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)
