Black Box Chords
Black Box by No Use For a Name is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D/F#, Em, D and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G C
verse 1:
G
Up here sedated
D/F#
in my seat
Can't wait until
Em
i can see my feet
And run away from
C
stupid things i've said
G
I'll be here a few
D/F#
days from now
We'll talk about it
when i come down
Em
If we make it this time I'll
D
clean the stain i've bled
C D
Our worlds collide
G
in new beginnings
C
It's an emergency
D
permission to bail
Em D
out So when the
C D
heart crash lands
G
What memories
D/F# Em
will survive?
Am
I thank my black
C D G C
box that i'm alive
verse 2:
G
I feel unlucky
D/F#
today can't
wash the panic
Em
off my face
Didn't learn a thing
C
from the last time
G
I'ts so selfish to
D/F#
be so confused
Heart beats
like rapid fire
Em
So close to the edge
D
but far away in mind
Chorus 2:
C D G
Two days to go until i see
C
you Looks like we can call
D Em D
the ambulance down there
C D
My head is touching down
G D/F# Em
i've learned to be afraid
Am
I thank my black box
C D
that you're the same
Guitar Solo: G Em C G D/F#- x2
C D
Our worlds collide
G
in new beginnings
C
It's an emergency
D
permission to bail
Em D
out So when the
C D
heart crash lands
G
What memories
D/F# Em
will survive?
Am
I thank my black
C D G C
box that i'm alive
G C G(hold)
I feel unlucky today