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Instant Coffee Blues

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INTRO: G, D, C (walk down to) A
DHe washed all the road dirt from his fAace and from his neck
CAnd sat down at her table and Gshe picked up his check.
DAnd she took him home for reasons that Ashe did not understand.
CAnd him, he had the answers but diAd not show his hand.
GFor him he knew the taste of thiEms wine very well.
CIt all goes down so easy but the Dnext day is heGll.
INTERLUDE: D, C, (walk down to) A
Morning - "DMan was I drunk," she Awhispered in the shower.
WChile he lay there and smoked his way there tGhrough the final hour.
DAnd she felt wholly empty like she'd fAelt it every time.
CAnd he was feelin' just the same, 'cAept he was tryin' to make it rhyme.
GTime was of the essence so they Emboth did their best,
CTo meet up in the kitchen feDelin fully dresseGd.
DShe just had to go to work, and Ahe just had to go.
CAnd she knew where and he knew hGow to blow it off and so.
DThey shot the breeze quite cavalier to the Aboilin' of the pot.
CAnd sang the Instant Coffee Blues and Anever fired a shot.
GAnd him he hit the driveway with his Emfeelin's in a case.
CAnd her she hit the stoplight Dand touched up her Gface.
GSo you tell them the difference Embetween caring and not.
CAnd that it's all done with mirrors, lDest they fGorgot.
GI said it's all done with mirrors, Emof which they have none.
CTo blend the instant coffee blues intDo the morning sGun
OUTRO: D, C, (walk down to) Aadd9 (hammer on to) A, D

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Instant Coffee Blues

by Guy Clark

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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

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