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Sia - Dressed In Black Chords

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Dressed In Black Chords

(ver. 1)
Sia
Standard tuning, capo on three
Chords
Am
F
C
G
Open
Dm
E
    Am                   Open      F
e|--0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----|
G|------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

   C                                G
e|--0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-3-------3-------3-------5------------|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
D|--------------------------------------5-------5-------5-------5--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                    I had given up,                 I didn't
    Am                   Open      F
e|--0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----|
G|------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

   know who to trust, oh.
   C                                G
e|--0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-3-------3-------3-------5------------|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
D|--2-----------------------------------5-------5-------5-------5--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-----------------------0------------|
 
        So I designed a shell,        kept me from
    Am                   Open      F
e|--0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----|
G|------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0-------------------------------------------|

    heaven and hell,      oh
    C
e|--0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-3-------3-------3-------5------------|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
D|--2-----------------------------------5-------5-------5-------5--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-----------------------0------------|

                   And I had hit a low,                 was all I
    Am                   Open      F
e|--0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----|
G|------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

   let myself know, oh.
   C                                G
e|--0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-3-------3-------3-------5------------|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
D|--2-----------------------------------5-------5-------5-------5--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-----------------------0------------|
 
        Yeah I had locked my heart,        I was imprisoned
    Am                   Open      F
e|--0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----|
G|------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0-------------------------------------------|

    by dark. (I was imprisoned by dark)
    C
e|--0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-3-------3-------3-------5------------|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
D|--2-----------------------------------5-------5-------5-------5--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-----------------------0------------|

Chorus (no finger-picking just chords)
Am                        F
You found me dressed in black
                      C
hiding way up at the back
         G
Life had broken my heart into pieces
Am                     F
You took my hand in yours
                      C
You started breaking down my walls
G
And you covered my heart in kisses
Am                       F
I thought life passed me by
                      C
Missed my tears, ignored my cries
G
Life had broken my heart, my spirit
Am
And then you crossed my path
   F                      C
You quelled my fears, you made me laugh
 G                             Am
Then you covered my heart in kisses 

Verse (same as first verse)

                    I was down for the count,                 I was down
    Am                   Open      F
e|--0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----|
G|------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

   I was out, oh.
   C                                G
e|--0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-3-------3-------3-------5------------|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
D|--2-----------------------------------5-------5-------5-------5--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-----------------------0------------|
 
        And I had lost it all,        yes I was scared
    Am                   Open      F
e|--0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----|
G|------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0-------------------------------------------|

    I was torn.
    C
e|--0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-3-------3-------3-------5------------|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
D|--2-----------------------------------5-------5-------5-------5--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-----------------------0------------|

                   I took to the night,                 I'd given
    Am                   Open      F
e|--0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----|
G|------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

   into the fight.
   C                                G
e|--0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-3-------3-------3-------5------------|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
D|--2-----------------------------------5-------5-------5-------5--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-----------------------0------------|
 
        And I slipped further down,        I felt like
    Am                   Open      F
e|--0-------0-------0-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---0---0---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----|
G|------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------3-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0-------------------------------------------|

    I had drowned. (I felt like I had drowned)
    C
e|--0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-3-------3-------3-------5------------|
G|------0-------0-------0-------0-----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
D|--2-----------------------------------5-------5-------5-------5--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------3-----------------------0------------|

Chorus 
Am                        F
You found me dressed in black
                      C
hiding way up at the back
         G
Life had broken my heart into pieces
Am                     F
You took my hand in yours
                      C
You started breaking down my walls
G
And you covered my heart in kisses
Am                       F
I thought life passed me by
                      C
Missed my tears, ignored my cries
G
Life had broken my heart, my spirit
Am
And then you crossed my path
   F                      C
You quelled my fears, you made me laugh
 G                             Am
Then you covered my heart in kisses 

Bridge (again, full chords)

Dm                   Am 
I was hopeless and broken 
       C               G 
You opened the door for me
Dm                  Am                  C  
Yeah i was hiding and you let the light in 
           G 
And now i see
Dm                  Am 
That you do for the wounded 
            C                    
What they couldn't seem to 
G
You set them free
 Dm               Am               C                   G        E
Like a butterfly kissing a child with an eye for the minor key 

Chorus 

Am                        F
You found me dressed in black
                      C
hiding way up at the back
         G
Life had broken my heart into pieces
Am                     F
You took my hand in yours (you took my hand in yours)
                      C
You started breaking down my walls
G
And you covered my heart in kisses
Am                       F
I thought life passed me by
                      C
Missed my tears, ignored my cries
G
Life had broken my heart, my spirit
Am
And then you crossed my path
   F                      C
You quelled my fears, you made me laugh
 G                             Am
Then you covered my heart in kisses 

Am  F   C   G
Eh, eh, eh, eh  (x 12)

 C                            G  F  C  G  Am
Then you covered my heart in kisses             
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