Intro
[C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] ...
Verse 1
[C] [Gm]
I'm feeling mighty lonesome
[C] [Gm]
Haven't slept a wink
[C] [Gm]
I walk the floor & watch the door
[C] [Gm]
And in between I drink
[F7]
Black coffee
[F7] [C] [Dm] [Em] [Bb] [F]
Love's a hand-me-down brew
[Gm] [D9]
Well, I'll never know a Sunday
[F7] [G] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm]
In this weekday rule
Verse 2
[C] [Gm]
I'm talking to the shadows
[C] [Gm]
One o'clock to four
[C] [Gm]
And oh how slow the moments go
[C] [Gm]
When all I do is pour
[F7]
Black coffee
[F7] [C] [Dm] [Em] [Bb] [F]
Since the blues caught my eye
[Gm] [D9]
Well I'm hanging out on Monday
[F7] [G] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm]
My Sunday dreams to dry
Bridge
[F] [Cm]
Well, a man is born to go on lovin'
[Fm] [Ab] [C]
A woman's born to weep & fret
[Ab] [Fm]
To stay home & tend her lovin'
[Ab]
And drown her past regrets
[G]
In coffee & cigarettes
Verse 3:
[C] [Gm]
Alone all the morning
[C] [Gm]
Mourning all the night
[C] [Gm]
And, in between, it's nicotine
[C] [Gm]
And not much heart to fight
[F7]
Black coffee
[F7] [C] [Dm] [Em] [Bb] [F]
Feeling low as the ground
[Gm] [D9]
It's drivin' me crazy, this waiting for my baby
[F7] [G] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm]
To maybe come around
Bridge (Repeat):
[F] [Cm]
Well, a man is born to go on lovin'
[Fm] [Ab] [C]
A woman's born to weep & fret
[Ab] [Fm]
To stay home & tend her lovin'
[Ab]
And drown her past regrets
[G]
In coffee & cigarettes
Verse 3 (Repeat):
[C] [Gm]
Alone all the morning
[C] [Gm]
Mourning all the night
[C] [Gm]
And, in between, it's nicotine
[C] [Gm]
And not much heart to fight
[F7]
Black coffee
[F7] [C] [Dm] [Em] [Bb] [F]
Feeling low as the ground
[Gm] [D9]
It's drivin' me crazy, this waiting for my baby
[F7] [G] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm]
To maybe come around
Outro:
[Am]
My nerves have gone to pieces
[Cm]
My hair is turning grey
[Cdim]
All I do is drink black coffee
[Ebdim] [F7] [Cm]
Since my man's gone away
[C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] (instrumental, fade out)
