D (xx0232@1) Dmaj7It (xx0222@1)was an early morning barroom
D7 (xx0212@1) Gmaj7And (xx5432@1)the place had just opened up
Em (022000@1) Em/D#
And a little man came in so fast
Em/D (010000@1) A7And (x02020@1)he started at his cups
D (xx0232@1) Dmaj7And (xx0222@1)the broad who served the whiskey
D7 (xx0212@1) Gmaj7She (xx5432@1)was a big old friendly girl
Em (022000@1) Em/D#
Who tried to fight her empty nights
Em/D (010000@1) A7By (x02020@1)smiling at the world
G (320003@1) AAnd (x02220@1)she said "Hey, bub, it's been a while
F#m (244222@1) B7Since (x21202@1)you've been around
Em (022000@1) AWhere (x02220@1)the hell you been hiding
G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)why you look so down
G (320003@1) AWell, (x02220@1)the little man sat there
G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) DLike (xx0232@1)he'd never heard a sound
Cm (x3101x@1) GThe (320003@1)waitress she gave out with a cough
Bb (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) Em (022000@1) AAnd (x02220@1)acting not the least put off she spoke once again
D (xx0232@1) GShe (320003@1)said "I don't want to bother you
Em/G (322000@1) Em- (022000@1)Em/D# - Em/DConsider (010000@1)it's understood
A/C# (042220@1) Em- (022000@1)Em/D# - Em/DI (010000@1)know I'm not no beauty queen
A/C# (042220@1)Em (022000@1)A7sus4 (002033@1) DBut (xx0232@1)I sure can listen good
GAnd (320003@1)the little man
ATook (x02220@1)his drink in his hand
Em (022000@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)he raised it to his lips
G (320003@1) DHe (xx0232@1)took a couple sips
Em7 A (x02220@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)then he told the waitress this story
D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DI (xx0232@1)am the midnight watchman down at Miller's Tool and Die
G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1) Bm (x24432@1) Cmaj7And (x32000@1)I watch the metal rusting, I watch the time go by
A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1) B7A (x21202@1)week ago at the diner I stopped to get a bite
Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Em7 A11 (x00000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
And this here lovely lady she sat two seats from my right
G (320003@1) G/F# (320002@1)Em7 G (320003@1) G/F# (320002@1)Em7 DAnd (xx0232@1)Lord, lord, lord, (Lord, Lord, Lord) she was alright
D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DYou (xx0232@1)see she was so damn beautiful that she could warm a winters frost
G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1) Bm (x24432@1) Cmaj7But (x32000@1)she looked long past lonely and well nigh onto lost
A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1) B7Now (x21202@1)I'm not much of a mover or a pick'em up easy guy
Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)Em7 DBut (xx0232@1)I decided to glide on over and give her one good try
G (320003@1) G/F# (320002@1)Em7 G (320003@1) G/F# (320002@1)Em7 DAnd (xx0232@1)Lord, lord, lord, (Lord, Lord, Lord) she was worth a try
D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DWell (xx0232@1)I was tongue tied like a schoolboy, I stammered out some words
G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1) Bm (x24432@1) Cmaj7It (x32000@1)did not seem to matter much 'cause I don't think she heard
A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1) B7She (x21202@1)just looked clear on through me to a space back in my head
Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Em7 DIt (xx0232@1)shamed me into silence as quietly she said
D (xx0232@1) GIf (320003@1)you want me to come with you
Em/G (322000@1) Em- (022000@1)Em/D# - Em/DThen (010000@1)that's all right with me
A/C# (042220@1) Em- (022000@1)Em/D# - Em/D'Cause (010000@1)I know I'm going no-where
A/C# (042220@1) Em (022000@1) A7sus4 (002033@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)anywhere's a better place to be
D - G - G/F# - Em - Em/D# - Em/D
A - Em - Em/D# - Em/D
A (x02220@1)A/C# (042220@1) Em (022000@1) A7sus4 (002033@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
Anywheres a better place to be
D (xx0232@1) Dmaj7Well, (xx0222@1)I drove her to my boarding house
D7 (xx0212@1) Gmaj7And (xx5432@1)I took her up to my room
Em (022000@1) Em/D#
And I went to turn on the only light
Em/D (010000@1) A7To (x02020@1)brighten up the gloom
DmBut (xx0231@1)she said, "Please leave the light off,
GmOh, (355333@1)I don't mind the dark"
FAnd (133211@1)as her clothes all tumbled 'round her
Asus4 (x02230@1) A (x02220@1) Asus4- (x02230@1)A- (x02220@1)Asus4- (x02230@1)AI (x02220@1)could hear my heart
D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DThe (xx0232@1)moonlight shone upon her as she lay back in my bed
G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1) Bm (x24432@1) Cmaj7It (x32000@1)was the kind of scene I only had imagined in my head
A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1) B7I (x21202@1)just could not believe it to think that she was real
Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Em7 DAnd (xx0232@1)as I tried to tell her, she said "Ssssh, I know just how you feel
D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)if you want to come here with me
Em/G (322000@1) Em- (022000@1)Em/D# - Em/DThen (010000@1)that's all right with me
A/C# (042220@1) Em- (022000@1)Em/D# - Em/DCause (010000@1)I've been so lonely
A/C# (042220@1) Em (022000@1) A7sus4 (002033@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
Lovin' someone is a better way to be
D - G - G/F# - Em - Em/D# - Em/D
A - Em - Em/D# - Em/D
A (x02220@1)
A/C# (042220@1) Em (022000@1) A7sus4 (002033@1) DAnywhere's (xx0232@1)abetter (x02210@1)place to be
D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) DWell (xx0232@1)the mornin' came so swiftly I held her in my arms
G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1) Bm (x24432@1) Cmaj7And (x32000@1)she slept like a baby, snug and safe from harm
A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) F#m (244222@1) B7I (x21202@1)did not want to share her or dare to break the mood
Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) DmSo (xx0231@1)before she woke I went out to buy us both some food
Dm (xx0231@1) GmI (355333@1)came back with my paper bag to find that she was gone
F (133211@1) Gm (355333@1) DShe'd (xx0232@1)left a six-word letter sayin' "It's time that I moved on"
D (xx0232@1) Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) D7 (xx0212@1) Gmaj7You (xx5432@1)know the waitress she took her bar rag and she wiped it across her eyes
Em (022000@1) Em/D# Em/D (010000@1) A7And (x02020@1)as she spoke her voice came out as something like a sigh
D (xx0232@1) Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) D7 (xx0212@1) Gmaj7She (xx5432@1)said I wish that I was beautiful or that you were halfway blind
Em (022000@1) Em/D# Em/D (010000@1) A7And (x02020@1)I wish I weren't so God-damned fat, I wish that you were mine
A7 (x02020@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) F#m (244222@1) B7And (x21202@1)I wish that you'd come with me when I leave for home
Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) DFor (xx0232@1)we both know all 'bout emptiness and livin' all alone
Em7 F#m (244222@1) Em7 DAnd (xx0232@1)the little man looked at the empty glass in his hand and he smiled a crooked grin
Em7 D (xx0232@1) Em7 D/F# (200232@1) G- (320003@1)Em7 - AHe (x02220@1)said "I guess I'm out of gin and I know we both have been so lonely
D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) EmAnd (022000@1)if you want me to come with you then that's alright with me
A (x02220@1) Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) Em7 A7 (x02020@1) D (xx0232@1) Dmaj7- (xx0222@1)Gmaj7- (xx5432@1)D'Cause (xx0232@1)I know I'm going no-where and anywhere's a better place to be
