Intro: G 

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Lately I’ve been seeing things, 
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Belly button piercings in the sky at night, 
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When we’re side by side, 
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And I don’t mean to rain on anybody’s cabaret, 
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One of those games you’re gonna lose, 
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But you wanna play it just incase, 

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And now it’s getting dark and the sky looks sticky, 
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More like black treacle than tar, 
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Black treacle, 
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Somebody told the stars you’re not coming out tonight, 
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And so they found a place to hide. 

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G 
Does it help you stay up late? 
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Does it help you concentrate? 
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Does it tune you in, when you chew your chin? 
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Am I ruining your fun? 
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And you talk the talk alreyt, 
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But do you walk the walk or catch the train? 
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You wanted it, you got it, but you don’t want it now. 

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And now it’s getting dark and the sky looks sticky, 
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More like black treacle than tar, 
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Black treacle, 
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Somebody told the stars you’re not coming out tonight, 
                  Cm 
And so they found a place to hide. 

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And now I’m out of place and I’m not getting any wiser, 
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I feel like the sun dance kid behind a synthesiser, 
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And I tried last night to pack away the laugh, 
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Like a key under the mat, 
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But it never seems to be there when you want it, 
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Black treacle, 
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Black treacle, 
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Black treacle. 

End on G