Black Flame

Guitar Chords

(Michael Dunford/Betty Thatcher)
© 1974 Bleu Disque Music Co.
From the BTM Records LP Turn of the Cards

Transcribed by Paul Solman
Additional transcription by Lee Durbetaki
HTML by Joe Lynn

Intro & Verses

  Dm		    G
e|--------5---------|------------------------|
B|----5-----6-5-6--*|---------0-10----------*|
G|------7-----------|------12------12----12--|
D|--7---------------|---10------------10-----|
A|5----------------*|10---------------------*|
E|------------------|------------------------|




Pre-Verse
			    (and jump straight back into the fingerpicking part)
e|------------------|--------------|
B|------------------|--------------|
G|3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3|5-5-5--7------|
D|3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3|5-5-5--7------|
A|1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1|3-3-3--5------|
E|------------------|--------------|

Pre-Chorus

  Bmaj7		      Am
e|------------------|----------8-----------|
B|--------6---------|-----9------9----9----|
G|----7-----7---7---|-------10-----10------|
D|------8-----8-----|--10------------------|
A|--8---------------|8---------------------|
E|6-----------------|----------------------|


And here's where they go:


Verse 1:
Dm               G
I am words, I am speaking
Dm                  G
I never heard my conclusion
Bbmaj7   Am           Bbmaj7      Am
Lost the way in my confusion, in illusion
Bbmaj7 Am               Dm
Lost inside the picture frame

Chorus:
           G               Dm            C
I'm not to blame, I didn't see the black flame
Dm       G               Dm            C 
I'm not ashamed, its poetry, the black flame
Dm     G                      Dm            C
I'm rearranged, it's changing me, the black flame
Bb       C         Dm         G      Dm     G
Burns my blackened brain

Verse 2:
I am strong, I am leaving
I never knew I'd feel the need so
Where to go, I'll turn the flow, I could not know
Screams inside the burning pain

Chorus:
It's spinning head, it's under hand, the black flame
It lies instead, I turned and I ran, the black flame
On me it fed, I understand, the black flame
Burns my blackened brain

Bridge:
G            A
Run from me, don't you see
G                         A
That we are one and I'm a part of you
G         A
Get away, any way
G                         A
I'm still a secret in the heart of you
C                           G
And I'm the burning in your soul

Instrumental

Verse 3:
Now I'm weak, I am losing
I never thought I'd stop trying
I'm a lie, I'm just a sigh, just a crying
Just a symbol of the game

Chorus:
Suspended pain, I can not face the black flame
Intended fear, I can not trace the black flame
Extended reaching into space, the black flame
Burns my blackened brain

During the bridge and chorus the guitar just plays chords while the keyboard shows off. 
I think barre chords or power chords work best, though anyone is welcome to disagree.