The Sad Café

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Bm7b5
7x776x
[Intro]
A Dm E A
A Dm E E7 A
A Dm E A
A Dm7 E E7 A
[Verse 1]
A Dm E A
Out in the shiny night, the rain was softly falling
A Dm E E7 A
Tracks that ran down the boulevard had all been washed away
A Dm E A
Out of the silver light, the past came softly calling
A Dm E E7 A
And I remember the times we spent inside the Sad Café
[Verse 2]
A Dm E A
Oh, it seemed like a holy place, protected by amazing grace
A Dm E E7 A
And we would sing right out loud, the things we could not say
A Dm E A
We thought we could change this world with words like "love" and "freedom"
A Bm7b5 E E7 A
We were part of the lonely crowd inside the Sad Café
[Chorus]
F#m C#m7
Oh, expecting to fly
F#m Bm E
We would meet on that beautiful shore in the sweet by and by
[Verse 3]
A Dm E A
Some of their dreams came true, some just passed away
A Bm7b5 E E7 A
And some of them stayed behind, inside the Sad Café
[Acoustic Solo]
A Dm E A
A Bm7b5 E E7 A
[Bridge]
Esus4 E Esus4 E
The clouds rolled in and hid that shore
Esus4 E Esus4 E
Now that Glory Train, it don't stop here no more
Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Now I look at the years gone by and wonder at the powers that be
Esus4 E Esus4 E
I don't know why fortune smiles on some and lets the rest go free
[Verse 4]
A Dm E A
Mmmmmmm Maybe the time has drawn the faces I recall
A Dm E E7 A
But things in this life change very slowly if they ever change at all
A Dm E A
No use in asking why, it just turned out that way
A Bm7b5 E E7 A
So meet me at midnight baby inside the Sad Café
A Bm7b5 E E7 A
Why don't you meet me at midnight, baby, inside the Sad Café
[Outro]
A Bm7b5E E7A
x8
(fade out)

The Sad Café tab and lyrics

Free tab for The Sad Café by Eagles. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Bm7b5  7x776x
[Intro]
A    Dm    E      A
A    Dm    E  E7  A
A    Dm    E      A
A    Dm7   E  E7  A
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Acoustic Solo]
A     Dm     E      A
A     Bm7b5  E  E7  A
[Bridge]
[Verse 4]
[Outro]

The Sad Café Tab by Eagles

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