Black Dog chords by Melody Pool

intro:

E Am F
E Am F

E       Am         F
all i can taste is cigarettes
        C             E       Am
and the kiss you left upon my lips
F                     C
i’ve left a number of old regrets
        C            E          Am
from my silken white legs to my hips

F                           G
people often say there’s no time in a day
            C            E        F
but there’s way too much time for me
    C                    G
i’m empty and aching; my whole world is shaking
        F                       F
and the black dog has sat at my feet

E      Am          F
nobody sees what i do to me
C      E             Am
nobody sees when i’m crazed
    F                           C
the contempt that i hold for my own defeat
        C            E            Am
and the guilt i feel masked by my rage

    Fmaj                      Gmaj
you waltz in the room in your drunken perfume
        C           E          F
and you touch every inch of my being
           C                    G
untill the bitter sun rises and shows our disguises
    F                            F
you stretch while i’m left there bleeding

    Am                          F
and you walk away ‘cause you’re part of the day
      C                E           Am
and i sleep ‘cause i’m part of the night
    f                      c
and you say my chains will soon break away
         C            E          Am
and i’ll join you one day in the light

(chorus build to heavy)

    Fmaj                     Gmaj
you push me and pull me, you ride me, you thrill me
     C          E          F
then turn every inch of me down
           C
and i have nothing and no one
   G                     F                        F
so what can i owe to one man who is craved by the crowd?

                Cmaj                        Gmaj
break my hands; i cant, i cannot break them myself
         Am                                F
i see my own mind and the poisoning of its health
        C                                       G
help is beyond me; help won’t come from someone else

(chorus quiet)

   F                         C
you waltz in the room in your drunken perfume
       C           E          Am
and you touch every inch of my being
   F                 C
and you grab my hand; reassure me again
    C            E        Am
that knowledge is so often freeing

    F                      G
and you say my chains will soon break away
         C            E          F
and i’ll join you one day in the light
        C                    G
but i’m empty and aching; my whole world is breaking
        F                       C      G
and the black dog is holding me tight……
    F            G          C
the black dog is holding me tight...