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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Black Coffee In Bed Original Album: Sweets From A Stranger Words and Music by Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook Copyright © 1982 A&M Records Published by A&M Records Ltd Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) (www.gartfrets.net) INTRO: [play: Guitar Figure 1] [x2] Guitar Figure 1 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-0-------0----------------------| |----------------------------0h2-|-------------2-----------0------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------0---0------------------|--------------------------------| |-0-h-2--------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE1: Chords: D x57775 Bm x24432 G 355433 D Bm G D [Guitar Figure 1] There's a stain on my notebook where your coffee cup was D Bm G D [Guitar Figure 1] And there's ash in the pages, now I've got myself lost D Bm G D [Guitar Figure 1] I was writing to tell you that my feelings tonight D Bm G D [Guitar Figure 1] Are a stain on my notebook that rings your goodbye. CHORUS1: Chords: Bm x24432 or 799777 A x02220 or 577655 F# x44322 or 244322 D xx0232 or x57775 C#m x46654 G 320033 or 355433
Oh, Bmnow she's gone, and I'm F#back on the beat A C#mstain on my notebook says Anothing to me. Oh, Dnow she's gone and I'm Gout with a friend (out with a Afriend) (A) G D With lips full of passion and coffee in bed
[play Guitar Figure 1] [x2] VERSE2: D Bm G D [Guitar Figure 1] With the way that you left me I could hardly contain D Bm G D [Guitar Figure 1] The hurt and the anger and the joy of the pain D Bm G D [Guitar Figure 1] Now knowing I am single there'll be fire in my eyes D Bm G D [Guitar Figure 1] And a stain on my notebook for a new love tonight [repeat CHORUS] [play Guitar Figure 1] [x2] [Guitar SOLO over: Eb F G A] Notes: In the F section, the [ ] is a triple hammer-on played on the second beat. But, on the 3rd beat, you're already playing the F-note on the 3rd string. I can't show it any other way without making it look sillier than it probably already is. Eb |-------------------------2p0----|---------------------15---------| |---------------------3-------3--|---------8---11-----------------| |-------------2---2h4------------|-8------------------------------| |-----0---2h4--------------------|--------------------------------| |-0h2----------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| F |-13--11--15--13--11--11p10------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------13--11-|-10-----[10h11h12h13]-----------| |--------------------------------|-----------------10--9p8----10p7| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-8h10---------------------------|-------------------------7------| |---------10--9--8----10-9-8-----|---------7---8-------10---------| |----------------------------8h9-|-10-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| A |--------------------------------|-----12----------------------19-| |-----7-------8---10------12--12-h-14------10--9-------9----------| |-9------------------------------|-----------------12-------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| D |-17------14p13-12--------12-----|--------------------------------| |-----15----------14-15----------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Now she's gone... CHORUS3: Chords: D xx0232 or x57775 A x02220 or 577655 G 320033 or 355433 Bm x24432 or 799777
DNow she's gone (now she's gone) and I'm Gout with a friend (out with a Afriend)
(A) G D With lips full of passion and coffee in bed [play Guitar Figure 1] [x2] VERSE3:
From lDips without Bmpassion to the Glips with a Dkiss There's Dnothing of your Bmlove that I'll Gever Dmiss The sDtain on my Bmnotebook remains Gall that's Dleft Of the Dmemory of Bmlate nights and Gcoffee in Dbed Of the Dmemory of Bmlate nights and Gcoffee in Dbed
[repeat CHORUS1 and ad lib bits from VERSE1 to fade] "A stain on my notebook..." "With lips full of passion..." etc. etc.