Black is the color -Joan Baez
J.B plays this in Em but in some performances with the guitar
tuned down one semitone. This tab is based on the version on the
Joan Baez in Concert album
The occasional ornamentation on Em and Am chords is by addition of F#,
as below:
Em Em+F# Am Am+F# D
EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe
022000 022002 002210 002212 200232
Strum a triplet on each quarter note (12/8 rhythm)
Intro:
Em
Em D Em
Black, black, black is the color of my true loves hair.
Am
His lips are something wond´rous fair,
Em
The purest eyes and the bravest hands.
Am Em
I love the ground whereon he stands.
Em D Em
I love my love and well he kno- ows,
Am
I love the ground whereon he goes
Em
And if my love no more I'll see,
Am Em
My life would quickly fade away.
Em D Em
Black, black, black is the color of my true loves hair.
