Afternoons And Coffeespoons chords by Crash Test Dummies (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

E
Asus2
Badd4
A
G
C
D
Em
A/C#
E/B
C#m

Intro 1

Asus2

Badd4

Verse 1
E 
Badd4 
What is it that makes    me just a
E 
A 
Badd4 
little bit queasy?
E 
Badd4 
There's a breeze that makes    my breathing
E 
A 
Badd4 
not so easy
G 
C 
D 
I've had my lungs checked out with X  rays
G 
C 
D 
I've smelled the hospital hallways
Em 
C 

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Pre-chorus 1

A/C#

Someday I'll have

E/B

Badd4

a disappearing hairline

A/C#

Someday I'll wear

E/B

Badd4

pyjamas in the daytime

Badd4

Verse 2
E 
Badd4 
Times when the day      is like a
E 
A 
Badd4 
play by Sartre
E 
Badd4 
When it seems a bookburning's
E 
A 
Badd4 
in perfect order
G 
C 
D 
I gave the doctor my description
G 
C 
D 
I've tried to stick prescription
Em 
C 

Pre-chorus 2

A/C#

Someday I'll have

E/B

Badd4

a disappearing hairline

A/C#

Someday I'll wear

E/B

Badd4

pyjamas in the daytime

Chorus 1

Oh...

Badd4

Afternoons will be measured out

C#m

Measured out, measured with

Badd4

Coffee spoons and T.S. Eliot

Solo 1

Asus2

Badd4

Asus2

Badd4

Asus2

Badd4

Verse 3
E 
Badd4 
Maybe if I        could do
E 
A 
Badd4 
a play-by- playback
E 
Badd4 
I could change the test     results
E 
A 
Badd4 
that I  will get back
G 
I've watched
C 
D 
the summer evenings pass by
G 
C 
D 
I've heard the rattle in my bronchi
Em 
C 

Pre-chorus 3

A/C#

Someday I'll have

E/B

Badd4

a disappearing hairline

A/C#

Someday I'll wear

E/B

Badd4

pyjamas in the daytime

Chorus 2
A 
E 
Oh...
Badd4 
E 
A 
Afternoons will be measured out
C#m 
A 
Measured out, measured with
Badd4 
E 
A 
Coffee spoons and T.S. Eliot
Badd4 
E 
A 
Afternoons will be measured out
C#m 
A 
Measured out, measured with
Badd4 
E 
A 
Coffee spoons and T.S. Eliot
Badd4 
A 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

E
Asus2
Badd4
A
G
C
D
Em
A/C#
E/B
C#m

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: F majorBPM: 124

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Asus2: x-0-2-2-0-0
Badd4: x-2-4-4-4-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
A/C#: x-4-2-2-5-x
E/B: x-2-2-1-0-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x

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This is the original studio version of Afternoons And Coffeespoons by Crash Test Dummies, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of F major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Crash Test Dummies.