Standard Tuning
Intro: F Dm Bb
Verse 1:
F
When I finally finished school
Dm Bb
It was the first thing that I did
F
What every townie kid dreams of,
Dm Bb
I packed and started west
F
A thousand dollars I had saved
Dm Bb
And my sister's two cassettes:
F
The Dead from Fillmore East
Dm Bb
And Otis Redding's Greatest Hits
Chorus:
C Dm Bb
Coffee and Cigarettes
C Dm Bb
As simple as it gets
C Dm Bb
Of all the things I think I'll miss,
C
There's staying up with you
Dm
Coffee and Cigarettes
Bb
Coffee and Cigarettes
Prelude: F Dm Bb
Verse 2:
F
Then, I commit with some restraint
Dm Bb
To a boy I thought might care
F
It didn't work but I found out soon
Dm Bb
And never dug roots there
F
Been a lot of places since
Dm Bb
But nothing else compares
F
To easy times and easy eyes
Dm Bb
To meet you in a stare
Chorus:
C Dm Bb
Coffee and Cigarettes
C Dm Bb
As simple as it gets
C Dm Bb
Of all the things I think I'll miss,
C
There's staying up with you
Dm
Coffee and Cigarettes
Bb
Coffee and Cigarettes
Solo: Bb, F, Bb, F, Dm, Bb, F, Dm, Bb, C, F
Hold F
Verse 3:
F
When I finally finished school
Dm Bb
It was the first thing that I did
F
What every townie kid dreams of,
Dm Bb
I packed and started west
Chorus: ...
