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Abandoned Luncheonette

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Intro
|  Em9| % | % | % |
They Em9sat in an Abandoned Luncheonette
Gm7Sipping iC7maginary cola Dand drawing faces in the tabletop Bmdust
Em7His voice was rusty from Gm7years as a sergeant on "C7this man's army"
DThey were old and cBmrusty
Em7She was twenty when the diner was a baby
Gm7He was the C7dishwasher, Dbusy in the back, his hands covered with Bmgravy
Em7Hair black and wavy
Gm7Brilliantine slick, a C7pot - cleaning dandy
DHe was young and Bmrandy
Br. Intro
 Em7-  Gm7- C7  
FDay to day, Bb/Fto day... today
FThen they were old, their liveBb/Fs wasted away
FMonth to month, Bb/Fyear to year
They Amall run togDmether, A+/C#all run toF/Cgether
Time Gm7measured by the peeling of paint on the luncheonette Gm7/Cwall
Transition
|  Bm| % | % | % |
They Em9all sat together in the empty diner
Gm7Filled with cracked C7china
The Dold news was blowing across the filthy floor
And the Bmsign on the door read (sign on the door read): Em7"this way out", that's all it read
Gm7Doodily Doodily Doodily C7doo doo
That's all it Dsaid oooooooo that's all it Bmsaid
Br. Intro
 Em7-  Gm7- C7  
FDay to day, Bb/Fto day... today
FThen they were old, their liveBb/Fs wasted away
FMonth to month, Bb/Fyear to year
FMonth to month, Bb/Fyear to year
FMonth to month, Bb/Fyear to year.....(repeat to fade out)

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Abandoned Luncheonette

by Hall & Oates

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em9

Gm7

Em7

Bb/F

A+/C#

F/C

Gm7/C

Intro

Em9

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Em9

They sat in an Abandoned Luncheonette

Gm7 C7 D Bm

Sipping imaginary cola and drawing faces in the tabletop dust

Em7 Gm7 C7

His voice was rusty from years as a sergeant on "this man's army"

D Bm

They were old and crusty

Em7

She was twenty when the diner was a baby

Gm7 C7 D Bm

He was the dishwasher, busy in the back, his hands covered with gravy

Em7

Hair black and wavy

Gm7 C7

Brilliantine slick, a pot - cleaning dandy

D Bm

He was young and randy

Br. Intro

Em7 Gm7 C7

- -

F Bb/F

Day to day, to day... today

F Bb/F

Then they were old, their lives wasted away

F Bb/F

Month to month, year to year

Am Dm A+/C# F/C

They all run together, all run together

Gm7 Gm7/C

Time measured by the peeling of paint on the luncheonette wall

Transition

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Em9

They all sat together in the empty diner

Gm7 C7

Filled with cracked china

The old news was blowing across the filthy floor

Bm Em7

And the sign on the door read (sign on the door read): "this way out", that's all it read

Gm7 C7

Doodily Doodily Doodily doo doo

D Bm

That's all it said oooooooo that's all it said

Br. Intro

Em7 Gm7 C7

- -

F Bb/F

Day to day, to day... today

F Bb/F

Then they were old, their lives wasted away

F Bb/F

Month to month, year to year

F Bb/F

Month to month, year to year

F Bb/F

Month to month, year to year.....(repeat to fade out)

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