Dressed in Black
Standard tuning, capo on three
Chords
Am
F
C
G
Open
Dm
E
Am Open F
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D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
CG
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A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
I had given up, I didn't
Am Open F
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A|--0-------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
know who to trust, oh.
CG
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A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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So I designed a shell, kept me from
Am Open F
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E|--------------------------0-------------------------------------------|
heaven and hell, oh
C
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A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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And I had hit a low, was all I
Am Open F
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A|--0-------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
let myself know, oh.
CG
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A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Yeah I had locked my heart, I was imprisoned
Am Open F
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E|--------------------------0-------------------------------------------|
by dark. (I was imprisoned by dark)
C
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A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-----------------------0------------|
Chorus (no finger-picking just chords)
Am F
You found me dressed in black
C
hiding way up at the back
G
Life had broken my heart into pieces
Am F
You took my hand in yours
C
You started breaking down my walls
G
And you covered my heart in kisses
Am F
I thought life passed me by
C
Missed my tears, ignored my cries
G
Life had broken my heart, my spirit
Am
And then you crossed my path
F C
You quelled my fears, you made me laugh
G Am
Then you covered my heart in kisses
Verse (same as first verse)
I was down for the count, I was down
Am Open F
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A|--0-------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
I was out, oh.
CG
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A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-----------------------0------------|
And I had lost it all, yes I was scared
Am Open F
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A|--0-------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0-------------------------------------------|
I was torn.
C
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A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-----------------------0------------|
I took to the night, I'd given
Am Open F
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A|--0-------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
into the fight.
CG
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And I slipped further down, I felt like
Am Open F
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E|--------------------------0-------------------------------------------|
I had drowned. (I felt like I had drowned)
C
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A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-----------------------0------------|
Chorus
Am F
You found me dressed in black
C
hiding way up at the back
G
Life had broken my heart into pieces
Am F
You took my hand in yours
C
You started breaking down my walls
G
And you covered my heart in kisses
Am F
I thought life passed me by
C
Missed my tears, ignored my cries
G
Life had broken my heart, my spirit
Am
And then you crossed my path
F C
You quelled my fears, you made me laugh
G Am
Then you covered my heart in kisses
Bridge (again, full chords)
Dm Am
I was hopeless and broken
C G
You opened the door for me
Dm Am C
Yeah i was hiding and you let the light in
G
And now i see
Dm Am
That you do for the wounded
C
What they couldn't seem to
G
You set them free
Dm Am C G E
Like a butterfly kissing a child with an eye for the minor key
Chorus
Am F
You found me dressed in black
C
hiding way up at the back
G
Life had broken my heart into pieces
Am F
You took my hand in yours (you took my hand in yours)
C
You started breaking down my walls
G
And you covered my heart in kisses
Am F
I thought life passed me by
C
Missed my tears, ignored my cries
G
Life had broken my heart, my spirit
Am
And then you crossed my path
F C
You quelled my fears, you made me laugh
G Am
Then you covered my heart in kisses
Am F C G
Eh, eh, eh, eh (x 12)
C G F CGAm
Then you covered my heart in kisses