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Christy Moore - Black is the Colour Chords

Chord reference Am, F, G, E7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am]Black is the [F]colour [G]of my true love’s [Am]hair. Her lips are [F]like some [G]roses [E7]fair. She’s the sweetest [F]smile and the [G]gentlest [E7]hands. I love the [F]ground [G] where on she [Am]stands.

[Am]I love my [F]love [G]well she [Am]knows. I love the [F]ground where on [G] she [E7]goes. I wish the [F]day it [G]soon would [E7]come When she and [F]I [G]could be as [Am]one.

[Am]I go to the[F] Clyde [G]andmourn and [Am]weep Satis[F]fied I [G]never can [E7]be. I write her a [F]letter, just a [G] few short [E7]lines And suffer [F]death [G] a thousand [Am]times.

For [Am]Black is the [F]colour [G]of my true love’s [Am]hair. Her lips are [F]like some [G]roses [E7]fair. She’s the sweetest [F]smile and the [G]gentlest [E7]hands. I love the [F]ground [G]where on she [Am]stands.

Artist Christy Moore
Album Live in Dublin
Genres Folk
Year 1978
Key Am

How to Play Black is the Colour on Guitar?

Christy Moore - Black is the Colour can be played in the key of Am using the Am, F, G, E7 chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Black is the Colour with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.