Death Cab for Cutie - Black Sun: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Black Sun" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Black Sun Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Death Cab for Cutie

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Black Sun" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Bm                      D
There is whisky in the water
A                            E
And there is death upon the vine
Bm                                 D
There is fear in the eyes of your father
A                                  Bm
And there is "Yours" and there is "Mine"

There is a desert veiled in pavement
And there's a city of seven hills
All our debris flows to the ocean
To meet again, I hope it will

Chorus:
     G6         D       A
How could something so fair
       Bm
Be so cruel
      G6         D     A
When this black sun revolved
        Bm
Around you!

There is an answer in a question
And there is hope within despair
And there is beauty in a failure
And there are depths beyond compare

There is a role of a lifetime
And there's a song yet to be sung
And there's a dumpster in the driveway
Of all the plans that came undone

Chorus - x2

There is whiskey in the water
And there is death upon the vine
And there is grace within forgiveness
But it's so hard for me to find

Chorus - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

G6

Guitar chord G6

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Black Sun" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Black Sun" by Death Cab for Cutie.

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