Black Memories Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays516

Black Memories by The Growlers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Em, G, D, Dm, A and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
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16
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INTRO 
C   Em \ 2x 
G      / 

verse 1 
C                    Em                        G 
Pretending it’ll get better when you’re not around 
Finally free but I’m lying to me 
C                       Em                   D      
 Searching for the black memories to show my heart what I need 
            Em         Dm 
But nothing puts me at ease 

Chorus 
C             Dm 
Where are you going 
Em    Dm           C 
 Come back with my heart 
C                      Dm 
Sure as the wind keeps blowing 
Em              Dm         C 
Nothing’s gonna heal these scars 

INTERLUDE 
C   Em 
G 
C   Em 
D 

verse 2 
C                      Em 
Broken promises you’ve given me 
G 
 Make me wanna live a live without words 
C             Em 
Expectations died before birth 
D                   Em             Dm 
 Trying to kill the pain before it hurts 

Chorus 
C             Dm 
Where are you going 
Em    Dm           C 
 Come back with my heart 
C                      Dm 
Sure as the wind keeps blowing 
Em              Dm         C 
Nothing’s gonna heal these scars 

INTERLUDE 
A 
Em   Dm 
C 
Em   Dm 
C 
Am   Em 

verse 3 
C                    Em 
You strike me at ten times my weight 
     G 
In a vegetable state so they lock me away 
C                     Em                       D 
 Pretending it’ll get better when you’re not around 
                     Em       Dm 
Finally free but I’m lying to me 

Chorus (2x) 
C             Dm 
Where are you going 
Em    Dm           C 
 Come back with my heart 
C                      Dm 
Sure as the wind keeps blowing 
Em              Dm         C 
Nothing’s gonna heal these scars 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante