Black Hole Sun es una de las canciones más reconocibles de Soundgarden, escrita por el vocalista Chris Cornell. La canción fue inspirada por la visión de Cornell de una imagen surrealista y deprimente de personas con sonrisas falsas, lo que le dio la metáfora del sol de agujero negro succionando toda la positividad y alegría hacia sí mismo. La canción combina letras sombrías con una melodía atractiva y se convirtió en uno de los mayores éxitos de ... Ver más [+] Soundgarden, a menudo interpretada como una meditación sobre el vacío y la superficialidad percibidos en la sociedad estadounidense de los años 90.
Tono: E
E
G
D
C#m
C
B
Verse 1:
E
G
In my eyes, indisposed,
D
C#m
In disguises no one knows.
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B
Hides the face, lies the snake,
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F
The sun in my disgrace.
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G
Boiling heat, summer stench,
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C#m
Neath the black the sky looks dead.
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B
Call my name through the cream,
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F
And I'll hear you scream again. Chorus:
C
Black hole sun,
B
Won't you come,
E
D
G
And wash away the rain.
C
Black hole sun,
B
A
B
Won't you come, won't you come, won't you come. Verse 2:
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G
Stuttering, cold and damp,
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C#m
Steal the warm wind tired friend.
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B
Times are gone for honest men,
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F
And sometimes far too long for snakes.
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G
In my shoes, a walking sleep,
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C#m
And my youth I pray to keep.
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B
Heaven sent hell away,
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F
No one sings like you anymore. Chorus:
C
Black hole sun,
B
Won't you come,
E
D
G
And wash away the rain.
C
Black hole sun,
B
A
B
Won't you come, won't you come.
C
Black hole sun,
B
Won't you come,
E
D
G
And wash away the rain.
C
Black hole sun,
B
Won't you come,
A
G
B
Won't you come (Black hole sun, Black hole sun).
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Em
B
Won't you come (Black hole sun, Black hole sun).
A
G
B
Won't you come (Black hole sun, Black hole sun).
A
Em
B
Won't you come (Black hole sun, Black hole sun). Bridge: