Suzanne Vega – I Never Wear White (Guitar)

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Chords

Intro: Em G Am C x3 Em G Am
C            Em     G Am
[tab]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)
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.