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Paint It Black
The Rolling Stones

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00:00 Song Demo
01:22 Lesson Intro
02:02 Chords
03:31 Intro Riff
09:19 Strum - Verse
11:35 Improve your strum now!
12:12 Strum - Chorus
14:37 Strum - Verse 4
15:19 Lesson Outro

CAPO 2

 

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

Dm                       A7

  I see a red door and I want it painted black.

Dm                      A7

  No colours anymore, I want them to turn black.

Dm  C      F          C          Dm

  I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes.

Dm  C      F       C       G               A7

  I have to turn my head until my darkness goes.

 

[Verse 2]

Dm                         A7

  I see a line of cars and they're all painted black.

Dm                              A7

  With flowers and my love both never to come back.

Dm  C          F          C         Dm

  I see people turn their heads and quickly look away.

Dm       C       F    C       G             A7

  Like a newborn baby it just happens every day.

 

[Verse 3]

Dm                         A7

  I look inside myself and see my heart is black.

Dm                          A7

  I see my red door, I must have it painted black

Dm      C         F     C       Dm

  Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts.

Dm         C    F      C       G                   A7

  It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black.

 

[Verse 4]

Dm                             A7

  No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue.

Dm                              A7

  I could not forsee this thing happening to you.

Dm   C     F      C      Dm

  If I look hard enough into the setting sun

Dm   C         F          C     G                A7

  My love will laugh with me before the morning comes.

 

[Verse 5]

Dm                       A7

  I see a red door and I want it painted black.

Dm                      A7

  No colours anymore, I want them to turn black.

Dm  C      F          C          Dm

  I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes.

Dm  C      F       C       G               A7

  I have to turn my head until my darkness goes.

 

[Outro]

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               Dm                      A7

I wanna see it painted, painted black, black as night, black as coal

  Dm                        A7

I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky

               Dm                                 A7

I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black, yeah