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Intro: (E C/G G Am E Bsus4 D6/2) x3 E
 
E G C B A
I felt a black man in my teeth, what a way
E G C B A
Jesus is coming, he acts my age, and he always looks the same
E G C B A
I said a good seed was on your brain wasn't a mistake anyway
E G C B
Well Jesus is coming better act our age
A C
And clean everything
B
And make it seem
 
E D A
Like you never really needed it anyway,
E D A E (E C/G G Am E Bsus4 D6/2) x2 E
Yep you never really needed it anyways, okay, okay
 
E G C B
John spoke a theory straight in to my brain
A
God damn did you mean to do that to me
E G C
Well Jesus don't come round
B A
Unless we pray each day for 500 days
E G C B A
I don't know what you want anymore
E G C B A C
No, I don't know what you want anymore
B
So we can see
 
E D A
That you never really needed it anyway
E D A
No you never really needed it anyway
A B
So we can see
E D A
That the bottom's gonna bury us anyway
E D A
So Iâ??m doing what I gotta to stay awake
E D A (E C/G G Am E Bsus4 D6/2) x2 E
Yeah Iâ??m doing what I gotta to stay awake, okay
 
Just strum these: (E G C B A) x2
 
E G C B A
What happens when I don't know what happens
E G C B A
What happens when I don't know what happens
E G C B A
Just stop and go and stop and go till you can't go run anymore
E G C B A C
Just stop and go and stop and go till you can't go
B
Make it seem
 
E D A
Like we never really needed it anyway
E D A
Yeah we never really needed it anyway
A B
So we can see
E D A
That the bottom's gonna bury us anyway
E D A
Yeah youâ??re doing what you gotta to stay awake
E D A (E C/G G Am E Bsus4 D6/2) x4 E
Yeah Iâ??m doing what I gotta to stay awake, okay
 
C/G Bsus4 D6/4
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Play: E G C B A as power chords
 
Play: E D A as open chords

How to play In My Teeth

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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