Black Sheep Chords

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Black Sheep by Johnny Paycheck is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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  			G                                   C 
My friends all say that I am just a black sheep 

    D7                       G 
And that I’m not wanted here below 

                                   C 
They say that I’m not worthy to be near them 

       D7                                  G 
Please tell me God where can a black sheep go 


                                C 
I never had no one down here to love me 

    D7                            G 
You see I’ve never met my mom and dad 

                                 C 
They went away when I was just a small boy 

    D7                            G 
Not many kind friends have I ever had 


      D7                            G 
Could You make room in heaven for a black sheep 

          A7                           D7 
Could you love me and treat me as your own 

G                                  C 
Or will I still be treated like an outcast 

  D7                               G 
A black sheep who must always play alone 


                                       C 
The clothes may not be pretty that I’m wearing 

    D7                                   G 
But you know that I can’t help the way I look 

                                  C 
I wonder if you’d search the holy pages 

    D7                            G 
And tell me if my name is in Your book 
    	

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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante