INTRO: G, D, C (walk down to) A
D A
He washed all the road dirt from his face and from his neck
C G
And sat down at her table and she picked up his check.
D A
And she took him home for reasons that she did not understand.
C A
And him, he had the answers but did not show his hand.
G Em
For him he knew the taste of this wine very well.
C D G
It all goes down so easy but the next day is hell.
INTERLUDE: D, C, (walk down to) A
D A
Morning - "Man was I drunk," she whispered in the shower.
C G
While he lay there and smoked his way there through the final hour.
D A
And she felt wholly empty like she'd felt it every time.
C A
And he was feelin' just the same, 'cept he was tryin' to make it rhyme.
G Em
Time was of the essence so they both did their best,
C D G
To meet up in the kitchen feelin fully dressed.
D A
She just had to go to work, and he just had to go.
C G
And she knew where and he knew how to blow it off and so.
D A
They shot the breeze quite cavalier to the boilin' of the pot.
C A
And sang the Instant Coffee Blues and never fired a shot.
G Em
And him he hit the driveway with his feelin's in a case.
C D G
And her she hit the stoplight and touched up her face.
G Em
So you tell them the difference between caring and not.
C D G
And that it's all done with mirrors, lest they forgot.
G Em
I said it's all done with mirrors, of which they have none.
C D G
To blend the instant coffee blues into the morning sun
OUTRO: D, C, (walk down to) Aadd9 (hammer on to) A, D
