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[Intro]
|  C   F|  C   G|  C   F|  C  G  
[Verse 1]
There’s a Cpaper in the box Foutside
  GHead line reads CNixon died
  FDon’t nobody pay Cno mind
They just Ggo on bout their ways
  CBut Uber Turner’s Fbarn burnt down
  GSays he lost three Cgood cows
And that’s Fbig news at the Gsmall talk café-Ce
[Chorus]
It’s a Fmeetin place at the Cbreak of day
For the Dm7people in this Ctown
And Fthings that happen Cround these parts
Are Dm7all they care aGbout
FWidow Cooper Chad a man come Dm7callin yesterdayC  
And that’s Fbig news at the Gsmall talk café-Ce
[Solo]
|  C   F|  C|  C   G| C  
[Verse 2]
  CShuttle makes another Ftrip
  GMarket takes a record Cdip
  FFolks don’t think too Cmuch of it
And Gin walks Luther JenningsG  
  CHe says there was a wreck last Fnight
  GTruck took out the CoCOp sign
And that’s Fbig news at the Gsmall talk café-CeC  
[Chorus]
It’s a Fmeetin place at the Embreak of dCay
For the Dm7people in this Ctown
And Fthings that happen Emround these Cparts
Are Dm7all they care aGbout
They Fsay it’s been so Emdry this Cyear
There Dm7won’t be any hayC  
And that’s Fbig news at the Gsmall talk café-CeC  
[Solo]
|  F|  C|  Dm7|  C|
|  F|  G|  C|  C|
|  C|  C| C  
[Bridge]
Well, I can see them Fall in there
  GEvery face and Cevery chair
  FI bet there all a Cwondering where
I’ve Gbeen these past few days
  CWhen they here that Fyou left me
  GDon’t you know that’s Amgonna be
FBig news at the Gsmall talk café-Ce
[Chorus]
It’s a Fmeetin place at the Embreak of dCay
For the Dm7people in this Ctown
And Fthings that happen Emround these Cparts
Are Dm7all they care aGbout
They’ll Fsay they’ve never Cseen a man
Dm7Fall apart this Cway
And that’s Fbig news at the Gsmall talk café-CeC  
[Outro]
Yeh, that’s Fbig news at the Gsmall talk café-Ce
[Solo]
|  C   F|  C   G|  C   F|  C   G|  C|

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Small Talk Café

by Rory Feek

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

[Intro]

C F C G C F C G

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[Verse 1]

C F

There’s a paper in the box outside

G C

Head line reads Nixon died

F C

Don’t nobody pay no mind

They just go on bout their ways

C F

But Uber Turner’s barn burnt down

G C

Says he lost three good cows

F G C

And that’s big news at the small talk café-e

[Chorus]

F C

It’s a meetin place at the break of day

Dm7 C

For the people in this town

F C

And things that happen round these parts

Dm7 G

Are all they care about

F C Dm7 C

Widow Cooper had a man come callin yesterday

F G C

And that’s big news at the small talk café-e

[Solo]

C F C C G C

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[Verse 2]

C F

Shuttle makes another trip

G C

Market takes a record dip

F C

Folks don’t think too much of it

G G

And in walks Luther Jennings

C F

He says there was a wreck last night

G C

Truck took out the CoOp sign

F G C C

And that’s big news at the small talk café-e

[Chorus]

F Em C

It’s a meetin place at the break of day

Dm7 C

For the people in this town

F Em C

And things that happen round these parts

Dm7 G

Are all they care about

F Em C

They say it’s been so dry this year

Dm7 C

There won’t be any hay

F G C C

And that’s big news at the small talk café-e

[Solo]

F C Dm7 C

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F G C C

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C C C

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[Bridge]

Well, I can see them all in there

G C

Every face and every chair

F C

I bet there all a wondering where

I’ve been these past few days

C F

When they here that you left me

G Am

Don’t you know that’s gonna be

F G C

Big news at the small talk café-e

[Chorus]

F Em C

It’s a meetin place at the break of day

Dm7 C

For the people in this town

F Em C

And things that happen round these parts

Dm7 G

Are all they care about

F C

They’ll say they’ve never seen a man

Dm7 C

Fall apart this way

F G C C

And that’s big news at the small talk café-e

[Outro]

F G C

Yeh, that’s big news at the small talk café-e

[Solo]

C F C G C F C G C

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