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Take a Spanish band fronted by a German-born Gene Pitney soundalike, borrow
a bassline from the Four Tops, and what do you get?  A #4 (US) hit for
Los Bravos in the fall of '66.  --AWR

"Black Is Black"
(Hayes - Wadey - Grainger)

Intro:

bass [4X]:

(Em)
v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
-----------------|-----------------
-2---0-2-----0-2-|-----0-2-----0-2-
---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----
-----------------|-----------------

(D)
v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
-----------------|-----------------
-0-----0-------0-|-------0-------0-
---0-2-----0-2---|---0-2-----0-2---
-----------------|-----------------

guitar enters 2nd time
organ (5-1/3' stop) enters 3rd time
horns enter 4th time

Verse 1:

EmEm Piano Chord 

Black is black
DD Piano Chord 

I want my baby back
EmEm Piano Chord 

It's gray, it's gray
A7A7 Piano Chord 
                           DD Piano Chord 

Since she went away, whoa-whoa
(D)
What can I do
EmEm Piano Chord 
      A7A7 Piano Chord 

'Cause I-I-I-I-I'm
DD Piano Chord 

I'm feelin' blue

Verse 2:

If I had my way
She'd be back today
But she don't intend
To see me again, whoa-whoa
What can I do
'Cause I-I-I-I-I'm
I'm feelin' blue

Bridge:

EmEm Piano Chord 

I can't choose
F#mF#m Piano Chord 

It's too much to lose
GG Piano Chord 
                  (GG Piano Chord 
) F#F# Piano Chord 
 FF Piano Chord 

My love's too strong    /  /  /
(F)   E7E7 Piano Chord 

Wow!  Maybe if she would come back to me
AA Piano Chord 
               F#mF#m Piano Chord 
  BB Piano Chord 

Then it can't go wrong

Verse 3:

Bad is bad
That I feel so sad
It's time, it's time
That I found peace of mind, whoa-whoa
What can I do
'Cause I-I-I-I-I'm
I'm feelin' blue

[repeat bridge]

[repeat verse 1]

Coda:

EmEm Piano Chord 
      A7A7 Piano Chord 

'Cause I-I-I-I-I'm
DD Piano Chord 

I'm feelin' blue

(horns):

FF Piano Chord 
   GG Piano Chord 
    DD Piano Chord 

/ / / /  /

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers