Capo 1st fret


D  
Tears roll down her face
                 G     D
across the black satin lace,
  G             D
onto the finest suit
          A7
I''ve ever wore.

       D
all my friends are gathered round

looks like the whole town turned out, 
           E
to see her cry
                         A    A7
like she''s never cried before.

D
my mama hates her

my daddy blames her, 
   G                         D
my sister swears it''s all an act.

       G
but if she had wore red
D                         G
she could have raised the dead,
       D 
but my lord that women
A                  D 
sure looks good in black.

           G
she walked in and stole the thunder
     D
from all the pretty flowers, 
             G
for a minute I thought 
D              A    A7
she was coming back.
              D
bust she just came to say goodbye
               Em        G
to a cold ol '' love that died,
      D
oh my lord that woman
A                  D
sure looks good in black.

D  A  D  

D
close enough to reach her 

right in front of the preacher, 
           G
she showed everybody
                   D
how to grieve with class.
           G
as sure as I live and breath
          D            G
even this dead man can see,
      D 
oh my lord that women
A                  D 
sure looks good in black


           G
she walked in and stole the thunder
     D
from all the pretty flowers, 
             G
for a minute I thought 
D              A    A7
she was coming back.
              D
bust she just came to say goodbye
               Em        G
to a cold ol '' love that died,
      D
oh my lord that woman
A                  G
sure looks good in black.
       D
yes my lord that woman
A                  D      A  D
sure looks good in black.

Piano plays outro, end on D