Black Math — The White Stripes
Chords and lyrics for Black Math by The White Stripes (key of C).
Verse 1
You can play this open or barred.
I believe the album version plays the verses
barred and the chorus open, though I'm not
sure. I'm sure this tab is correct though!
Intro
[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [A]
[C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C] [G]
[A]Don't you think that I'm bound to react [C][G][C][G][C]now?[G][C][G]
[A]Well, my fingers are definitely turning to [C][G][C]black [G][C][G]now[G][C]
Yeah, well [E]maybe I'll put my [G]love on ice
[A]Teach myself, maybe [C]that'll be nice Yeah
[A]My books are sitting at the top of the stack [C][G][C][G][C]now[G][C][G]
[A]The longer words are really breaking my back [C][G][C][G][C]now[G][C][G]
[E]Maybe I'll learn to [G]understand
[A]Drawing a square with[C] a pencil in hand, yeah
[A]Mathematically turning the page
Unequivocally showing my age
[G]I'm practically center stage
Undeniably earning your wage
Well [E]maybe I'll put my [G]love on ice
And [A]teach myself, maybe [C]that'll be nice, yeah
[A]Listen master, can you answer a [C][G][C][G][C][G]question?[G][C]
Is it the fingers, or the brain
that you're teaching A lesson?
I can't tell you how proud I am
I'm writing down things that I don't understand
Well, maybe I'll put my love on ice
And teach myself, maybe that'll be nice
Yeah,yeah,yeah
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