Black Dresses Chords
Black Dresses by The Builders And The Butchers is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, C and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A
Little sister, there's blood on the tracks,
D
And a lit cigarette but you're not comin' back,
C E A
To a town that was built on black gold and iron ore.
A
And the kettle got hot, and it boiled and it steamed,
D
And you can't run away from the worst of your dreams,
C E A
They'll string you up when you're tryin' to fall fast asleep.
A
She wore black dresses black dresses
D
And she never cried in the morning.
C
She's got a bottle in paper
E A
So she can forget her name.
A
She wore black dresses black dresses
D
And she never smiled in the morning.
C
She's got a bottle in paper
E A
So she can forget her name.
A
Well her home town was built by a few greedy men,
D
And people tell me she was descended from them.
C E A
She's been playin' in the darkness ever since she was a kid.
A
And she doesn't mourn for her man's come and gone,
D
She's worn the color of black all along,
C E A
And she was born with a stone where there shoulda been a heart.
A
She wore black dresses black dresses
D
And she never cried in the morning.
C
She's got a bottle in paper
E A
So she can forget her name.
A
She wore black dresses black dresses
D
And she never smiled in the morning.
C
She's got a bottle in paper
E A
So she can forget her name.
D A E A
Did you ever meet a girl who was born the victim of a name?
D A E A
I know, 'cuz I'm a boy who was born the victim of a name.
D A E A
Did you ever meet a girl who was born the victim of a name?
D A E D
I know, 'cuz I'm a boy who was born the victim of a name.
A
Little sister, there's blood on the tracks,
D
And a lit cigarette but you're not comin' back,
C E A
To a town that was built on black gold and iron ore.
A
She wore black dresses
D
And she never cried in the morning.
C
She's got a bottle in paper
E A
So she can forget her name.
A
She wore black dresses
D
And she never smiled in the morning.
C
She's got a bottle in paper
E A
So she can forget her name.
C
She's got a bottle in paper
E A
So she can forget her name.
C
She's got a bottle in paper
E A
So she can forget her name...