BLACK COFFEE Webster & Burke Ella Fitzgerald
E7
^I'm ||: feeling mighty lonesome ee | havent (slept^a^wink) kk ~ ^I |
||: talking to^the shadows ss | one^o (clock^to^four) rr ~ ^And |
| walk^the floor^and (watch^the^door) r^and | ^in between ^I drink Black |
| Lord^how slow^the (mo^ments^go) o^when | all^I do^is pour Black |
A7 E7
| Coffee ee ee ee | ( / Loves a) (sor ry af.) | fair rr rr rr.| rr rr rr ~ ^I |
| Coffee ee ee ee | ( / Since my) (girl went a ) | way yy yy yy.| yy yy yy ~ ^My |
F#m7
| know^where all^the blues^are ee |
| nerves^have gone^to pieces ss |
B7 E B7
1. | / (and^my^hairs.) s turning ^grey.| yy yy yy yy.| yy yy yy ~ ^I'm :||
B7 E E7
2. | ~ ^cos baby^Ive ee been^there.| ee ee ee ee.| ee ee / ~ Now^a |
Am Em Am F#m7 B7
| man^is born^to love a | woman nn nn ~ ^To | work^and slave^to pay her^debts.|
E Gm7 C7 F
| ss ss / ~ ^And | ^just because ^he’s on ly | human nn nn ~ ^To |
Gm7 C7 F#m7 B7
| drown^his past^re grets s^In | coffee^and cigarettes ss ~ ^I’m |
E7
| moody all^the morning and | mourning all^the night ~ ^And |
| ^in between ^its nicotine e^And | not^much heart^to fight Black |
A7 E7 C#7
| Coffee ee ee ee | / Feeling (low as can) | be ee ee ee | ~ ^Its driving^me crazy this |
F#m7 B7 E
| waiting for^my baby yy | ~ ^to maybe come around.| dd dd dd dd.| dd dd dd / ||
About this song:
Black Coffee is performed by Ella Fitzgerald and written by Webster & Burke.
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