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Pint It Black
Rolling Stones
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Paint It Black, by The Rolling Stones
Chords
(start song with main riff and then play Em a few times).
Verse 1
Em B
I see a red door and I want it painted black.
Em B
No colours anymore I want them to turn black.
Em D G D Em
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes.
Em D G D A B
I have to turn my head un-til my darkness goes.
Verse 2
Em B
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black.
Em B
With flowers and by love both never to come back.
Em D G D Em
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away.
Em D G D A B
Like a new born baby it just happens every day.
Verse 3
Em B
I look inside myself and see my heart is black.
Em B
I see my red door and I want it painted black.
Em D G D Em
Maybe then I'll fade a-way and not have to face the facts.
Em D G D A B
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black.
(Don�t play chords loudly here for the first 2 lines, play each one once when it is shown)
Verse 4
Em B
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue.
Em B
I could not forsee this thing happening to you.
Em D G D Em
If I look hard enough in-to the setting sun
Em D G D A B
My love will laugh with me be-fore the morning comes.
Verse 1 again
Em B
I see a red door and I want it painted black.
Em B
No colours anymore I want them to turn black.
Em D G D Em
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes.
Em D G D A B
I have to turn my head un-til my darkness goes.
Outro
Em B
Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm hmmm...
Em B
I wanna see a baby painted black, black as night
Em B
I wanna see the sun, blotted out from the sky
Em B
I wanna see a painting painted, painted black
Em B
Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm Hm hmmm... (use end riff, then fade)
Lead guitar
Intro and main riff
e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--5--7--8--10--8--7--5--5--4--5--7--5--4-|-2--4---------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
2nd guitar part at intro
e|-0-------0-------0-----|
B|-0-------0-------0-----|
G|-0-------0-------0-----|
D|-2-------2-------2-----|
A|-2-------2-------2-----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
part played for second lines of each verse
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9---7-7--------------------------------------|
D|-9-9---7-7---5-5---7-7---9-9---7---5---9-9-9-9--| 2 times
A|-7-7---5-5---5-5---7-7---9-9---7---5---9-9-9-9--|
E|------------------------------------------------|
End part
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-13-12-10-12-10-9-10-12-10 9-10-9-7-9-10-9--| then do the
G|-----------------------------------------------| main riff
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
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