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Early Bird Cafe chords by
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp

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Intro 1
Am
G
Am
G

Am
C
D
G

Verse 1
G

Everybody's laughin'
C
G

at the Early Bird Café
C

I've been hidden there since yesterday,
G

and I believe I've lost my way
C

Charlotte's there in organdy,

and Billy's there in suede
G

There's money in their pockets,
C
G

and all the dues are paid
Am

There's wine on every table,
G

and food on every plate

Well I hope I get there pretty soon,
C

before it gets too late
G
Am
Verse 2

G

Someone asked me what time it was and I,
C
G

told him it was now
C

He asked me just what that might mean,
G

but time would not allow
C

So I gave away my watch to

a passing businessman
G

Well I hope he understands it now,
C
G
Am

'cause I've done the best I can

It was getting early,
G

so I rushed away from there

With that ancient earth beneath my feet
C

And new dust in my hair
G
Verse 3


Well I ran on down the road a while,
C
G

to the other side of town
C

My clothes were gettin' wrinkled,
G

and my socks were fallin' down
C

But I could not stop to pull them up,

for fear that I'd be late
G

So I kept on runnin' down the
C
G

road until I saw the gate
Am

Of the Early Bird Cafe,
G

glowin' golden like the sun

Everybody kept on singing, saying
C
G

"Come on in, we've just begun!
Interlude 1
Am
G
Am

G
Am
C
D
Am

G

Verse 4
G

So I went right in, and I set right down,
C
G

and I ordered up some wine
C

The talk was fast and clever,
G

and the women all were fine
C

Charlotte asked me where I'd

been with her jade and ivory eyes
G

I told her I'd been hung up,
C
G

with some begger in disguise
Am

Well she laughed like temple bells
Em

Kissed me on the cheek
G

and said

"You know it's hard to
C

be alive sometimes

But it's easy
Outro 1

To be dead!"
G

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  • Em

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