Black Caffeine.
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell.
Album: Old Yellow Moon.
Capo 3.

• 	 D7  X32310

Intro: Am x 2 – Am C D7 C x 4

Am C D7 C
I like it black, just black as night, 
it keeps me up, it keeps me tight,
It don’t matter the size of the cup, 
just as long as you fill it up.

Chorus (1)
Am C D7      Am                             C          
With black caffeine, keeps me lean, you can hear me 
Am              D7      Am
scream, give me black caffeine.

              Am                      G/D Am
Oh I’ve got a monkey sittin on my back, 
Am                                       D Am
How wouldn’t you know, he likes it black? 
Am                              
Don’t need no cream, no nicotine, 
D               Am
All that monkey need, is black caffeine.

D7         C  Am                               D7       
More black caffeine, it keeps me lean, you can hear 
    Am              D7      Am                    
him scream, give me black caffeine, 
        D7    Am
Give me black caffeine.

Break: E D C A C D7 Am D Am

Am                                 D7 Am
I’m sound of body, I’m sound of mind, until it comes 
Am
to my coffee time
      D7          Am
Don’t stand in my way, don’t hold me back, 
Am
Just keep me high, and keep it black.

Chorus (1)

Am                                  D         Am                
The devil said, I want your soul, I want your silver, 
Am
I need your gold,
D            Am                      D         Am
Well you can have anything I’ve got, don’t let him in 
Am
my coffee pot.

        D7      Am
For the black caffeine, It keeps me lean, 
        D7   C  Am            
Can you hear me scream? Give me black caffeine, 
     D7      Am
More black caffeine, 
Am                        D7   C  Am           
It keeps me lean, can you hear me scream? 
     D7      Am
More black caffeine, 
     D7      Am      
More black caffeine,  
      D7      Am    E D Am C D7 C Am
Yeah, black caffeine.