Blue On Black Chords & Tabs

by Kenny Wayne Shepherd

[Version Description]
Based on the studio version https://youtu.be/AKAqD2XG_XE.

[Intro]
D     C  G  x2

[Verse 1]
D      C  G           D   C
Night, falls and I'm alone
D           C       G         D   C
Skin, yeah, chilled me to the bone
D    C      G       D       C   G
You, turned and you ran, oh yeah
    D        C    G        D   C
Oh, slipped, right from my hand

[Chorus]
     D                              
Hey, blue on black, tears on a river
C               G                  
Push on a shove, it don't mean much
D                             
Joker on jack, match on a fire
C           G                  
Cold on ice, a dead man's touch
D                    C                G    
Whisper on a scream, doesn't change a thing
                A      G
Don't bring you back...
        D         C  G   
Blue on black, oh yeah...
        D      CG
Blue on black...

[Verse 2]
D      C  G       D  C
Blind, oh,  now I see
D      C     G        D    C
Truth, lies, and in between
D      C     G    D   C
Wrong, can't be undone
    D        C    G                D    C
Oh, slipped, from the tip of your tongue

[Chorus]
     D                              
Hey, blue on black, tears on a river
C               G                  
Push on a shove, it don't mean much
D                             
Joker on jack, match on a fire
C           G                  
Cold on ice, a dead man's touch
D                    C                G    
Whisper on a scream, doesn't change a thing
                A      G     
Don't bring you back, yeah...
        D      C  G 
Blue on black, oh...
        D      C  G      
Blue on black, oh... yeah

[Instrumental]
D     C  G  x6
F   G   F   G

[Chorus]
D                              
Blue on black, tears on a river
C               G                  
Push on a shove, it don't mean much
D                             
Joker on jack, match on a fire
C           G                       
Cold on ice, it's a dead man's touch
D                    C                G    
Whisper on a scream, doesn't change a thing
                A      G  
Don't bring you baaaaaaack
        D         C   G
Blue on black, oh yeah
        D    C
Blue on black
     D                              
Hey, blue on black, tears on a river
C               G                  
Push on a shove, it don't mean much
D                             
Joker on jack, match on a fire
C           G                       
Cold on ice, it's a dead man's touch
D                    C                G    
Whisper on a scream, doesn't change a thing
                A      G  
Don't bring you baaaaaaack
        D      C G
Blue on black, oh
        D      C G
Blue on black, oh
        D      C G
Blue on black, oh
        D    C
Blue on black