C7
They try to make me go to rehab; I say no, no, no,
Yes I've been black but when I come back; you'll know, know, know.
G7 F7
I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm fine;
C7 F7 C7
He's tried to make me go to rehab; I won't go, go, go.
Em Am F Ab
I'd rather be at home with Ray, I ain't got seventy days.
Em Am
'Cos there's nothing, there's nothing you can teach me,
F Ab
That I can't learn from Mr Hathaway.
G7
I didn't get a lot in class,
F7
But I know it don't come in a shot glass.
C7
They try to make me go to rehab; I say no, no, no,
Yes I've been black but when I come back; you'll know, know, know.
G7 F7
I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm fine;
C7 F7 C7
He's tried to make me go to rehab; I won't go, go, go.
Em Am F Ab
The man said why do you think you here? I said; I got no idea.
Em Am
I'm gonna, I'm gonna, lose my baby,
F Ab
So I always keep a bottle near.
G7
He said I just think you're depressed,
F7
Yes me, yeah baby and the rest.
C7
They try to make me go to rehab; I say no, no, no,
Yes I've been black but when I come back; you'll know, know, know.
Em Am
I don't ever want to drink again,
F Ab
I just, ooh I just, need a friend.
Em Am
I'm not gonna spend ten weeks,
F Ab
And have everyone think I've gone mad.
G7
And it's not just my pride;
F7
It's just 'till these tears have dried.
C7
They try to make me go to rehab; I say no, no, no,
Yes I've been black but when I come back; you'll know, know, know.
G7 F7
I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm fine;
C7 F7 C7
He's tried to make me go to rehab; I won't go, go, go.
C7 G7 F7 Em Am F Ab
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
Dm Gm
Meet you downstairs in the bar, and heard,
A7 Dm
Your rolled up sleeves and your skull t-shirt.
Dm Gm
You say why did you do it with him today?
A7 Dm
And sniff me out like I was Tanqueray.
Gm
'Cos you're my fella, my guy;
E7
Hand me your Stella and fly.
F
By the time I'm out the door,
E7 A7
You tear me down like Roger Moore.
Dm Am E7 Am
I cheated myself, like I knew I would.
Dm Am E7 Am
I told ya, I was trouble; you know that I'm no good.
(n.C)
(Baritone Sax Riff):
Dm Gm
Upstairs in bed with my ex boy;
A7 Dm
He's in the place, but I can't get joy.
Dm Gm
Thinking of you in the final throws;
A7 Dm
This is when my buzzer goes.
Gm
Run out to meet your chips and bitter,
E7
You say when we're married, 'cos you're not bitter.
F
There'll be none of him no more;
E7 A7
I cried for you on the kitchen floor.
Dm Am E7 Am
I cheated myself, like I knew I would.
Dm Am E7 Am
I told ya, I was trouble; you know that I'm no good.
Dm Am E7 Am (x2)
(Horns Play):
Dm Gm
Sweet reunion, Ja-maica and Spain;
A7 Dm
We're like how we were again.
Dm Gm
I'm in the tub; you on the seat,
A7 Dm
Lick your lips, as I soak my feet.
Gm
Then you notice lickle carpet burn;
E7
My stomach drops yeah and my guts churn.
F
You shrug, and it's the worst,
E7 A7
To truly stuck the knife in first.
Dm Am E7 Am
I cheated myself, like I knew I would.
Dm Am E7 Am
I told ya, I was trouble; you know that I'm no good.
Dm Am E7 Am
I cheated myself, like I knew I would.
Dm Am E7 Am
I told ya, I was trouble; you know that I'm no good.
Dm Am E7 Am
(Horns Play):
Dm Gm A7 E7 F Am
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
(Original Key: E)
F7 E7
Nobody stands in between me and my man,
Dm7 G9
It's me And Mr Jones, (me and Mr Jones).
(G7) Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
What kind of fuckery is this?
C6 Dm Dm7
You made me miss the Slick Rick gig. (Oh Slick Rick).
Dm Dm7 Dm Dm7 C#7
And thought I didn't love you when I did, (when I did).
G7 Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C6
Can't be-lieve you played me out like that.
Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
No you ain't worth guest list,
C6 Dm Dm7
Plus one of all them girls you kiss, (all them girls).
Dm Dm7 Dm Dm7 G7#5
You can't keep lying to your-self like this (to your-self).
G7 Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C6
Can't be-lieve you played your-self like this.
Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj9 C6
Rulers one thing, but come Brixton,
F7 Fm6
Nobody stands in be-tween me and my man,
Em7 Ebm7 Dm7 G7
'Cos it's me and Mr Jones, (Me and Mr Jones).
Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
What kind of fuckery are we?
C6 Dm Dm7
Nowa-days you don't mean dick to me, (dick to me).
Dm Dm7 C#7
I might let you make it up to me, (make it up).
G7 Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C6
Who's playing Saturday?
G7 Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7
What kind of fuckery are you?
C6 Dm Dm7
Side from Sammy you're my best black Jew.
Dm Dm7 G7#5
But I could swear that we were through, (we were through).
G7 Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C6
I still want to wonder 'bout the things you do.
Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj9 C6
Mr Destiny, nine and fourteen.
F7 Fm6
Nobody stands in be-tween me and my man,
Em7 Ebm7 Dm7 G7 G7b9 Cmaj7
'Cos it's me and Mr Jones, me and Mr Jones...
F7 E7 Dm7 G9 Cmaj7 C6 Dm C#7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
G7 G7#5 Cmaj9 Fm6 Em7 Ebm7 G7b9
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
Dm Gm Bb A
Verse 1:
Dm Gm
He left no time to re-gret,
Bb A
Kept his dick wet, with his same old safe bet.
Dm Gm
Me... and my head high,
Bb A
And my tears dry; get on without my guy.
Dm Gm
You went back to what you knew,
Bb A
So far removed, from all that we went through.
Dm Gm
And I... tread a troubled track,
Bb A
My odds are stacked; I'll go back to black.
Dm Gm
We only said goodbye with words; I died a hundred times.
Bb A (n.C) (Dm)
You go back to her and I go back to...I go back to us.
Dm Gm
I love you much,
Bb A
It's not e-nough; you love blow and I love puff.
Dm Gm
And life is like a pipe,
Bb A
And I'm a tiny penny rolling up the walls inside.
Dm Gm
We only said goodbye with words; I died a hundred times.
Bb A
You go back to her and I go back to...
Dm Gm
We only said goodbye with words; I died a hundred times.
Bb A
You go back to her and I go back to...
(n.C)
Bridge 1:
Dm Gm
Black... black,
F A
Black... black.
Dm Gm
Black... black,
F A A7
Black... I go back to... I go back to...
Dm Gm
We only said goodbye with words; I died a hundred times.
Bb A
You go back to her and I go back to...
Dm Gm
We only said goodbye with words; I died a hundred times.
Bb A Dm
You go back to her and I go back to black.
Dm Gm Bb A F A7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
Fdim
Verse 1:
C Dm7 Fdim Cmaj7
For you I was a flame; love is a losing game.
C Dm7 Fdim Cmaj7
Five story fire as you came; love is a losing game.
Am7 Dm7 Fm7 Cmaj7
One I wish I never played; oh what a mess we made.
Dm7 Fm Cmaj7
And now the final frame; love is a losing game.
Fdim
Verse 2:
C Dm7 Fdim Cmaj7
Played out by the band; love is a losing hand.
C Dm7 Fdim Cmaj7
More than I could stand; love is a losing hand.
Am7 Dm7 Fm7 Cmaj7
Self professed, profound; 'till the chips were down.
Dm7 Fm Cmaj7
Know you're a gambling man; love is a losing hand.
Fdim
Verse 3:
C Dm7 Fdim Cmaj7
Though I'm rather blind; love is a fate resigned.
C Dm7 Fdim Cmaj7
Memories mar my mind; love is a fate resigned.
Am7 Dm7 Fm Cmaj7
Over futile odds, and laughed at by the gods.
Dm7 Fm Cmaj7
And now the final frame; love is a losing game.
Fdim C Dm7 Cmaj7 Am7 Fm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
(Original Key: A)
D6 G#m7b5
All I can ever be to you, is a darkness that we knew,
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em9 D/F# G E/G#
And this regret I got ac-customed to.
D6 G#m7b5
Once it was so right, when we were at our high,
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em9 D/F# G E/G#
Waiting for you in the ho-tel at night.
D6 G#m7b5
I knew I hadn't met my match, but every moment we could snatch.
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em9 D/F# G E/G#
I don't know why I got so attached.
D6 G#m7b5
It's my responsibility, and you don't owe nothing to me,
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em9 F#m7
But to walk away; I have no ca-pacity.
