What key is "Black" by Pearl Jam in?

This ukulele tab is in the key of E Major.

What ukulele chords does "Black" use?

This tab uses these chords: E, A, C, Em, D.

Is "Black" a good ukulele song for beginners?

UkeBuddy rates this arrangement as Intermediate difficulty for ukulele.

Black by Pearl Jam • Ukulele Chords

Black chords
Pearl Jam

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Intro

^E ^A ^E ^A

Verse 1

^ESheets of empty ^Acanvas

Untouched ^Esheets of clay ^A

^ELay spread out be^Afore me

As her ^Ebody once did

^EAll five hor^Aizons

Revolved ^Earound her soul

^AAs the earth to the sun

^ENow the air I ^Atasted

And breathed has ^Etaken a turn

Pre-Chorus

^CHmmmm, and all I taught her was every^Emthing

^CHmmmm, I know she gave me all that ^Emshe wore

Chorus

And now my ^Dbitter hands

Shake ^Cbeneath clouds

All the ^Dpictures have

Of what was ^Emeverything

Oh, the ^Dpictures

Have all been ^Cwashed in black

Tattooed everyt^Emhing

Verse 2

^EI take a ^Awalk outside

I'm sur^Erounded by some k^Aids at play

Oh, ^EI can feel their ^Alaughter

Oh, the ^Dpictures

So, ^Ewhy do I sear

Pre-Chorus

^CHmmmm, and twised thoughts that spin round my ^Emhead

I'm spinning, oh

I ^Cknow you'll be a star in ^Dsomebody elses sky

I'^Cm spinning, How quick the sun can drop a^Emway

Chorus

And now my ^Dbitter hands

Cradle ^Cbroken glass

Of what was ever^Emything

All the ^Dpictures have

All been ^Cwashed in black

Tattooed ever^Emything

All the ^Dlove gone bad

I'^Cm spinning, How quick the sun can drop a^Emway

Turned my ^Cworld to black

And tattooed all ^DI see

All that ^CI am

All I'll ^Embe

Post-Chorus

^D ^CYeah ^EmUh huh ^DUh huh ^C

Bridge

I ^Emknow someday you'll have a beautiful life

So, ^Ewhy do I sear

I ^Dknow you'll be a star in ^Csomebody elses sky

But ^Emwhy, why, ^Dwhy can't it ^Cbe

^CWhy can't it be mi^Emne ^D ^C

Outro

Em D C (ad lib till end)

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