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(Verse 1)
Em7He was IT, she Dworked in Caccounting
CHis cubicle was Ddown the hall
GSometimes they Em7ran Dinto each Cother
At Emthe water cooler or the AmelevDator
GHe knew she Emblogged on Dcinema Cverite
EmShe knew he had a Am7rescue Ddog
EmHe knew she liked the Dtime before sunCrise
Emand 8 weeks that's as Amfar as they Dgot
Til he Asummoned the Bguts and Emworked up the coDurage
And Cinvited her out Bmon a Ddate
And while she Aliked him a lot Bit was Emtotally awkDward
But they Cmade arrangements for Dsaturday
But his Asubway got stuck and she Amwas about to leave the cafeD  
It was a Atotal disasCter, iDt was a perfect Gdate
(Verse 2)
Well by this Emtime his Dflowers were Cwilted
EmAnd they bumped noses when they Dtried to hug
EmHe spilled his wine all Dover the Cwaitress
EmAnd a second time when he Amfilled her cupD  
AAfter the Bmeal they Emwent to the Dmovies
The Cfilm had been widely discDussed
But Athere were a lot Bmore sex Emscenes than one Dwould have thought
CThank god it was dark Dcause they both blushed
And Afiddled with their popcorn Aand waited for the credits to wDane.
It was a Atotal disasCter, it was a Gperfect date.
(Verse 3)
After the fEm7ilm they Dwalked down the rivCer
EmHe got shy cause Am7he liked herD  
GWent for a Empunch line and Dpoorly deliveCred
GHe knew the Emjoke but he Am7lost his nerve
GShe kicked herEm7self when she Dcouldnt stop tCalking
EmAbout the meaning of Dmeaninglessness
GHe nodded yes alDthough she had lost Chim
EmStepped on her foot as he Dgave her a kiss
And Amaybe they Bwerent a Emvision of gracDe
But there was Csomething between Gthem that shDowed
And if you'd Aseen them that dBay, you Emwould have picked Dup
On the inCception of love and you Dwould have known
That they Acouldnt mess it up cause it Aplainly was the work
of fDate
It was a Atotal disasCter, it was a Dperfect dGate
(Bridge)
And maybe her Ccardigan didnt Dget the memo that the Geighties
had been F#mover for a Emwhile
maybe he Cfell a little short of Dcassanova
but he Gpaid her F#mcompliments and mEmade her smileD  
like two Apieces of a puzzle Aput together from abDove
There's no Aearthly way to judge when it Ccomes to the Gmystery
of Em7loveG  
no Aearthly way to judge when it Ccomes to the Dmystery
Gof love
                                           dateAfter the film they walke He got shy cause he li

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The Perfect Date

by Antje Duvekot

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Em7

Am7

F#m

(Verse 1)

Em7 D C

He was IT, she worked in accounting

C D

His cubicle was down the hall

G Em7 D C

Sometimes they ran into each other

Em Am D

At the water cooler or the elevator

G Em D C

He knew she blogged on cinema verite

Em Am7 D

She knew he had a rescue dog

Em D C

He knew she liked the time before sunrise

Em Am D

and 8 weeks that's as far as they got

A B Em D

Til he summoned the guts and worked up the courage

C Bm D

And invited her out on a date

A B Em D

And while she liked him a lot it was totally awkward

C D

But they made arrangements for saturday

A Am D

But his subway got stuck and she was about to leave the cafe

A C D G

It was a total disaster, it was a perfect date

(Verse 2)

Em D C

Well by this time his flowers were wilted

Em D

And they bumped noses when they tried to hug

Em D C

He spilled his wine all over the waitress

Em Am D

And a second time when he filled her cup

A B Em D

After the meal they went to the movies

C D

The film had been widely discussed

A B Em D

But there were a lot more sex scenes than one would have thought

C D

Thank god it was dark cause they both blushed

A A D

And fiddled with their popcorn and waited for the credits to wane.

A C G

It was a total disaster, it was a perfect date.

(Verse 3)

Em7 D C

After the film they walked down the river

Em Am7 D

He got shy cause he liked her

G Em D C

Went for a punch line and poorly delivered

G Em Am7

He knew the joke but he lost his nerve

G Em7 D C

She kicked herself when she couldnt stop talking

Em D

About the meaning of meaninglessness

G D C

He nodded yes although she had lost him

Em D

Stepped on her foot as he gave her a kiss

A B Em D

And maybe they werent a vision of grace

C G D

But there was something between them that showed

A B Em D

And if you'd seen them that day, you would have picked up

C D

On the inception of love and you would have known

A A

That they couldnt mess it up cause it plainly was the work

of fate

A C D G

It was a total disaster, it was a perfect date

(Bridge)

C D G

And maybe her cardigan didnt get the memo that the eighties

F#m Em

had been over for a while

C D

maybe he fell a little short of cassanova

G F#m Em D

but he paid her compliments and made her smile

A A D

like two pieces of a puzzle put together from above

A C G

There's no earthly way to judge when it comes to the mystery

Em7 G

of love

A C D

no earthly way to judge when it comes to the mystery

of love

dateAfter the film they walke He got shy cause he li

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