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De Bat (Fly In My Face)- from Boys in The Trees - 1978
(Capo on the 1st fret)
GFly in me faAmce
GFly in me faAmce
Well I Chope de bat C7he don't coFme out 
C6and fly in me fGace tonight
CWell I come home from a parFty
And I'm feeClin' a little spaced
And I waClk on in the kitchFen and
C6A bat Gfly in me faCce
Well de bat come down the chiFmney
You see he waCit in the firepGlace
When he heCar that I'm getC7ting a little snaFck
De bC6at fly iGn me fCace
GFly in me faAmce
GFly in me faAmce
Well I Chope de bat C7he don't coFme out 
C6and fly in me fGace tonight
CDe bat he rat got winFgs
CAll the children know tGhat
What I neCed to know from the LoFrd
Is how you gC6et de wGings on the cCat
They say a bat's got rFadar
And hCe can fly through fCan
CBut what I Fam afraid of iFs
C6That he got anGother pClan
GFly in me faAmce
GFly in me faAmce
Well I Chope de bat C7he don't coFme out 
C6and fly in me fGace tonight
One thing I forgot to tell Fyou
AboCut the human rGace
EveryboCdy get a liC7ttle upset
FWhen a bC6at fGly in they fCace
GFly in me faAmce
GFly in me faAmce
Well I Chope de bat C7he don't coFme out 
C6and fly in me fGace toCnightC7  F  C6  G  C  

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De Bat Fly In My Face

by Carly Simon

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

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De Bat (Fly In My Face)- from Boys in The Trees - 1978

(Capo on the 1st fret)

G Am

Fly in me face

G Am

Fly in me face

C C7 F

Well I hope de bat he don't come out

C6 G

and fly in me face tonight

C F

Well I come home from a party

And I'm feelin' a little spaced

C F

And I walk on in the kitchen and

C6 G C

A bat fly in me face

Well de bat come down the chimney

C G

You see he wait in the fireplace

C C7 F

When he hear that I'm getting a little snack

C6 G C

De bat fly in me face

G Am

Fly in me face

G Am

Fly in me face

C C7 F

Well I hope de bat he don't come out

C6 G

and fly in me face tonight

C F

De bat he rat got wings

C G

All the children know that

C F

What I need to know from the Lord

C6 G C

Is how you get de wings on the cat

They say a bat's got radar

C C

And he can fly through fan

C F F

But what I am afraid of is

C6 G C

That he got another plan

G Am

Fly in me face

G Am

Fly in me face

C C7 F

Well I hope de bat he don't come out

C6 G

and fly in me face tonight

One thing I forgot to tell you

C G

About the human race

C C7

Everybody get a little upset

F C6 G C

When a bat fly in they face

G Am

Fly in me face

G Am

Fly in me face

C C7 F

Well I hope de bat he don't come out

C6 G C C7 F C6 G C

and fly in me face tonight

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