[Intro]
G
[Strophe]
G 
Lately I've been seeing things 
             D   C 
Belly button piercings 
        G            D 
In the sky, at night 
            C           G 
When we're side by side  
    G 
And I don't mean to rain 
              D    C 
On anybody's cabriolet 
             G                      D 
One of those games you're gonna lose 
        D       C             G 
But you wanna play it just in case
[Refrain]
                  C            D        G 
Now it's getting dark and the sky looks sticky 
                    C         D  G 
More like black treacle than tar 
          C        D    G        A 
Black treacle, somebody told the stars 
           Cm                G 
You're not coming out tonight 
            Cm                   G D Em C G 
And so they found a place to hide
[Strophe]
G 
Does it help you stay up late? 
                   D    C 
Does it help you concentrate? 
                 G                       D 
Does it tune you in when you chew your chin? 
         C             G 
Am I ruining your fun?  
G 
And you talk the talk alright 
                             D           C 
But do you walk the walk or catch the train? 
            G             D 
You wanted it, you got it 
              C            G 
But you don't want it now
[Refrain]
                  C            D         G 
Now it's getting dark and the sky looks sticky 
                    C         D  G 
More like black treacle than tar 
          C        D    G        A 
Black treacle, somebody told the stars 
           Cm                G 
You're not coming out tonight 
            Cm                   G D Em C G 
And so they found a place to hide
[Pont]
                    C                 D           G 
And now I'm out of place and I'm not getting any wiser 
                 C             D            G 
I feel like the Sundance Kid behind a synthesizer 
      Em                  C            D 
And I tried last night to pack away a laugh 
       G             Cm 
Like a key under the mat 
         C               D 
But it's never seems to be there 
                 G  D Em 
When you want it
[Outro]
C         G   D Em 
Black treacle 
C         G   D Em 
Black treacle 
C         G   D Em C G 
Black treacle