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The Merlin Café

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[Intro]
Am  F  G  Dm
Am  F  G  Dm
F  C  G  Am
Am  F  G  Dm    G
[Verse 1]
The AmMerlin Café is Fempty
GSave for a drunk or Dmtwo
The Amwaitress is waiting on Fgoing
And GI've quit waiting on Dmyou
FMidnight lovers are Call the same
We Gdream in impossible Amways
In the faded light we Fcome alive
And Ghide away from the DmdaysG  
[Verse 2]
A Amsong will last forFever
A Gsingle dream goes Dmfar
AmLoneliness strips you Fdown to the bone
GThat's when you know who you Dmare
'Cause you Fpay the price for Cchoosing
The Gnight instead of Amday
It's never just a case of Flosing
But Gthrowing it all aDmwayG  Dm  G  
[Chorus]
And I'll Cwrite you a song in the Ammorning
And I'll Dmsing it for you someFday
I'll Gsay all the things I Amshould have said
BeFfore you went aGwayDm  G  
[Instrumental]
Am  F  G  Dm
Am  F  G  Dm
F  C  G  Am
Am  F  G  Dm    G
[Verse 3]
The Amjoker in his Freverie
Takes aGnother glass of Dmwine
The Ampoet watches Fcarefully
And Gwrites another Dmline
A Fjoker's just a Cdreamer
Who got Glost along the Amway
And dreamers can be Fpoets
In this Gcrazy cabaDmretG  
[Verse 4]
I reAmmember an old man Fpassing
His Gtime was slipping aDmway
I was Amholding his hand and Fwaiting
'Cause there was Gsomething he wanted to Dmsay
He said, "FFriends in times of Ctrouble
GThey are the hardest to Amfind
Hold on to them forFever
And Gleave the rest beDmhind"G  Dm  G  
[Chorus]
And I'll Cwrite you a song in the Ammorning
And I'll Dmsing it for you someFday
I'll Gsay all the things I Amshould have said
BeFfore you went aGway
[Outro]
Dm    G    Dm    G    Am

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The Merlin Café

by Allan Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am F G Dm

F C G Am

Am F G Dm G

[Verse 1]

Am F

The Merlin Café is empty

G Dm

Save for a drunk or two

Am F

The waitress is waiting on going

G Dm

And I've quit waiting on you

F C

Midnight lovers are all the same

G Am

We dream in impossible ways

In the faded light we come alive

G Dm G

And hide away from the days

[Verse 2]

Am F

A song will last forever

G Dm

A single dream goes far

Am F

Loneliness strips you down to the bone

G Dm

That's when you know who you are

F C

'Cause you pay the price for choosing

G Am

The night instead of day

It's never just a case of losing

G Dm G Dm G

But throwing it all away

[Chorus]

C Am

And I'll write you a song in the morning

Dm F

And I'll sing it for you someday

G Am

I'll say all the things I should have said

F G Dm G

Before you went away

[Instrumental]

Am F G Dm

F C G Am

Am F G Dm G

[Verse 3]

Am F

The joker in his reverie

G Dm

Takes another glass of wine

Am F

The poet watches carefully

G Dm

And writes another line

F C

A joker's just a dreamer

G Am

Who got lost along the way

And dreamers can be poets

G Dm G

In this crazy cabaret

[Verse 4]

Am F

I remember an old man passing

G Dm

His time was slipping away

Am F

I was holding his hand and waiting

G Dm

'Cause there was something he wanted to say

F C

He said, "Friends in times of trouble

G Am

They are the hardest to find

Hold on to them forever

G Dm G Dm G

And leave the rest behind"

[Chorus]

C Am

And I'll write you a song in the morning

Dm F

And I'll sing it for you someday

G Am

I'll say all the things I should have said

F G

Before you went away

[Outro]

Dm G Dm G Am

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