surrounded by 
    A
some kids at play
E                A            E
I can feel their laughter, so why do I sear
 
[Pre-chorus 2]
C                                         
Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin 'round 
 Em
my head, I'm spinning, oh
   C                                    
I'm spinning, how quick the sun can drop 
Em
away
 
[Chorus]
           D
And now my bitter hands
       C
Cradle broken glass
                Em
Of what was everything
        D
All the pictures have
          C
All been washed in black
             Em
Tattooed everything
        D
All the love gone bad
          C
Turned my world to black
                 D
And tattooed all I see,
         C
All that I am,
              Em
All that I'll be
 
[Bridge]
D C     Em      D       C
  Yeah  Uh huh  Uh huh  Uh
  Em
I know someday you'll have a beautiful life,
  D                          C
I know you'll be a star in somebody else's sky
    Em        D            C
But why, why, why can't it be,
C                Em  D  C
Oh can't it be mine
Em      D        C
ooh, ah yeah, aah ooh
C                        Em
(Doodoo-doo-doo-doodoodoo)
Em                       D
(Doodoo-doo-doo-doodoodoo)
 
[Outro] (x7)
D                       C
Doodoo-doo-doo-doodoodoo
C                       Em
Doodoo-doo-doo-doodoodoo
Em                      D
Doodoo-doo-doo-doodoodoo