Black Coffee

C7 Db7 C7 Db7 C7 Db7 I'm feeling mighty lonesome C7 Db7 Haven't slept a wink C7 Db7 I walk the floor & watch the door C7 F# And in between I drink F Black coffee F7 C7 Db7 C7 A7 Love's hand-me-down brew Dm7 Well, I'll never know a Sunday Dm7/G C7 A7 Dm7 G7 In this weekday rule C7 Db7 I'm talking to the shadows C7 Db7 One o'clock to four C7 Db7 And Lord how slow the moments go C7 F#7 When all I do is pour F Black coffee F7 C7 Db7 C7 A7 Since the blues caught my eye Dm7 Well I'm hanging out on Monday Dm7/G C7 Db7 C F#7 My Sunday dreams to dry Fm7 Cm Well, a man is born to go on lovin' Dm7b5 Cmaj7 A woman's born to weep & fret Ab7 Dbmaj7 To stay home & tend her lovin' Ab7 And drown her past regrets Dm7 G7 In coffee & cigarettes C7 Db7 Alone all the morning C7 Db7 Mourning all the night C7 Db7 And, in between, it's nicotine C7 F#7 And not much heart to fight F Black coffee F7 Cmaj7 Dm7 Feeling low as the ground Em7 Dm7 It's drivin' me crazy, this waiting for my baby Dm7/G C7 Db7 C7 Db7 To maybe come around Dm My nerves have gone to pieces Em My hair is turning gray F All I do is drink black coffee G Since my man's gone away... C7 Db7 C7 Db7