Black Caffeine chords by Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell

SimplifiedC · Eb · Cm · F · G

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Intro 1

I like it black

Verse 1
C 
 (C major) ,
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C 
just  (F major) black as night  (C major) 
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Cm 
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Cm 
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 (F major) It keeps me  (C minor) up, it  (F major) keeps me tight  (C minor)  (F major) 
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F 
C 
It  (C major) don’t matter  (F major) the size of the  (C major) cup
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C 
 (F major) Just as long  (C major) as you fill it up
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Eb 
With  (F major) black  (E flat major) caf feine

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Verse 2

Keeps me lean

You can hear me scream

Give me black caffeine

Verse 3
C 
F 
 (C major)  (F major) Oh I’ve got a
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F 
C 
 (C major) monkey  (F major) sittin  (C major) on my back
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Eb 
Cm 
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 (F major) And  (E flat major) wouldn’t you  (C minor) know  (F major) he
C 
F 
likes it  (C major) black?  (F major) 
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Cm 
F 
C 
Don’t need no cream,  (C major)  (C minor)  (F major) no nicot (C major) ine
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C 
All  (F major) that monkey need  (C major) is
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C 
 (F major) the black  (C major) caffeine
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More  (F major) black caffeine

Verse 4
C 
 (C major) 
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C 
It keeps me lean  (F major)  (C major) 
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C 
Cm 
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You can  (F major) hear him  (C major) scream  (C minor)  (C major) 
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Give me  (F major) black caffeine
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Eb 
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 (C major) Give me  (E flat major) black  (F major) caffeine
C 
 (C major) 

Interlude 1

I’m sound of

Verse 5
C 
 (C major) body,
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C 
 (F major)  (C major) I’msound of mind
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C 
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 (F major) Until it comes  (C major) to  (F major) my coffee
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F 
 (C major)  (F major) time
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Don’t stand in  (C major) my way,
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C 
 (F major) don’t hold me  (C major) back
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C 
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 (F major) Just keep it  (C major)  (F major) hot and
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keep it black (C major) 
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Eb 
Good  (F major) black  (E flat major) caf feine

Verse 6

It keeps me lean

You can hear me scream

Give me black caffeine

Verse 7
C 
F 
 (C major)  (F major) 
Cm 
F 
C 
The devil said,  (C minor)  (F major) I want your  (C major) soul
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C 
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Cm 
F 
 (F major) I want your  (C major) silver,  (F major) I need your  (C minor) gold  (F major) 
Cm 
Well you can have  (C minor) any
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Cm 
F 
 (F major) thing  (C minor) I’ve got  (F major) 
C 
Don’t let him in my cof (C major) fee pot
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Full of  (F major) black caffeine

Verse 8
C 
 (C major) 
It keeps me lean
F 
Eb 
C 
Can you  (F major) hear  (E flat major) me  scream?  (C major) 
Eb 
F 
C 
Give me  (E flat major) black  (F major) caffeine  (C major) 
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C 
F 
C 
More  (F major) black caffeine  (C major)  (F major)  (C major) 
It keeps me lean
F 
C 
Can you  (F major) hear me scream?  (C major) 
Eb 
F 
More  (E flat major) black caffeine  (F major) 
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F 
C 
Eb 
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 (C major)  (F major)  (C major) More  (E flat major) black  (F major) caffeine
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Eb 
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 (C major) Yeah, black  (E flat major)  (F major) caffeine