G  Em  C                D
Well, Vernon blows a borrowed saxophone
G      Em
In the coffee house
C   D
All alone

Em      G
Starin' out t'ward the industry
Am                 C     D  
Thinkin' about his autobiography

            G       Em
Yes, he's a man dedicated, ever so
    Am                            C       D
Dedicated to drums, cigarettes and Cafe Bustello

           C
Yes he is a dishwasher by trade
         G
But with loftier career goals
       Am                       C  
And at night he does the lovely nudes in the charcoal
       Am                      C                     G  Em C D
And he left New Orleans just a couple of Mardi Gras'ago

      G  Em  C                 D 
Well, Vernon heads out for the disco
G         Em          C       D
Full of excitement and oily espresso
   Em        G
On Monday he dances his hardest
Am                      C               D
Wearin' a tweed cap and looking like an artist

            G       Em
Yes, he's a man dedicated, ever so
    Am                         C       D
Dedicated to his cigarettes and Cafe Bustello
             C
Yes, he is a dishwasher by trade
         G
But with loftier career goals
   Am                       C
At night he does the lovely nudes in the charcoal
       Am                      C                     G
And he left New Orleans just a couple of Mardi Gras'ago
        Am                      C                     G  Em C D
Yes, he left New Orleans just a couple of Mardi Gras'ago