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Black Tears by Lucinda Williams

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Key: E

Intro:

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Verse 1:
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There is darkness in the Delta
E
Up and down the Mississippi
A
Darkness in the Delta
                         E
Up and down the Mississippi
B
Darkness in the swamp
                    E
And darkness in the city

Verse 2:
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The dream is deferred
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And the churches are burning
    A
The dream is deferred
                        E
And the churches are burning
     B
When voices are not heard
                         E
What the hell are we learning?
 
 
Chorus:
A
Black tears filled with blues
                         E
Black tears in the street
A
Black tears filled with blues
A
Black tears in the street
E
We gotta keep looking for that
G         E
Mercy seat
 
 
[Interlude]
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Verse 3:
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400 years is long enough
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How long will they rain down?
A
400 years is long enough
                        E
How long will they rain down?
                B
You know it's a sad, sad, sad sound
                         E
When those tears hit the ground
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
E      A     E    B
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Verse 4:
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There's blood in the river
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There's blood in the heat
        A
There's blood in the river
A
There's blood in the heat
         B
There is blood all around
                    E
Blood all around my feet
 
 
Chorus:
A
Black tears filled with blues
                         E
Black tears in the street
A
Black tears filled with blues
A
Black tears in the street
E
We gotta keep looking for that
G         E
Mercy seat
   E
We gotta keep looking for that
G        E
Mercy seat
 
 
[Interlude]
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Outro:
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We gotta keep looking
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For that mercy seat
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We gotta keep looking
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For that mercy seat
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For that mercy seat
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That mercy seat
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