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Cafe Amarillo

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[Intro]
Am  F  Em  C
[Verse]
AmOh, my love, I remember
Waking up to the sound of your voFice
Digitized and distraught
EmI was halfway to Calais from Dover
When the word had finally come over
CThought we said never again?
AmOoh, my love, can't believe
The headline crawls across the scFreen
I couldn't fall asleep
[Pre-Chorus]
EmAnd it's raining on both ends of the phone
You're in the lobby and I'm on my way home
CBut there's no shelter without you there
[Chorus]
FSome things are so siEmmple
They're impDmossible to exAmplainC  
The CaFfe AmaEmrillo
Stayin Dmdry when you're caught in the rAmain
We're caught in the rCain
[Instrumental]
Am  F
[Bridge]
AmI don't wanna die before I learn to live
Looking for my exits
FStill so bad at making plans I plan to keep
How long has it been?
[Pre-Chorus]
EmAnd it's raining on both ends of the phone
You're in the lobby and I'm on my way home
CBut there's no shelter without you there
[Chorus]
FSome things are so siEmmple
They're impDmossible to exAmplainC  
You can't unFpull a trEmigger
Or stay Dmdry when you're caught in the rAmain
We're caught in the rCain
[Outro]
FI long for wEmhen the Dmsun was in our eAmyesC  
FOne day, forEmever, the Dmsun in our eAmyesC  

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Cafe Amarillo

by Local Natives

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am F Em C

[Verse]

Oh, my love, I remember

Waking up to the sound of your voice

Digitized and distraught

I was halfway to Calais from Dover

When the word had finally come over

Thought we said never again?

Ooh, my love, can't believe

The headline crawls across the screen

I couldn't fall asleep

[Pre-Chorus]

And it's raining on both ends of the phone

You're in the lobby and I'm on my way home

But there's no shelter without you there

[Chorus]

F Em

Some things are so simple

Dm Am C

They're impossible to explain

F Em

The Cafe Amarillo

Dm Am

Stayin dry when you're caught in the rain

We're caught in the rain

[Instrumental]

Am F

[Bridge]

I don't wanna die before I learn to live

Looking for my exits

Still so bad at making plans I plan to keep

How long has it been?

[Pre-Chorus]

And it's raining on both ends of the phone

You're in the lobby and I'm on my way home

But there's no shelter without you there

[Chorus]

F Em

Some things are so simple

Dm Am C

They're impossible to explain

F Em

You can't unpull a trigger

Dm Am

Or stay dry when you're caught in the rain

We're caught in the rain

[Outro]

F Em Dm Am C

I long for when the sun was in our eyes

F Em Dm Am C

One day, forever, the sun in our eyes

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