Intro:
Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts) F G
Repeat 2x
Repeat Once, but without the rests
Verse 1:
[Am]I hit the town on March 17th.
It?s Saint Patty?s Day, but I [F]ain?t wearing [G]green.
[Am] Love is dead and it ain?t coming back.
F G Am (pause 3 counts)
Tonight I?m wearing black.
Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts) F G
Verse 2:
[Am]I?m hanging close to all of my friends.
I tell them I?m happy my [F]hearts on the [G]mend.
[Am]I?m moving on and I ain?t looking back.
[F]Tonight I?m [G]wearing [Am]black.
Chorus:
[G]Whoah-hoah, [Am]let?s raise a glass.
And [F]toast one to Johnny [Am]Cash.
[G]Whoah-hoah, [Am]cheers to forget her
F G Am (pause 3 counts)
And everything?s better in black
Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts) F G
Verse 3:
[Am]I?m hiding out in the darkest of pubs,
Surviving on shadows and [F]cold, icy [G]mugs
[Am]So come on, bartender, don?t hold nothing back
[F]Tonight I?m [G]wearing [Am]black
Chorus:
[G]Whoah-hoah, [Am]let?s raise a glass.
And [F]toast one to Johnny [Am]Cash.
[G]Whoah-hoah, [Am]cheers to forget her
F G Am (pause 3 counts)
And everything?s better in black
Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts) F G
Instrumental: (Follow Chorus)
[G] [Am] [F] [Am] [G] [Am] [F] [G]
Verse 4:
[Am]She comes here looking, well that?s just too bad
I?ll still be hiding out [F]way in the [G]back.
[Am]In a dark corner table, but she won?t know that
NC
?Cause tonight I?m wearing black
Chorus:
[G]Whoah-hoah, [Am]let?s raise a glass.
And [F]toast one to Johnny [Am]Cash.
[G]Whoah-hoah, [Am]cheers to forget her
And [F]everything?s [G]better in [Am]black
Oh, [F]everything?s [G]better in [Am]black
F G Am (pause 3 counts)
Tonight I?m wearing black
Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts) F G
Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts)
Outro: F G Am
Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts) F G
Repeat 2x
Repeat Once, but without the rests
Verse 1:
[Am]I hit the town on March 17th.
It?s Saint Patty?s Day, but I [F]ain?t wearing [G]green.
[Am] Love is dead and it ain?t coming back.
F G Am (pause 3 counts)
Tonight I?m wearing black.
Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts) F G
Verse 2:
[Am]I?m hanging close to all of my friends.
I tell them I?m happy my [F]hearts on the [G]mend.
[Am]I?m moving on and I ain?t looking back.
[F]Tonight I?m [G]wearing [Am]black.
Chorus:
[G]Whoah-hoah, [Am]let?s raise a glass.
And [F]toast one to Johnny [Am]Cash.
[G]Whoah-hoah, [Am]cheers to forget her
F G Am (pause 3 counts)
And everything?s better in black
Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts) F G
Verse 3:
[Am]I?m hiding out in the darkest of pubs,
Surviving on shadows and [F]cold, icy [G]mugs
[Am]So come on, bartender, don?t hold nothing back
[F]Tonight I?m [G]wearing [Am]black
Chorus:
[G]Whoah-hoah, [Am]let?s raise a glass.
And [F]toast one to Johnny [Am]Cash.
[G]Whoah-hoah, [Am]cheers to forget her
F G Am (pause 3 counts)
And everything?s better in black
Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts) F G
Instrumental: (Follow Chorus)
[G] [Am] [F] [Am] [G] [Am] [F] [G]
Verse 4:
[Am]She comes here looking, well that?s just too bad
I?ll still be hiding out [F]way in the [G]back.
[Am]In a dark corner table, but she won?t know that
NC
?Cause tonight I?m wearing black
Chorus:
[G]Whoah-hoah, [Am]let?s raise a glass.
And [F]toast one to Johnny [Am]Cash.
[G]Whoah-hoah, [Am]cheers to forget her
And [F]everything?s [G]better in [Am]black
Oh, [F]everything?s [G]better in [Am]black
F G Am (pause 3 counts)
Tonight I?m wearing black
Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts) F G
Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts) Am (pause 3 counts)
Outro: F G Am