Black and White by Parquet Courts (off Sunbathing Animal)
This is the pattern for the intro, bridge, solo, outro, and parts of the verse.
E G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Intro: E G (x12)
Verse:
G E
Nothing makes my heart so wild as being
G E G
In possession of a potent night,
E G
Racing down the stairs in a nude descension
E
Shedding and discarding my hide
G A C
But the bold strokes crack so quickly and it?s
A G
Often that I wonder why
E G
Dripping at the slow motion rate of surrender
E
Hanging to my bones as they dry
G D
How could I want something more
A
than a new hell in which to fry
G E G
When I see in only black and white
Bridge: E G (x4)
Verse:
G E
There?s a sinful sort of side of being
G E G
so contained, A bit like being lost.
E G
Stumbling through the background like a small town loner
E G
quietly a whispering my thoughts into
A C
my cupped hands, folded and monk-like,
A G
at least thats what i?ve always said.
E G
How does writing letters from the lonely margins
E
feel when there is no hair on my head?
G D A
Is the solitude I seek a trap where i?ve been blindly led?
G E G
Tell me, where then do I go instead?
Solo: E G (x13)
Verse:
G E
When atonement comes in distant waves
G E G
I might wait until the next to break
E G
choking through forgiveness at a sun fly prompter
E
staring through the back of my face.
G A C
It?s a vulgar, hidden part of being
A G
tethered to the world right now;
E G
spending all my dollars to remain a member,
E
nothing in my eyes but a scowl.
G D A
Do i bother to define myself beyond what they allow?
G E G
Have I already forgotten how?
Outro: E G (x3)
Then hang on G for a while, then end on E.
