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I Never Wear White

Suzanne Vega

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Em
Intro: Em G Am C x3

Em G Am
C            Em     G Am
I never wear white
C            Em       G Am
White is for virgins
C           Em      G Am
Children in summer
C             Em     G Am
Brides in the park.

C           Em     G     Am
My color is black black black
C            Em       G Am
Black is for secrets
C           Em      G Am
Outlaws and dancers
C                   Em    G Am
For the poet in the dark.


Interlude:
(from the Em on, this part is played half muted till the last Cmaj7 - you could use power 
chords, but I found
these variations sounded better and closer to the original song)
C            Em      Dsus2
Black is the truth
          Cmaj7    Am7
Of my situation.
                    E
And for those of my station
   Dsus2           Cmaj7       Am7
In life. All other colors lie.

Solo: Em G Am C x3

Em G Am
C            Em     G Am
I never wear white
C            Em        G Am
White is too blinding
C        Em       G Am
Always reminding
C                   Em    G Am
Of the innocent who fall

C           Em     G     Am
My color is black black black
        C              Em       G Am
For the crone, and the bastard
C                 Em       G Am
The schoolgirl in uniform
C                  Em     G Am
The servant in the hall.

Interlude:
C            Em      Dsus2
Black is the truth
          Cmaj7    Am7
Of my situation.
                    E
And for those of my station
   Dsus2           Cmaj7         Am7
In life. All other colors lie.

            Em           Dsus2
My color is black black black
                      Cmaj7   Am7
Like the gangster and widow
                       Em       Dsus2
It's the shade and the shadow
                       Cmaj7   Am7
It's the depth into your eye

Solo: Em G Am C x3
C           Em     G     Am    C  Em  G  Am
My color is black black black black black

Outro:
C Em G Am C Em G Am C Em G Am C E
(last Em is hammered on half muted as in interlude for a full measure)
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