Pearl Jam - Black
Tab by Frequencybebop

[Verse 1]
             
Sheets of empt

         
y canvas, unto

             
uched sheets o

       
f clay
             
Were laid spre

             
ad out before 

          
me as her body

 once did

           
All five horiz

          
ons revolved a

              
round her soul

 
 as the earth 

to the sun
             
Now the air I 

             
tasted and bre

          
athed has take

n a turn

[Pre-chorus 1]
             
Oh, and all I 

              
taught her was

         
 everything
             
Oh, I know she

              
 gave me all t

        
hat she wore

[Chorus]
           
And now my bit

ter hands,
        
Chafe beneath 

the clouds
            
Of what was ev

erything
        
All the pictur

es have
          
All been washe

d in black
              
Tattooed every

 
thing

[Verse 2]
        
I take a walk 

              
outside, I'm s

             
urrounded by s

    
ome kids at pl

ay
             
I can feel the

             
ir laughter, s

  
o why do I sea

r

[Pre-chorus 2]
             
Oh, and twiste

              
d thoughts tha

              
t spin 'round 

  
my head, I'm s

pinning, oh
             
I'm spinning, 

              
how quick the 

              
sun can drop a


way

[Chorus]
           
And now my bit

ter hands
       
Cradle broken 

glass
              
Of what was ev

  
erything
        
All the pictur

es have
          
All been washe

d in black
             
Tattooed every


thing
        
All the love g

one bad
          
Turned my worl

d to black
              
And tattooed a

   
ll I see,
         
All that I am,
              
All that I'll 


be

[Bridge]
          
  Yeah  Uh huh

         
  Uh huh  Uh
  
I know someday

 you'll have a

 beautiful lif

e,
             
I know you'll 

              
be a star in s

 
omebody else's

 sky
            
But why, why, 

            
why can't it b

e,
             
Oh can't it be

       
 mine
           
ooh, ah yeah, 

   
aah ooh
             
(Doodoo-doo-do

           
o-doodoodoo)
            
(Doodoo-doo-do

           
o-doodoodoo)

[Outro] (x7)
             
Doodoo-doo-doo

          
-doodoodoo
             
Doodoo-doo-doo

          
-doodoodoo
            
Doodoo-doo-doo

          
-doodoodoo