G Em F#m Bm
He walks a-way; the sun goes down.
G Em F#m Bm
He takes the day, but I'm grown.
G Em F#m Bm
And in your grey, in this blue shade,
E7 F#m G
My tears dry on their own.
D6 G#m7b5
I don't understand; why do I stress a man,
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em9 D/F# G E/G#
When there's so many better things at hand?
D6 G#m7b5
We could a never had it all; we had to hit a wall,
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em9 D/F# G E/G#
So this is in-evita-ble withdrawal.
D6 G#m7b5
Even if I stop wanting you, a per-spective pushes through,
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em9 D/F# G E/G#
I'll be some next man's other woman soon.
D6 G#m7b5
I can't play myself again, I should just be my own best friend,
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em9 F#m7
Not fuck myself in the head with stupid men.
G Em F#m Bm
He walks a-way; the sun goes down.
G Em F#m Bm
He takes the day, but I'm grown.
G Em F#m Bm
And in your grey, in this blue shade,
E7 F#m G
My tears dry on their own.
G/A
F#sus4 F# Bm7
He walks away; the sun goes down.
G
He takes the day, but I'm grown.
A7
And in your grey, in this blue shade, my tears dry on their own.
D6 G#m7b5
I wish I could say no regrets, and no e-motional debts,
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em9 D/F# G E/G#
'Cos as we kiss good-bye the sun sets.
D6 G#m7b5
So we are history; the shadow covers me,
Gmaj7 F#m7 Em9 F#m7
The sky above a blaze that only lovers see.
G Em F#m Bm
He walks a-way; the sun goes down.
G Em F#m Bm
He takes the day, but I'm grown.
G Em F#m Bm
And in your grey, in this blue shade,
E7 F#m G
My tears dry on their own.
G Em F#m Bm
He walks a-way; the sun goes down.
G Em F#m Bm
He takes the day, but I'm grown.
G Em F#m Bm
And in your grey, in this blue shade,
E7 F#m G
My tears dry on their own.
G Em F#m Bm
He walks a-way; the sun goes down.
G Em F#m Bm
He takes the day, but I'm grown.
G Em F#m Bm
And in your grey, in this blue shade,
G Em F#m Bm
My tears dry...
D6 G#m7b5 Gmaj7 F#m7 Em9 D/F# G E/G# Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
F#m Bm E7 G/A F#sus4 F# Bm7 A7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
A G#, C#m C, Emaj7 C#m, C, F#m F
Verse 1:
A G#
It's okay in the day; I'm staying busy.
C#m C
Tied up enough so I don't have to wonder where is he.
Emaj7 C#m
Got so sick of crying, so just lately;
C F#m F
When I catch myself, I do a 1-80.
A G#
I stay up clean the house; at least I'm not drinking.
C#m C
Run around just so I don't have to think a-bout thinking.
Emaj7 C#m
That silent sense of content that everyone gets,
C F#m F
Just disappears soon as the sun sets.
D
This face in my dreams, seizes my guts;
G E7b9
He floods me with dread.
D G E7b9
Soaked in soul, he swims in my eyes, by the bed.
D G E7b9
Pour myself over him; moon spilling in,
C Bm D#maj7
And I wake up a-lone.
A G#
If I was my heart, I'd rather be restless.
C#m C
The second I stop, the sleep catches up and I'm breathless.
Emaj7 C#m
This ache in my chest, as my day is done now.
C F#m F
The dark covers me and I cannot run now.
A G#
My blood running cold; I stand before him.
C#m C
It's all I can do to as-sure him.
Emaj7 C#m
When he comes to me, I drip for him tonight.
C F#m F
Drowning in me, we bathe under blue light.
D
This face in my dreams, seizes my guts;
G E7b9
He floods me with dread.
D G E7b9
Soaked in soul, he swims in my eyes by the bed.
D G E7b9
Pour myself over him; moon spilling in,
C Bm D#maj7
And I wake up a-lone.
C Bm D#maj7
And I wake up a-lone.
C Bm D#maj7
And I wake up a-lone.
C Bm D#maj7
And I wake up a-lone.
A G# C#m C Emaj7 F#m
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
F D G E7b9 Bm D#maj7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
(n.C)
Verse 1:
Am Bm7b5
If my man was fighting, some unholy war;
E7
I would be be-hind him.
