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Black Mambo

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Glass Animals
Black Mambo
Capo 1
Em D A Bm
[Verse 1]
What'll it Embe now Dmister mole
AWhisper sloth in Bmcurls of smoke 
Take a back Emseat
Or Dplay pharaoh 
Dance with Ame 
And Bmshake your bones
[Chorus]
EmSlow down
It's a Dscience 
He's been Awaiting 
To Bmbring you F#mdown
EmSnake eyed
With a Dsly smile 
He can Ahold you 
And Bmshake you F#mchild 
[Verse 2]
Leopards laze Emeach
On Dplush pillows 
ASlender capes
Of Bmred and chrome 
Paperback Emdreams 
In Dtheir deep doze 
ATwitch their toes to 
BmBlack mambo
[Chorus]
EmSlow down
It's a Dscience 
He's been Awaiting 
To Bmbring you F#mdown
EmSnake eyed
With a Dsly smile 
He can Ahold you 
And Bmshake you F#mchild 
[Verse 3]
Wanna play Emcheat
Now Dsays the sloth
A Adomino
Flush Bmto his nose 
Tickle that Emcheek 
And Dtake your throne 
APump your veins 
With Bmgushing gold
[Chorus]
EmSlow down
It's a Dscience 
He's been Awaiting 
To Bmbring you F#mdown
EmSnake eyed
With a Dsly smile 
He can Ahold you 
And Bmshake you F#mchild
[Outro]
EmWe can hold you 
DWe can hold you 
AWe can hold you 
BmWe can hold you

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Black Mambo

by Glass Animals

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Glass Animals

Black Mambo

Capo 1

Em D A Bm

[Verse 1]

Em D

What'll it be now mister mole

A Bm

Whisper sloth in curls of smoke

Take a back seat

Or play pharaoh

Dance with me

And shake your bones

[Chorus]

Slow down

It's a science

He's been waiting

Bm F#m

To bring you down

Snake eyed

With a sly smile

He can hold you

Bm F#m

And shake you child

[Verse 2]

Leopards laze each

On plush pillows

Slender capes

Of red and chrome

Paperback dreams

In their deep doze

Twitch their toes to

Black mambo

[Chorus]

Slow down

It's a science

He's been waiting

Bm F#m

To bring you down

Snake eyed

With a sly smile

He can hold you

Bm F#m

And shake you child

[Verse 3]

Wanna play cheat

Now says the sloth

A domino

Flush to his nose

Tickle that cheek

And take your throne

Pump your veins

With gushing gold

[Chorus]

Slow down

It's a science

He's been waiting

Bm F#m

To bring you down

Snake eyed

With a sly smile

He can hold you

Bm F#m

And shake you child

[Outro]

We can hold you

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