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Song title:       Paint It Black
Original Album:   Aftermath

Words and Music by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Copyright © 1966 Decca Records
Published by Decca Records

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Tuning is standard: EADGBE. Timing is 4/4 throughout.


INTRO:

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|-5-------7-------8-------10------|-8-------7-------5____---5____---|
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| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


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| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


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|     Em                          |                                 |
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| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


VERSE:

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Rhythm                            |                                 |
|     Em                          |                                 |
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|-x---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-x---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-x---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|-x---0---x---0---x---0---x---0---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          I see a red door and I


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Rhythm                            |                                 |
|     B7                          |                                 |
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|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
|-x---4---x---4---x---4---x---4---|-x---4---x---4---x---4---x---4---|
|-x---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-x---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|
|-x---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|-x---2---x---2---x---2---x---2---|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      want it painted black,


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| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          No colours any more, I


Lead
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|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|
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| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      want them to turn black.


CHORUS:

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|---------9-------7________-------|-----------------7---------------|
|---------------------------------|-----5---------------------------|
|-12--------------------------2---|-3-------------------------------|
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| E5              D5              | G5              D5              |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|-9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---|-----------------7---7---7---7---|
|-9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
|-7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3-------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      I           see the           girls walk      by dressed


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|-2---------------2---------------|-2---------------2---------------|
|-2---------------2---------------|-2---------------2---------------|
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| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  in their summer clothes,


Lead
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|---------9-------7________-------|---------7-------7---------------|
|---------9-------7________-------|-----------------7---------------|
|---------------------------------|-----5---------------------------|
|-12--------------------------2---|-3-------------------------------|
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| E5              D5              | G5              D5              |
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|-9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---|-----------------7---7---7---7---|
|-9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---|-5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---|
|-7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|---------------------------------|-3---3---3---3-------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      I           have to           turn my         head 


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|-----5---5-------5---5-----------|-----7---7-------7---7-------0---|
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|-0---------------------------0---|-2-------------------------------|
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| D5                              | B5                              |
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|---------------------------------|
|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|
|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|
|---------------------------------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                 un-til the darkness goes.


VERSE:
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love, both never to come back


CHORUS
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a newborn baby it just happens ev'ryday


VERSE:
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door and it has been painted black


CHORUS:
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black


VERSE:
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not forsee this thing happening to you


CHORUS:
If I look hard enough into the setting sun
My love will laugh with me before the morning comes


VERSE:
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black


CHORUS:
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes


[repeat VERSE chords with "Hmm, mmm, mmm, mmm,"]


OUTRO [play x4]:

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| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


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|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|
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| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


               Em                                     B7
I wanna see it painted black, painted black, black as night, black as coal
                Em                        B7
I wanna see the sun, blotted out from the sky
               Em                                 B7
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black, yeah