Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: with improvisations in D minor Dmin Dm/C Bb7 A7alt A7 e|-x----------x----------|-----------x-----x-----| B|-----10---------10-----|----10-----6-----5-----| G|-10---------10---------|-7---------8-----6-----| D|-12---------8----------|-6---------5-----5-----| A|-x----------x----------|-x---------0-----0-----| E|-10---------8----------|-6---------x-----x-----|
************************************ Chords:: A7(#11,b13) x-0-5-8-6-x A7 x-0-5-6-5-x A7(#11) x-0-5-6-4-x Bm7b5 x-2-3-2-3-x (this is a non-essential passing chord) verse: and chorus: over: |Dm |Dm/C |Bb7 |A7(#11,b13 A7 | Verse: Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 Nighthawks at the diner of Emma's Forty-Niner There's a rendez- Dm Dm/C Bm7b5 Bb7 (arpeggio) A7(#11) A7 vous of strangers around the coffee urn tonight All the g**** hacks Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 and the insomniacs and now the paper's been read, now the waitress said Chorus: Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7 'Eggs and sausage and a side of toast Coffee and a roll Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7 hash browns over easy, Chile in a bowl Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7 with burgers and fries What kind of pie? sigh...' Verse: Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7 It's a graveyard charade, it's a late shift masquerade And it's two for a Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7 quarter, dime for a dance Woolworth's rhinestone Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 diamond earrings and a sideways glance Now the register ri--- Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 nnnnngggsnnnnngggnnnnggnng, now the waitress sings Chorus: Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 Eggs and sausage and a side of toast, coffe and a roll, Hash brow- Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 ns over easy, Chile in a bowl burgers and Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 fries what kind of pie? Yeah Solo: |Dm |Dm/C |Bb7 |A7(#11,b13 A7 | Verse: Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 Now well, the classified section offers no direction It's a cold Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 caffeine in a nicotine cloud Now the touch of your Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 fingers lingers burning in my memory I've been eighty- Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 sixed from your scheme Now I'm in a melodramatic nocturnal scene Now I'm a Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 refugee from a disconcerted affair Now the lead pipe morning falls, Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 now the waitress calls Chorus: Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) 'Eggs and sausage, another side of toast Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 Coffee and a roll, hash browns over easy Chille in a Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 bowl with burgers and fries Now what kind of pie? Verse: Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 À la mode if you will Just come in and join the crowd Had Dm Dm/C Bb7 A7(#11,b13) A7 some time to kill, yeah You see, I just come in to join the crowd Had some time to killz (fermata) Dm Dm/c Bb7 A7 Just come in to join the crowd Cause I had some time to kill Coda: (instrumental) |Dm |Dm/C |Bb7 |A7(#11,b13 A7 |