Black Coffee by Ella Fitzgerald Black Coffee – Ella Fitgerald {Chords by Joan’s Genius 2000} Intro: C Gm C Gm and so on.... Verse 1: C Gm I’m feeling mighty lonesome C Gm Haven’t slept a wink C Gm I walk the floor & watch the door C Gm And in between I drink Cm F Black coffee Cm F C Gm C Gm Love’s hand-me-down brew Dm C Well, I’ll never know a Sunday F G C Gm C Gm In this weekday rule Verse 2: C Gm I’m talking to the shadows C Gm One o’clock to four C Gm And oh how slow the moments go C Gm When all I do is pour Cm F Black coffee Cm F C Gm C Gm Since the blues caught my eye Dm C Well I’m hanging out on Monday F G C Gm C Gm My Sunday dreams to dry Bridge: F Cm Well, a man is born to go on lovin’ Fm C A woman’s born to weep & fret Em Gm To stay home & tend her lovin’ F# And drown her past regrets F In coffee & cigarettes Verse 3: C Gm Alone all the morning C Gm Mourning all the night C Gm And, in between, it’s nicotine C Gm And not much heart to fight Cm F Black coffee Cm F C Gm C Gm Feeling low as the ground Dm C It’s drivin’ me crazy, this waiting for my baby F G C Gm C Gm To maybe come around (repeat Bridge & Verse 3) Outro: Dm My nerves have gone to pieces Cm My hair is turning gray F All I do is drink black coffee G Since my man’s gone away….. C Gm C Gm (instrumental, fade out) www.TAB6.com