Black Chords & Tabs

by Pearl Jam

[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Suggested Pattern (Verse):
BPM: 77
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 202, 202, 1, 202, 202, 101, 1, 101, 1, 202, 202, 101, 1, 101]
Suggested Pattern (Pre-chorus):
BPM: 77
Denominator: 16
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 202, 202, 202, 1, 202, 1, 101, 1, 101, 202, 202, 1, 202, 1, 101]
Pearl Jam - Black
Tab by Frequencybebop

[Verse 1]
E               Asus2             E             Asus2
Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
     E                 A              E            
Were laid spread out before me as her body once did
E           Asus2          E               Asus2                  
All five horizons revolved around her soul 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        Asus2                E               Asus2       
I take a walk outside, I'm surrounded by some kids at play
E                A            E            
I can feel their laughter, so why do I sear

[Pre-chorus 2]
C                                           Em                     
Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin 'round my head, I'm spinning, oh
    C                                     Em 
I'm spinning, how quick the sun can drop 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     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                EmD
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