Biography:
Suzanne Vega (born Suzanne Nadine Vega on 11 July 1959 in Santa Monica, California) is an American singer-songwriter noted for her eclectic folk-inspired music. Two of Vega's songs (both from her second album Solitude Standing, 1987) reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: " Luka" and "Tom's Diner".
Though born in California, Vega has lived most of her life in New York City. There, she attended the High School of the Performing Arts (the school seen in the feature film musical Fame), where she studied modern dance.
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Other songs:
- Marlene On The Wall
- Tom's Diner
- Angels Doorway
- Bad Wisdom
- Caramel
- Fools Complaint
- Frank Ava
- Frank Eva
- Freeze Tag
- Gypsy
- I Never Wear White
- In Liverpool
- Ironboundfancy Poultry
- Knight Moves
- Language
- Left Of Center
- Luka
- New York Is A Woman
- Night Vision
- Ny Is A Woman
- Penitent
- Pornographers Dream
- Queen And The Soldier
- Rock In This Pocket
- Rosemary
- Small Blue Thing
- Solitude Standing
- Songs In Red And Gray
- Straight Lines
- The Man Who Played God
- Toms Diner
- Undertow
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Intro: E G Am C x3
E G Am
C E G Am
I never wear white
C E G Am
White is for virgins
C E G Am
Children in summer
C E G Am
Brides in the park.
C E G Am
My color is black black black
C E G Am
Black is for secrets
C E G Am
Outlaws and dancers
C E G Am
For the poet in the dark.
Interlude:
(from the E 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 E 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: E G Am C x3
E G Am
C E G Am
I never wear white
C E G Am
White is too blinding
C E G Am
Always reminding
C E G Am
Of the innocent who fall
C E G Am
My color is black black black
C E G Am
For the crone, and the bastard
C E G Am
The schoolgirl in uniform
C E G Am
The servant in the hall.
Interlude:
C E 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.
E Dsus2
My color is black black black
Cmaj7 Am7
Like the gangster and widow
E Dsus2
It's the shade and the shadow
Cmaj7 Am7
It's the depth into your eye
Solo: E G Am C x3
C E G Am C E G Am
My color is black black black black black
Outro:
C E G Am C E G Am C E G Am C E
(last E is hammered on half muted as in interlude for a full measure)
Please note:
I know these tabs are not 100% correct, but might give you an idea to play around with,
like playing C H A G
single stringed when changing from interlude to verse/solo (which is also done in the
original song), etc. Most
of this I found out watching the video of an acoustic live performance.
E G Am
C E G Am
I never wear white
C E G Am
White is for virgins
C E G Am
Children in summer
C E G Am
Brides in the park.
C E G Am
My color is black black black
C E G Am
Black is for secrets
C E G Am
Outlaws and dancers
C E G Am
For the poet in the dark.
Interlude:
(from the E 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 E 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: E G Am C x3
E G Am
C E G Am
I never wear white
C E G Am
White is too blinding
C E G Am
Always reminding
C E G Am
Of the innocent who fall
C E G Am
My color is black black black
C E G Am
For the crone, and the bastard
C E G Am
The schoolgirl in uniform
C E G Am
The servant in the hall.
Interlude:
C E 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.
E Dsus2
My color is black black black
Cmaj7 Am7
Like the gangster and widow
E Dsus2
It's the shade and the shadow
Cmaj7 Am7
It's the depth into your eye
Solo: E G Am C x3
C E G Am C E G Am
My color is black black black black black
Outro:
C E G Am C E G Am C E G Am C E
(last E is hammered on half muted as in interlude for a full measure)
Please note:
I know these tabs are not 100% correct, but might give you an idea to play around with,
like playing C H A G
single stringed when changing from interlude to verse/solo (which is also done in the
original song), etc. Most
of this I found out watching the video of an acoustic live performance.
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