Paint It Black #Jagger #Richards
[Intro]
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I see a red door, and I want it painted black,
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No col - ours an - y - more, I want them to turn black,
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I see the girls walk by, dressed in their summer clothes,
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I have to turn my head un - til my darkness goes
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I see a line of cars, and they’re all painted black,
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With flow - ers, and my love, both nev - er to come back,
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I see people turn their heads, and quickly look away
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Like a new-born baby, it just happens every day
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I look in - side my - self, and see my heart is black,
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I see my red door, I must have it painted black,
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Maybe then I’ll fade a - way, and not have to face the facts
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It’s not easy facing up, when your whole world is black
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No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue,
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I could not for - see this thing happ - en - ing to you,
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If I look hard e - nough in - to the setting sun,
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My love will laugh with me be - fore the morning comes
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I see a red door, and I want it painted black,
Dm Dsus2 Dm D4 Dm Dsus2 A4 A A4 A Asus2 A
No col - ours an - y - more, I want them to turn black,
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I see the girls walk by, dressed in their summer clothes,
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I have to turn my head un - til my darkness goes!
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Hum -hum - hum! Hum -hum -hum! Hum, hum, hum -um, hum!
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Hum -hum - hum! Hum -hum -hum! Hum, hum, hum -um, hum!
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Hum -hum - hum! Hum -hum -hum! Hum, hum, hum -um, hum!
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Hum -hum - hum! Hum -hum -hum! Hum, hum, hum -um, hum!
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Paint It Black\" (originally released as \"Paint It, Black\") is a song recorded by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it is an uptempo song with Indian, Middle Eastern, and Eastern European influences featuring a sitar part played by multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones. The lyrics are about grief, death, and loss. The song was released as a single on 7 May 1966 in the United States by London Records and 13 May in the United Kingdom by Decca Records. It was included as the opening track on the American version of the band's 1966 studio album Aftermath.
Contemporary reviews at the time were mixed, with some music critics believing that its sitar sound was an attempt to copy the Beatles. Retrospectively, critics have considered \"Paint It Black\" more favorably, with Rolling Stone ranking it one of the greatest songs of all time. A chart success for the Stones, the song spent eleven weeks – including two at number one – on the US Billboard Hot 100, and spent a total of 21 weeks – including one atop the chart – on the UK Singles Chart. It was their third number-one single in the US and sixth in the UK. The song also topped charts in Canada and the Netherlands.
