Intro: C Gm C Gm and so on....
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
Cm F
Black coffee
Cm F C Gm C Gm
Love's hand-me-down brew
Dm C
Well, I'll never know a Sunday
F 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
Cm F
Black coffee
Cm F C Gm C Gm
Since the blues caught my eye
Dm C
Well I'm hanging out on Monday
F G C Gm C Gm
My Sunday dreams to dry
Bridge:
F Cm
Well, a man is born to go on lovin'
Fm C
A woman's born to weep & fret
Em Gm
To stay home & tend her lovin'
F#
And drown her past regrets
F
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
Cm F
Black coffee
Cm F C Gm C
Feeling low as the ground
Gm Dm C
It's drivin' me crazy, this waiting for my baby
F G C Gm C Gm
To maybe come around
Outro:
Dm
My nerves have gone to pieces
Cm
My hair is turning gray
F
All I do is drink black coffee
G
Since my man's gone away...
C Gm C Gm (instrumental, fade out)
