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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 (xx0232@1)         Bm (x24432@1)                G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)[Guitar Figure 1]
There's a stain on my notebook where your coffee cup was
            D (xx0232@1)        Bm (x24432@1)            G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) [Guitar Figure 1]
And there's ash in the pages, now I've got myself lost
      D (xx0232@1)        Bm (x24432@1)             G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)  [Guitar Figure 1]
I was writing to tell you that my feelings tonight
      D (xx0232@1)         Bm (x24432@1)          G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1) [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#mx46654 (x13321@4)             G (320003@1)320033 or 355433

Bm (x24432@1)                    F#Oh, (244322@1)now she's gone, and I'm back on the beat
  C#m (x13321@4)                     AA (x02220@1)stain on my notebook says nothing to me.
    D (xx0232@1)                    G (320003@1)                           AOh, (x02220@1)now she's gone and I'm out with a friend (out with a friend)
    (A)                   G (320003@1)             DWith (xx0232@1)lips full of passion   and coffee in bed

[play Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]

VERSE2:
         D (xx0232@1)          Bm (x24432@1)            G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1) [Guitar Figure 1]
With the way that you left me I could hardly contain
    D (xx0232@1)          Bm (x24432@1)          G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) [Guitar Figure 1]
The hurt and the anger and the joy of the pain
    D (xx0232@1)          Bm (x24432@1)               G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1) [Guitar Figure 1]
Now knowing I am single there'll be fire in my eyes
      D (xx0232@1)         Bm (x24432@1)           G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)  [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---------| (x43121@3)|---------------------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------|--------------------------------| (133211@1)|-------------------------13--11-|-10-----[10h11h12h13]-----------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------10--9p8----10p7|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| (320003@1)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-8h10---------------------------|-------------------------7------|
|---------10--9--8----10-9-8-----|---------7---8-------10---------|
|----------------------------8h9-|-10-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

A|--------------------------------|-----12----------------------19-| (x02220@1)|-----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-----|--------------------------------| (xx0232@1)|-----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 (xx0232@1)she's gone (now she's gone)
        G (320003@1)                           Aand (x02220@1)I'm out with a friend (out with a friend)

(A)                   G (320003@1)             DWith (xx0232@1)lips full of passion   and coffee in bed

[play Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]

VERSE3:
      D (xx0232@1)         Bm (x24432@1)           G (320003@1)         DFrom (xx0232@1)lips without passion to the lips with a kiss
        D (xx0232@1)             Bm (x24432@1)           G (320003@1)  DThere's (xx0232@1)nothing of your love that I'll ever miss
     D (xx0232@1)        Bm (x24432@1)             G (320003@1)        DThe (xx0232@1)stain on my notebook remains all that's left
       D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1)            G (320003@1)       DOf (xx0232@1)the memory of late nights and coffee in bed
       D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1)            G (320003@1)       DOf (xx0232@1)the memory of late nights and coffee in bed

[repeat CHORUS1 and ad lib bits from VERSE1 to fade]

"A stain on my notebook..."
"With lips full of passion..."

etc. etc.


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