Black July Chords
by Joshua James
Black July by Joshua James is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Em, Am, B7 and C7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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Chords:
The intro/verse riff is done like this with the Em and Am chords
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------1-----1----1----1-1-1-|
G|----0------0------0-----0-0-0-----------2-----2----2----2-0-0-|
D|----2------2------2-----0-0-0-----------2-----2----2----2-0-0-|
A|----2------2------2-----0-0-0-----------0-----0----0----0-0-0-|
E|----0------0------0-------0-0---------------------------------|
Intro: Em
verse 1:
Em
I will miss the sunshine.
Em
I will miss the moon.
Em
I will miss the snowfields that put sparkles in your shoes
Am Em
But I am gone, I am gone.
B7 C7 B7 Em
If this road leads to destruction, it's hell that I call home.
verse 2:
Em
I could kiss you darlin
Em
but these hands are stained.
Em
I could beg forgiveness, but it can't bring me home again.
Am Em
No, my love. No, my love.
B7 C7 B7 Em
If this road leads to destruction, it's hell that I call home.
Chorus: