Toms Diner Ukulele chords by Suzanne Vega

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Tom's Diner
Not traditionally accompanied with instrumentation but plucking on the ukulele is so enjoyable...
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Verse 1:
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  I am  sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner  I am

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   waitting at the coun - ter for the man to pour the coffee

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   And he fills it on - ly half way And  be - fore

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   I even   ar-gue He is loo -king out the window at some body Coming in

Verse 2:

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 "It is  always since to see you says the man behind the counter to the

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   woman who has   come in  she is  shaking her umbrella

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   And I look the other way   as they are   kis-(sing)

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 (kis)-sing their hellos Im pretending not to see them and instead I pour the milk.

Verse 3:
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  I    open up the paper there's a story of an act - or who had

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   died while he was drin-king He was  no one I  had heard of

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   And I'm turn -ing to the horoscopes  and look-(king)

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  -ing for the funnies when I'm feeling someone watching me and so I raise my head

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 Theres a woman  on the outside looking inside does she see me no she

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   does not really see   me cause she sees her own reflection

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   and I'm trying not to notice that   she's hit-(ching)

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 -ching up her skirt and while she's straightening her stockings, her hair is getting wet

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  oh this rain it will continue through the morning as I'm listening to the

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  bells of the cathedral I am thinking of your voice

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   and of the midnight picnic once upon a time

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   before the rain begain...I finish up my coffee, it's time to catch the train.