Black Gold Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays590

Black Gold by Editors is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, G, D, A, Bm and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro 

       Em          G      D   A 
(Black gold, black gold) 
       Em          G      D   A 
(Black gold, black gold) 

Verso 1:
Em                         G 
I know you better than you know yourself 
D                        A 
You're not?a?secret or a?story to tell 
Em                        G 
I walk on runways?just to know you're safe 
D                            A 
Ain't nothing sacred in this hostile place 

Pré-Refrão
      Em             G        D                   A 
Don't change, don't change, I need you tonight, I need you tonight 
      Em             G                  D                     A 
Don't change, don't change, we'll take down satellites, take down satellites 
Bm D                          Bm  A          C 
     You're not gonna be afraid   Now it's a little late 


      Bm                      A          Em 
Black gold is the colour, the dawn never comes 
D              A                  Bm 
  And we don't answer when you're wrong (Black gold like no other) 
       A       Em     D                A                 Bm 
Did we ever belong?     Just take them on and then we're gone (Black gold is the colour) 
    A          Em     D              A 
The dawn never comes,   and we don't answer... 

Verso 2:
Em                         G 
Put your hand up if you're running scared 
D                      A 
Choke my engine, it cannot be repaired 
Em                            G 
Our superheroes, well, where are they now? 
D                            A 
Put your foot down till the petrol runs out 

Pré-Refrão
      Em             G        D                   A 
Don't change, don't change, I need you tonight, I need you tonight 
      Em             G                  D                     A 
Don't change, don't change, we'll take down satellites, take down satellites 
Bm D                          Bm  A          C 
     You're not gonna be afraid   Now it's a little late 


      Bm                      A          Em 
Black gold is the colour, the dawn never comes 
D              A                  Bm 
  And we don't answer when you're wrong (Black gold like no other) 
       A      Em     D                A                 Bm 
Did we ever belong?    Just take them on and then we're gone (Black gold is the colour) 
    A          Em    D               A                  Bm 
The dawn never comes,  and we don't answer when you're wrong (Black gold like no other) 
       A      Em     D                 A                Bm 
Did we ever belong?    Just take them on and then we're gone 

Ponte:
      Bm                      A          Em      D   A 
Black gold is the colour, the dawn never comes 
      Bm                         A      Em       D   A   Bm 
Black gold is the colour, did we ever belong? 

Outro 

      Em          G      D   A    x5 
Black gold, black gold 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante