Intro riff is something like this (thanks, LesThanPaul!)E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|-5--5--5--0-2-----5--2-5--0-2----5--2-5--0-2----5--2-5-7--|[Intro]A E D A [Verse]A Can you give me something?E Tonight, I'm so aloneF#m D The moon is upside down, hanging on a telephoneA E But I remember every little bad dreamF#m D Every pretty slow dance [Pre-Chorus]F#m D A E So can I pick you up later? (When your temperature's better)F#m D A E If you need a little shelter (Be your cool operator)F#m D A E Keep it all quiet, yeah (Just a little longer)F#m D A E Let the night wind you down, baby, down [Chorus]A E And she smiles, how about that?F#m D I was just about to jump before you called me backA E And you know the pain comes homeF#m D And the whispers come to call me in my bed when I'm aloneA E And I've lost so much more than I ever hadF#m D Now my name is the night, honey,A E color me blackD A C-color me black [Verse]A Can I take you somewhere?E Would it make a difference?F#m D Like pretty roses on a deathbedA E But I remember you in your white dressF#m D In your mama's hands [Pre-Chorus]F#m D A E So can I pick you up later? (When your temperature's better)F#m D A E If you need a little shelter (Be your cool operator)F#m D A E Keep it all quiet, yeah (Just a little longer)F#m D A E Let the night wind us down, baby, down [Chorus]A E And she smiles, how about that?F#m D I was just about to jump before you called me backA E And you know the pain comes homeF#m D And the whispers come to call me in my bed when I'm aloneA E And I've lost so much more than I ever hadF#m D Now my name is the night, honey,A E color me blackD A C-color me black [Bridge]F#m D And how long, how longA E until you believe that part of me is gone?F#m D With your sweet, naive kissA E I used to feel the same until I let the darkness inF#m D And it costs me nothing, baby, not nothing more than thisA E Nothing more than this useless heart in my chestF#m D Nothing that I needed, nothing I regretA E Nothing that I needed, and I'd do it all againD A I'd do it all again [Chorus]A E And she smiles, how about that?F#m D I was just about to jump before you called me backA E But you know the pain comes homeF#m D And the whispers come to call me in my bed when I'm aloneA E Singing, "Ooh, not just yet"F#m D When I go, I'll be going out in flames and fiery wrecksA E And the quiet to me, such an ominous soundF#m D Said my name is the nighttime nowA E Yes, the quiet to me, such an ominous soundF#m D And my name is the night, honey, color me black
My Name Is The Night Color Me Black
Brian Fallon
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