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Black Is The Colour chords by Christy Moore (Official Version)

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Asus2
F
G
Am
E7

Verse 1
Asus2 
F 
Black is the colour
G 
Asus2 
Am 
of my true love's hair
F 
G 
E7 
Her lips are like some roses fair
F 
She has the sweetest smile,
G 
E7 
And the gentlest hands
F 
And I love the ground,
G 
Asus2 
Am 
Whereon she stands

Verse 2
F 
G 
I love my love
Asus2 
Am 
and well she knows,
F 
G 
E7 
I love the ground whereon she goes,
F 
G 
E7 
I wish the day, it soon would come,
F 
G 
When she and I
Asus2 
Am 
could be as one

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Verse 3

F

G

I go to the Clyde

Asus2

Am

I mourn and weep,

F

G

E7

Satisfied I never can be,

F

G

E7

Then I write her a letter, just a few short lines,

F

G

And suffer death,

Asus2

Am

a thousand times

Verse 4
F 
For black is the colour
G 
Asus2 
Am 
of my true love's hair
F 
G 
E7 
Her lips are like some roses fair
F 
She has the sweetest smile,
G 
E7 
And the gentlest hands
F 
And I love the ground,
G 
Asus2 
Whereon she stands

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Asus2
F
G
Am
E7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Bb minorBPM: 63

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Asus2: x-0-2-2-0-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0

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This is the original studio version of Black Is The Colour by Christy Moore, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Bb minor. It suits players who want to learn Black Is The Colour the way Christy Moore intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Black Is The Colour

Christy Moore

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