The Animals - Paint It Black: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Paint It Black" 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 Paint It Black Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Animals

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 "Paint It Black" smoothly on your guitar.

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

Gm                      D7
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colours anymore I want them to turn black
Gm F        A#     C7  D7
I see them walking by dressed in their colorful clothes
I see them strolling by, my happiness?

No more will my grey sea turn a deeper blue
I cannot foresee this thing happening to you
No
I see people walking by dressed their summer clothes
I see them strolling by, my happiness?

         Gm
Turn it black
                D
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
           Gm
I said I know baby
                D
Everything is black I know
Since you been gone
Eveything is black before my eyes
Baby eh
Everything is black I know

Turn to me
And help me see again baby
Help me walk once more
And help me talk again, walk again
Stand up like a man baby
Since you been gone, gone
There is no color in my life baby
Its turning so very very black
Humph, I walk down the street
And I see a line of cars
Maybe blue, maybe brown, maybe green
But their turning black
Before my very eyes
And you could not know
What its like when your whole world is black
When everything you see and touch
Turns so very very black hmm
Oh baby now
I need you by my side
Bring some color into my life
Once again
I even tripped down and fell
Didn't see no colors anymore baby
Bad, bad scene
And I have to tell you baby
No more will my grey
sea go turn a deeper blue
I cannot foresee this
thing ever happening to you
No

I see people walking by me
They're all going in different directions
I see them strolling by
and my heart splinters like a flame
Turning black baby
Turning black I know
Everything
Since you've been gone is turning black,
turning black, turning black,
turning black, turning black
Yeah yeah yeah yeah, baby
Oh lord, oh babe, whoa lord,
help me see again, baby
Help me walk, talk,
walk stand up like a man I know
Need you standing by my side
Because I'm blind and I cannot see
Color blind
I'm color blind
Paint everything so black
Go ahead and paint it black baby
Everyhing is black black, black,
its turning black I know
Need some color in my life...


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C7

Guitar chord C7

D

Guitar chord D

D7

Guitar chord D7

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Paint It Black" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Paint It Black" by The Animals.

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