Intro: CGmC Gm and so on....
 Verse 1: 
CGm I'm feeling mighty lonesome
CGm Haven't slept a wink
CGm I walk the floor & watch the door
CGm And in between I drink
CmF Black coffee
CmFCGmCGm Love's hand-me-down brew
DmC Well, I'll never know a Sunday
FGCGmCGm In this weekday rule
 Verse 2: 
CGm I'm talking to the shadows
CGm One o'clock to four
CGm And oh how slow the moments go
CGm When all I do is pour
CmF Black coffee
CmFCGmCGm Since the blues caught my eye
DmC Well I'm hanging out on Monday
FGCGmCGm My Sunday dreams to dry
 Bridge: 
FCm Well, a man is born to go on lovin'
FmC A woman's born to weep & fret
EmGm To stay home & tend her lovin'
F# And drown her past regrets
F In coffee & cigarettes
 Verse 3: 
CGm Alone all the morning
CGm Mourning all the night
CGm And, in between, it's nicotine
CGm And not much heart to fight
CmF Black coffee
CmFCGmC Feeling low as the ground
GmDmC It's drivin' me crazy, this waiting for my baby
FGCGmCGm 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...
CGmCGm (instrumental, fade out)