E             

         
     0 2 2 1 0

 
 0
A                  0 0 2 2 2 0
Asus4              0 0 2 2 3 0
Em                 0 2 2 0 0 0
C                  x 3 2 0 1 0
D                  x x 0 2 3 2

(N.B. Sorry if the timing on the chords is wrong, but the singer makes
it kind of hard with his timing)

Black
Pearl Jam

[Verse 1]
             
Sheets of empt

        
y canvas
             
untouched shee

            
ts of clay
             
lay spread out

    
 before me
       
as her body on

ce did
            
All five horiz

     
ons,
             
revolved aroun

             
d her soul (as

              
 the earth to 

     
the sun)
             
Now the air I 


tasted and bre

athed,
    
has taken a tu

rn
             
Oooh and all I

              
 taught her wa

          
s... everythin

g
             
Oooh all I kno

              
w she gave all

         
... that she w

ore

[Hook]
           
And now my bit

ter hands
        
chafe beneath 

the clouds
              
Of what was ev

   
erything
             
All the pictur

              
es have all be

   
en washed in b

lack
             
Tatooed everyt


hing.

[Verse 2]
            
I take a walk 

        
outside
             
I'm surrounded

             
 by some kids 

         
at play
             
I can feel the

   
ir laughter
   
So why do i se

er
             
Ooh and twiste

              
d thoughts the

              
y spin round m

  
y head (I'm sp

innin')
             
Oooh I'm spinn

              
ing how quick 

              
the sun can dr

    
op awayayayaya

y

[Hook]
           
And now my bit

ter hands
       
cradle broken 

glass
              
of what was ev

   
erything
             
All my picture

              
s have all bee

  
n washed in bl

ack
             
Tatooed everyt


hing

[Verse 3]
       
All my love go

ne bad
          
turned my worl

d to black
            
tatooed all I 

see
         
All that I am
              
All I'll ever 

           
beeeeeeee    y

     
eaahheah

        

  
I know some da

y you'll have 

a beautiful li

fe
  
I know you'll 

be a sun,
             
In somebody el

             
ses sky, but w

             
hyhy, whyhy   

 
whyhy
             
can't it be, o

              
h can't it be 


mine.

[Guitar Solo] (with vocalizations)
If you are interested that little background
around 2:51 or so goes like this

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