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Black Tar Water

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D/F# xx423x or 20023x
[Intro]
D/F# F#m E F#m
[Verse]
I D/F#made myself strong
By F#mgetting my skin numb
And Eloosening up the thumbs 
By F#mpumping out the black tar water 
I D/F#made myself real
By F#mripping up magazines
And Estaving off disease
By F#mpumping out the black tar water 
[Bridge]
D F#m E F#m
D F#m E F#m
[Verse]
I Dmade my friends leave 
With F#mtightrope at their knees 
And Elaughing when they sneeze 
I’m F#mthrowing up the black tar, black tar water 
I Dstart to tell it wrong 
While F#msinging in a song 
Where Erobbers held up guns 
They’re F#mshooting out the black tar water 
[Bridge]
D F#m E F#m
D F#m E F#m
D F#m E F#m
D F#m E F#m
[Verse]
DDripping off follicles 
F#mSeeping out my pores 
EFilling up my lungs 
F#mOh my my 
DDripping off follicles 
F#mSeeping out my pores 
EFilling up my lungs 
F#mOh my my 
DDripping off follicles 
F#mSeeping out my pores 
EFilling up my lungs 
F#mOh my my 
DDripping off follicles 
F#mSeeping out my pores 
EFilling up my lungs 
F#mOh my my
[Outro]
F#mMy black tar water 
F#mMy black tar water

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Black Tar Water

by Bent Knee

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

F#m

D/F# xx423x or 20023x

[Intro]

D/F# F#m E F#m

[Verse]

D/F#

I made myself strong

F#m

By getting my skin numb

And loosening up the thumbs

F#m

By pumping out the black tar water

D/F#

I made myself real

F#m

By ripping up magazines

And staving off disease

F#m

By pumping out the black tar water

[Bridge]

D F#m E F#m

[Verse]

I made my friends leave

F#m

With tightrope at their knees

And laughing when they sneeze

F#m

I’m throwing up the black tar, black tar water

I start to tell it wrong

F#m

While singing in a song

Where robbers held up guns

F#m

They’re shooting out the black tar water

[Bridge]

D F#m E F#m

[Verse]

Dripping off follicles

F#m

Seeping out my pores

Filling up my lungs

F#m

Oh my my

Dripping off follicles

F#m

Seeping out my pores

Filling up my lungs

F#m

Oh my my

Dripping off follicles

F#m

Seeping out my pores

Filling up my lungs

F#m

Oh my my

Dripping off follicles

F#m

Seeping out my pores

Filling up my lungs

F#m

Oh my my

[Outro]

F#m

My black tar water

F#m

My black tar water

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