Song: Paint it black
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Composers: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Tabbed by: DJ  4th Jan 2015

NOTE: The original studio recording is quite sharp above standard
pitch,so either the band were tuned sharp, or the backing tape was
sped up,which raised the pitch. To play along use a chromatic tuner, 
and tune all the strings up approx. +40 cents above standard pitch.

Alternatively, here's a live video, which is in standard pitch,
so you won't need any fine adjustment to play along. 
Copy and paste this link into your browser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVrdXUHvsF0

CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the original recorded key of Em)

Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
    = xx0231     = x02230     = x32010
 = xx0230         = x02220     = 133211
 = xx0233     = x02200     = 320033

h = hammer-on  p = pull-off

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[Intro]
        
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B |--3--------
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D |----0----0-
A |-----------
E |-----------

       
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[2 bars of drums]
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

[Verse 1]
            
|  /  /  /  / 

   
 |  /  /  /  /

  |

     
   I see   a  

     
red   door, an

    
d I want  it p

        
ainted black,
     
   No col - ou

      
rs an  - y - m

    
ore, I want  t

        
hem to turn bl

     
ack,
           
    I see the 

            
girls walk by,

         
 dressed in th

eir summer clo

thes,

       
| /___/   /___

    
/    /___/    

 
/___/  |

           
    I have to 

            
turn my head u

             
n - til my dar

           
kness goes

[Verse 2]
     
    I see   a 

   
 line  of cars

        
, and they’re 

       
all painted bl

      
ack,
       
    With flow 

      
- ers, and   m

       
y love, both n

    
ev - er to com

       
e back,
           
    I see peop

             
le turn their 

          
heads, and qui

ckly look away

,

       
| /___/   /___

    
/    /___/    

 
/___/  |

           
    Like a new

            
-born baby, it

             
 just happens 

          
every day

[Verse 3]
     
   I look  in 

      
- side  my - s

     
elf, and see  

       
 my heart is b

      
lack,
     
   I see   my 

     
red   door, I 

     
must have  it 

           
painted black,
           
    Maybe then

             
 I’ll fade a -

         
 way, and not 

have to face t

he facts,

        
| /___/   /___

    
/    /___/    

 
/___/  |

           
   It’s not ea

            
sy facing up, 

             
when your whol

             
e world is bla

    
ck

[Verse 4]
      
    No more  w

      
ill my    gree

    
n sea go turn 

       
 a deeper blue

  
,
     
    I could no

     
t for - see th

      
is thing happ 

        
- en - ing to 

      
you,
           
    If I look 

            
hard e - nough

      
 in - to the s

etting sun,

       
| /___/   /___

    
/    /___/    

 
/___/  |

           
    My love wi

             
ll laugh with 

            
me be - fore t

             
he morning com

    
es

[Verse 5]
     
   I see   a  

     
red   door, an

    
d I want  it p

          
ainted black,
     
   No col - ou

       
rs an  - y  - 

    
more, I want  

       
them to turn b

       
lack,
          
   I see the g

             
irls walk by, 

        
dressed in the

ir summer clot

hes,

        
| /___/   /___

    
/     /___/   

 
 /___/  |

           
    I have to 

            
turn my head u

             
n - til my dar

            
kness goes!

[Break]
       
   Hum -hum  -

     
 hum! Hum  -hu

    
m -hum!  Hum, 

        
 hum, hum -um,

     
 hum!
       
   Hum -hum  -

     
 hum! Hum  -hu

    
m -hum!  Hum, 

        
 hum, hum -um,

     
 hum!
       
   Hum -hum  -

     
 hum! Hum  -hu

    
m -hum!  Hum, 

        
 hum, hum -um,

     
 hum!
       
   Hum -hum  -

     
 hum! Hum  -hu

    
m -hum!  Hum, 

        
 hum, hum -um,

     
 hum!

[Verse 6]
         
I want to see 

            
you paint it, 

    
           pai

  
nt it black,
        
Black as night

        
, black as coa

   
l,
            
I want to see 

            
the sun...
           
...Blotted out

           
 from the sky,

    
       I want 

to see you...
           
...Paint it, p

   
aint it, paint

       
 it,     ...pa

         
int it black! 

     
   Yeah!

[Coda]
           
||:   Humm - h

       
umm - humm!  H

       
umm - humm - h


umm!
        
      Humm, hu

         
mm, humm -umm,

       
 hmmm!        

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