Am Bm7b5
Straight, shook up beside him, with strength he didn't know.
E7
It's you I'm fighting for.
Bbmaj7 Am Bbmaj7 Am
He can't lose with me in tow, I refuse to let him go.
Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Gm F E7
At his side and drunk on pride, we wait for the blo-ow.
Am Bbmaj7
We put it in writing, but who you writing for?
E7
Just us on kitchen floor.
Am Bm7b5
Justice done, reciting, my stomach standing still,
E7
Like you're reading my will.
Bbmaj7 Am
He still stands, in spite of what his scars say,
Bbmaj7 Am
I'll battle, 'till this bit-ter finale.
Dm Dm/maj Dm7 Gm F E7
Just me, my dignity, and this guitar case.
Am Bm7b5
Yes, if my man is fighting, some un-holy war,
E7
And I will stand beside you.
Am Bm7b5 E7
But who you fighting for? B, I would have died too; I'd of liked to.
Am Am/maj Gm F E
If my man was fight-ing,
Am Am/maj Gm F E
Some un-holy war.
Am
If my man was fighting.
Am Bm7b5 E7 Bbmaj7 Dm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
Dm/maj Dm7 Gm F Am/maj
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
(Original Key: C#)
Cmaj7 Dm7, Am7 Dm7 (x2)
Verse 1:
Cmaj7 Dm7
He can only hold her for so long,
Cmaj7 Dm7
The lights are on but no-one's home.
Cmaj7 Dm7
She is so vacant, her soul is taken,
Cmaj7 Dm7
He thinks; what's she running from?
Cmaj7 Dm7 Am7 Dm7
Now, how can he have her heart, when it got stole?
Cmaj7 Dm7 Am Dm7
So he tries to pacify her, 'cos what's inside her never dies.
Cmaj7 Dm7
Verse 2:
Cmaj7 Dm7
Even if she's con-tent in his warmth,
Cmaj7 Dm7
She gets plagued with her urgency.
Cmaj7 Dm7
Urgent kisses, the miss misses,
Cmaj7 Dm7
The man that he longs to be.
Cmaj7 Dm7 Am7 Dm7
Now, how can he have her heart, when it got stole?
Cmaj7 Dm7 Am Dm7
So he tries to pacify her, 'cos what's inside her never dies.
Cmaj7 Dm7 Am Dm7
So he tries to pacify her, 'cos what's inside her never dies.
Cmaj7 Dm7 Am Dm7
So he tries to pacify her, 'cos what's inside her never dies.
Cmaj7 Dm7, Am7 Dm7
(Repeat to Fade)
Cmaj7 Dm7 Am7 Am
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
(Original Key: Eb)
Cmaj7
Verse 1:
Cmaj7 Dm7
Tell your boyfriend, next time he around,
Em7 Dm7
To buy his own weed and don't wear my shit down.
Am
I wouldn't care if bre would give me some more.
Em7
I'd rather him leave you then leave him my draw.
Bbsus2 Bb Bbsus4 Bb7
When you smoke all my weed man,
Em7 A7
You got's to call the Green Man.
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 Gsus4 G
So I can get mine, and you get yours.
Cmaj7 Dm7
Once is enough, to make me attack,
Em7 Dm7
So bring me a bag and your man can come back.
Am
I'll check him at the door; make sure he got green,
Em7
I'm tighter than Airport Security teams.
Bbsus2 Bb Bbsus4 Bb7
When you smoke all my weed man,
Em7 A7
You got's to call the Green Man.
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 Gsus4 G
So I can get mine, and you get yours.
Cmaj7 Dm7 (x2), Am Em7
Bbsus2 Bb Bbsus4 Bb7, Em7 A7, Dm7 G7, Cmaj7, Gsus4 G
Verse 3:
Cmaj7 Dm7
I'm my own man, so when will you learn,
Em7 Dm7
That you got a man but I got's to burn?
Am
Don't make no difference if I end up alone;
Em7
I'd rather have myself a-smoke my home grown.
Bbsus2 Bb Bbsus4 Bb7
It's got me ad-dicted;
Em7 A7
Does more than any dick did.
Dm7 G7 Cmaj7
Yeah, I can get mine, and you get yours.
D7 G7 Cmaj9
Yeah, I can get mine, and you get yours.
Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Am Bbsus2 Bb Bbsus4
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
Bb7 A7 G7 Gsus4 G D7 Cmaj9
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
