SONG: Black (Live Acoustic)
ARTIST: Pearl Jam

CAPO: none
TUNING: standard

Differences from other versions
Full and corrected lyrics - lyrics not same as studio version
Chords used by original rec
Barre chord chart
Grace chords added


CHORDS:
 
Intro / Verse:

     E7    E9sus4   A/E     E9sus4   E7     E9sus4     A   
e||--7-----x--------7-------x---------7------x---------5--||
B||--9-----7--------10------7---------9------7---------5--||
G||--7-----7--------9-------7---------7------7---------6--||
D||--9-----7--------7-------7---------9------7---------7--||
A||--7-----7--------7-------7---------9------7---------7--||
E||--7-----x--------x-------x---------7------x---------5--||


Bridge

     C     Em    E9sus4  Em       
e||--8-----7-----x-------7-----||
B||--8-----8-----7-------8-----||
G||--9-----9-----7-------9-----||
D||--10----9-----7-------9-----||
A||--10----7-----7-------7-----||
E||--8-----7-----x-------x-----||


Chorus

     Em    D     C       Em       
e||--8-----5-----3-------8-------||
B||--8-----7-----5-------8-------||
G||--9-----7-----5-------9-------||
D||--10----7-----5-------10------||
A||--10----5-----3-------10------||
E||--8-----5-----3-------8-------||


Intro


E7 - E9sus4 - A/E - E9sus4 - E7 - E9sus4 - A
x2

Verse 1


E7               A/E             E7 (E9sus4) A
Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay

     E7              A/E              E7 (E9sus4) A
Were laid spread out before me as her body once did

E7       A/E                      E7       A
All five horizons revolved around her soul as the earth to the sun

E7             A/E                     E7     (E9sus4) E7
Now the air I tasted and breathed has taken a turn


Bridge

C                                    Em   (E9sus4) Em
Hmmmm, and all I taught her was everything
       C                     Em  (E9sus4)  Em
Hmmmm, How quick the sun can drop away


Chorus
           D
And now my bitter hands,
      C
Cradle broken glass 
            Em
Of what was everything
        D
Oh, the pictures had
              C
Have all been washed in black
              E
Tattooed everything


Verse 2

E7         A/E              E7        (E9sus4) A
I  take a  walk outside I'm surrounded by some kids at play
     E7              A/E              E7 (E9sus4) E7
Oh, I can feel their laughter so, why do I sear


Bridge

           C                                    Em   
Hmmmm, 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 
Tattooed all I see,
         C
All that I am,
         Em    D  C
All I'll be       Yeah

Em      D       C
Uh huh  Uh huh

  Em
I know someday you'll have a beautiful life,
  D                       C
I know you'll be a sun in somebody else's sky
    Em        D            C
But why, why, why can't it be,
                 Em     A      C
Why can't it be mine

Em, D, C (till end)