Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: F
Riff:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------| (x3)
A|-----------------------------------------------3-2-0-|
E|-2-2-3-2-2-3(b)-2-2-3-2-2-3(b)-2-2-3-2-2-3(b)--------|
Lick:
e|-4-0-----------|
B|-----2---------|
G|-------0-------|
D|---------2(b)3-| (x1)
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Intro w/ Riff x3 at start:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------2--2-2-2-2-2-6--6-6-6-6-6 6------------------2-2-5-2-----4--| (x1)
A|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-0--0-0-0-0-0-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-0-3-0-2-2-2-2|
E|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------4-4---4|
e|---------------------6(b)8|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------| (x1)
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4------|
Verse w/Lick:
A#5 G#5 C5 G5
Who are you with, where have you been
A#5 G#5 C5 G5
Imagination turns thoughts, reason can't change
A#5 G#5 C5 G5
Staring at the walls, I think I know what I see
A#5 G#5
Anger, coffee,
feeding me.
Chorus w/Riff:
N.C. Riff-Lick:
Drinking black coffee, black coffee, drinking black coffee, staring at the wall
N.C. Riff-Lick:
Black coffee, black coffee, black coffee, staring at the wall
N.C. Riff-Lick:
Black coffee, drinking black coffee, drinking black coffee, staring at the
A#5 A#5 A#5
Stab through my heart, stab through my heart, stab through my heart
G#5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
But its all in my mind, mind, mind, mind
G#5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
Just in my mind, mind, mind, mind
Its just in my mind, yeah
Verse:
A#5 G#5 C5 G5
My heart is pounding, as stare at the wall
A#5 G#5 C5 G5
Its my turn to be jealous, now I don't stand for it at all
A#5 G#5 C5 G5
In fact I'm pretty stupid, I'm feeling small
A#5 G#5
Anger and coffee,
String Glide!:
feeding me
Chorus w/Riff:
N.C. Riff-Lick:
Drinking black coffee, black coffee, drinking black coffee, staring at the wall
N.C. Riff-Lick:
Black coffee, black coffee, black coffee, staring at the wall
N.C. Riff-Lick:
Black coffee, drinking black coffee, drinking black coffee, staring at the
A#5 A#5 A#5
Stab through my heart, stab through my heart, stab through my heart
G#5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
But its all in my mind, mind, mind, mind
G#5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
Just in my mind, mind, mind, mind
Its just in my mind, yeah
Chorus w/Riff:
N.C. Riff-Lick:
Drinking black coffee, black coffee, drinking black coffee, staring at the wall
N.C. Riff-Lick:
Black coffee, black coffee, black coffee, staring at the wall
N.C. Riff-Lick:
Black coffee, drinking black coffee, drinking black coffee, staring at the
A#5 A#5 A#5
Stab through my heart, stab through my heart, stab through my heart
G#5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
But its all in my mind, mind, mind, mind
G#5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
Just in my mind, mind, mind, mind
Its just in my mind, yeah
Verse w/Lick and Riff:
A#5 G#5 C5 G5
If the night goes on, paranoia adultery
A#5 G#5 C5 G5
Why should I be so stupid, when I can't really see
A#5 G#5 C5 G5
The other side of the wall, is eating away at me
A#5 G#5
Anger and coffee,
feeding me
Chorus w/Riff:
N.C. Riff-Lick:
Drinking black coffee, black coffee, drinking black coffee, staring at the wall
N.C. Riff-Lick:
Black coffee, black coffee, black coffee, staring at the wall
N.C. Riff-Lick:
Black coffee, drinking black coffee, drinking black coffee, staring at the
A#5 A#5 A#5
Stab through my heart, stab through my heart, stab through my heart
G#5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
But its all in my mind, mind, mind, mind
G#5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
Just in my mind, mind, mind, mind
Its just in my mind, yeah
Other versions of this song
- Black Coffee (Tabs)
Song History
Published: February 23, 2025
Last Updated: September 10, 2025