Black Clouds Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays629

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

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  			INTRO 
D C A   |  D C A E  |  D C A  |  C D E A    X 2 
G D A   |  G D E       X 2  hold the E the second time 
VERSE 
A 
black clouds rollin up the valley 
A                           G   E 
black clouds cover up the sun 
A                            
black clouds rollin up the valley  
D              G                   E 
how can i be sure that you're the one 
A 
Rivers rushin through the canyons 
A                           G    E 
rivers rollin through the hills 
A                   
rivers rushin through the canyons 
D                     G                  E 
i've got a restless heart i can't keep still 

         G              D           A 
see the path we're on coming to a fork now 
      G        D                 E 
the forest blocks the light of day 
           G     D                A 
on this pathway we must make a choice now 
        G         D              E 
stay together or go our seperate ways 
JAM 
D C A   |  D C A E  |  D C A  |  C D E A    X 4 
G D A   |  G D E    play it as many times as you want 
A 
thunder clappin in the treetops 
A         D               E 
sparks shoot out in the night 
A 
thunder clappin in the treetops 
A                 G                      E 
it's hard to say who's wrong and who's right 
A 
fire ragin in the woodlands  
A         D              E 
smoke blows across the fields 
A  
fire ragin in the woodlands 
A                  D             E 
you don't really know the way i feel 
CHORUS 
D C A   |  D C A E  |  D C A  |  C D E A    X 4 
end with one last C D E A 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante