::::::::: Black Eye ::::::::: Written by Farrar/Tweedy Transcribed by John Erlinger (tardis@tetranet.net) Capo 5th fret and throw in plenty of suspended chords. Em G He had a black eye C He was proud of G Like some of his friends D Em It made him feel somewhere outside Em/D C C/G D G Of everything and everywhere he'd been Like his brothers He emptied himself And played it safe Like their father He wanted to remember But he almost always Forgot what he was gonna say D Em Em/D C D Black eye G Black eye When he realized That this one was here to stay He took down All the mirrors in the hallway And thought only of his younger face Black eye Black eye