Black Dress chords by Ed Harcourt

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
E  A
E  A


Verse 1:
    E
For days I've searched for the words
   A
So I don't make a mess of this
A
I'll trade my eyes for a fleeting wish
  E
I woke at 7 a.m.
    A
The cold air was not becoming
A

This tune I started humming


Verse 2:
    E
And you lay there so still
     A
With dark eyes shut and whiskey breath
A
You hadn't taken off your black dress
    E
The curtain fell from its rail
  A
I shut the window so it wouldn't shatter
A
But it was nothing it didn't matter


Chorus 1:
   B                                C#m
To me our lives are barely built to last
   B                               F#m  E  A
How did you creep up on me so damn fast
N.C. E     A
My   dear?


Verse 3:
  E
I sat in the kitchen and thought
     A
I've had a few knocks here and there
A
Was mostly my fault so I didn't care
    E
You said I have a bad side
   A
It comes when all the clocks have stopped
A
I feel my heart begin to drop


Chorus 2:
   B                                  C#m
To me our lives are fast approaching death
   B                                      F#m  E  A
So let's go out in my suit and your black dress
   C#m
My dear?


Instrumental:
C#m   Ab
C#m   E
Bm    A
Bm    A


Outro:
A             E
You will come back
              A
You will come back
              E
You will come back
              A
You will come back
E  A
E