Learn to play "That Black Bat Licorice" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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E G Yeah, she's built for speed like a black 3 A B castrum doloris E G A B Good for the needy, like Nietzsche, Freud and Horace E G But I'm skin, flint, broke, making no money, A B making jokes C D B But baby, I won't joke with you My feet are burnin' like a Roman hypocaust But the Romans are gone, they changed their name because they lost She writes letters like a Jack Chick comic Just a buncha' propaganda, make my fingers histrionic; E G A B Like this E G A B And this I mean, she's my baby But she makes me get avuncular And when my monkey is jumpin' I got no time to make it up to her I fantasize about the hospital The army, asylum, confinement in prison Any place where there's a cot to clear my vision Chorus: I spit it out Whatever's in my mouth Just like that Black Bat Licorice Yeah, that Black Bat Licorice That Black Bat Licorice That Black Bat Licorice Yeah I wanna cut out my tongue and let ya' hold onto it for me 'Cause without my skill to amplify my sounds it might get boring I've got the wit of the staircase with atomic clock precision And the phases of the moon directin' all of my decisions like this When I need to know, I play dumb like Columbo And get my feelin's hurt and move to NY like I'm Dumbo Don't you want to lose the part of the brain that has opinions? To not even know what you are doing, or care about yourself or your species in the billions Chorus: Yeah, I have to spit it out Ah, whatever's in my mouth Ah, I have to spit it out (behave yourself) Just like that Black Bat Licorice That Black Bat Licorice That Black Bat Licorice, I never liked it, I never will Now state the same damn thing with the violin Whatever you feed me I'll feed you right back But it will do no good You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA B C D E G Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "That Black Bat Licorice" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "That Black Bat Licorice" by Jack White.